Overcoming fierce opposition from the world’s most patriarchal government, dismissive colleagues and Saudi Arabia’s formidable religious police, Dr Arwa Yousuf Al-Aama now sits as a King Abdulaziz University computer science professor, CIO for Jeddah Municipality and a shining example for defying expectation.
AI will double the value of digital economy to $23 trillion: study
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could almost double the value of the global digital economy to $23 trillion by 2025 from $12.9 trillion in 2017, said a Huawei study.0 4394Gulftainer adopts in-memory database for ‘real-time’ insights
Aligning with the business’s digital transformation vision, Gulftainer’s IT department has recently rolled out SAP S4/HANA to provide ‘real-time’ insights into key business decisions. As one of the first Middle East customers to go live with the solution in September, Group IT Head Vinay Sharma reflects on the benefits that are expected to come.
Mimecast strengthens regional presence
Mimecast has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening a local office in Dubai and the appointment of two security-focused distributors to accelerate its growth and enhance customer experience in the region.
Mimecast announces Middle East expansion plans
Mimecast has announced its Middle East expansion plans in Dubai and has appointed two security focused distributors to accelerate its growth and enhance customer experience in the region.
GITEX launches Arabic website
Developed in association with Dubai-based translation firm, Commanine, the full-fledged, full-service Arabic language website mirrors the English version, and aims to provide current and relevant information about the event.
Arrow Electronics to showcase HCI offerings
Arrow Electronics will showcase a range of next-generation hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), flash storage, software-defined infrastructure, and advanced security solutions from leading technology vendors at the upcoming edition of the GITEX Technology Week.
Fit for the task
With 63 local branches and 24 more spread across four continents, Lebanon’s Bank of Beirut was challenged with coping with the huge quantity of documents involved in its daily operations. As the bank sought to provide faster, more accurate and secure services, it opted for an enterprise content management solution that would streamline business processes.
Flying high
Saudi Arabian Airlines has recently adopted Laserfiche as its ECM platform to keep content management simple, and to keep up with the increasing demands of users.
Bank Sohar implements IBM Cloud
According to the IBM, the cloud solution will allow Bank Sohar to enhance its information technology infrastructure, boost its client service capabilities and elevate the overall customer experience.
Apple, Deloitte introduce ‘Enterprise Next’ service
Apple has signed a corporate IT agreement with Deloitte to accelerate its efforts to secure larger enterprise customers.