Mohamed Ghamdi
SWIFT offers 200,000 EUR for FinTech community to leverage gpi platform
SWIFT invites FinTech companies worldwide and the region to develop new overlay services that leverage its SWIFT global payments innovation (gpi) platform. SWIFT will provide up to 200,000 EUR funding for the two winning FinTech finalists of an Industry Challenge. The FinTech winners will work with banks on collaborative innovation concepts that solve additional industry […]
Middle East Small Businesses Drive Big Data Market to USD 12 Billion by 2020
Middle East medium and smaller businesses will drive the region’s USD 12 billion business intelligence market, according to the newly appointed channel head at digital transformation enabler SAP. While small- and medium-sized enterprises comprise the majority of Middle East enterprises, they lag in digital technology adoption. Among SMEs in the region, only 18 percent in […]
TP-link® Launches Deco M5, the First Complete and Secure Whole-Home Wi-Fi System in the Middle East
TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, a global provider of SOHO, SMB networking products and wireless LAN solutions, has today announced the availability of Deco M5 Whole-Home Wi-Fi Systems. According to the vendor which manufactures a broad range of products targeted at the consumer, SOHO and SMB markets, including Wireless solutions, ADSL, Routers, Switches, IP Cameras, Powerline […]
Fortinet and SentinelOne Deliver a Joint Security Solution to Address Today’s Most Advanced Persistent Threats
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, and SentinelOne, the company transforming endpoint protection, today announced a Fabric Ready partnership to deliver SentinelOne’s next-generation endpoint protection combined with the advanced defenses of the Fortinet Security Fabric. The Fortinet and SentinelOne integrated security solution delivers a comprehensive security architecture that spans networked, application, […]
THE ‘WORLD-FIRST’ FEATURES OF THE LG G6 AMASS ROBUST COMMENDATION FROM USERS ACROSS MEA
After the recent launch of the LG G6 across the Middle East and Africa markets, LG Electronics (LG) reveals that its newest flagship smartphone has received great praise from users and reviewers in the region, thanks to its emphasis on the fundamentals, featuring trendy innovations and multiple world firsts in display and visual technologies. The […]
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Bee’ah launches new tech company EVOTEQ at SAP Innovation Day
Bee’ah, Sharjah’s pioneering environmental management company, has announced the launch of a new company, EvoTeq, and signed two new business agreements in its quest to deliver innovative tech-based solutions to combat pressing issues faced by the region. The signing ceremonies and announcements took place during Bee’ah’s participation in the SAP Innovation Day, taking place at […]
World’s top 30 most photographed landmarks revealed in new research by Sony Mobile
New pan-global* research by Sony Mobile has revealed the top 30 most photographed and socially shared landmarks worldwide – a list topped by the Eiffel Tower and including Dubai’s Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab. The #XperiaNewPerspectives Sony Mobile research, which was conducted in collaboration with OnePoll in May 2017, revealed that more than half […]
Record and share with the new LEGRIA HF series
Canon Middle East, a world leader in imaging solutions, has today unveils a refreshed LEGRIA HF series with the introduction of the LEGRIA HF R806, LEGRIA HF R86 LEGRIA HF R88. Offering an easy-to-use, quality HD video camera experience for families and memento seekers, the updated line retains their predecessors’ features. It adds more creative […]
Panasonic Launches New LUMIX DC-TZ90 Compact Camera with Improved Resolution and 4K Selfie Option
Panasonic has introduced the Lumix DC-TZ90 as a new model under its popular “Travel Zoom” TZ series. The latest camera has an upgraded resolution of 20.3 megapixels and boasts of 30x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 24-720mm) packed in a pocket-sized body while enabling 4K video / 4K PHOTO shooting performance. Additionally, the new tiltable […]
Sage Announces Partnership with First BIT in UAE
Sage, the market and technology leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, has appointed First BIT as an authorized partner for distribution of the Sage 300 business management solution and Sage 50 Accounting in UAE. First BIT helps customers transform business processes through comprehensive business automation solutions and a full range of IT-related services. […]
SES Shareholders Approve All Resolutions at Annual General Meeting
SES (Euronext Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. The shareholders approved all proposed resolutions, notably the company’s 2016 accounts and the proposed dividend of EUR 1.34 per A-share, which will be paid to shareholders on 26 April 2017. Shareholders elected Kaj-Erik Relander, entrepreneur and independent advisor to different investment […]
Coinciding with Global Money Week, “Riyali” ready to launch “Rowad Riyali” Program for Entrepreneurs
Riyali, SEDCO Holding Group’s flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, is ready to launch its new program “Rowad Riyali” dedicated to entrepreneurs, in celebration of the “Global Money Week,” to address further the need to educate the Saudi population on financial literacy and empower people with personal financial skills required to achieve a prosperous life. […]
Coinciding with Global Money Week, “Riyali” ready to launch “Rowad Riyali” Program for Entrepreneurs
Riyali, SEDCO Holding Group’s, flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program is ready to launch its new program “Rowad Riyali” dedicated to entrepreneurs, in celebration of the “Global Money Week”, to further address the need to educate the Saudi population on financial literacy and empower people with personal financial skills required to achieve a prosperous life. […]
Top venture capitalists extend support to AIM Startup 2017
The Inaugural AIM Startup 2017 – AIM Startup is set to take place tomorrow (Sunday 2 April 2017) at the World Trade Centre, Dubai. The event is being held alongside the 7th edition of Annual Investment meeting and will host 100+ Startups, investors, government officials and business leaders from around the world, under one roof. […]
BRIDGESTONE UNVEILS “OUR WAY TO SERVE” AND FOCUSES SCALE AND EXPERTISE ON ADVANCING GLOBAL CSR WORK
Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today unveiled a refined global corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment, “Our Way to Serve,” centered around three priority areas: Mobility, People, and Environment. The new commitment builds upon a decade of progress and learning via Bridgestone’s initial CSR program, the 22 CSR Focus Points. “Our Way to Serve” reflects the company’s longstanding […]
Embracing Green Practices from Ford, Suppliers Showcase Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing
Ford is reducing the environmental footprint of its supply chain with an enhanced Partnership for A Cleaner Environment (PACE) program that has grown to more than 40 suppliers in 40 countriesPACE, which originally focused on water and energy conservation, now has grown to offer best practices for reducing waste, carbon dioxide and air emissions; carbon […]
Accenture Launches Upgraded Banking Technology Platform at National Commercial Bank
Accenture (NYSE: ACN), the global professional services company, has successfully completed the core system replacement of the retail banking operations at the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The highly complex project which took approximately two years to complete, was part of NCB’s NextGen program, which was also undertaken with Accenture. The implementation of the project marks […]
Region’s Largest Football Gaming Portal, La3eeb Concludes Region-Wide Competition in Dubai
La3eeb, the region’s largest online football gaming platform, hosted the grand finale of its eight-week-long gaming competition in a live online match in Dubai recently. The gala event attended by the crème de la crème of the region’s football community was held amidst great fanfare at the luxurious Park Hyatt Hotel in Dubai. Islam Imran […]
ITWORX Wins the 2017 ESRI’s Partner Conference Global Award for Big Data Analytics
In recognition of its innovative efforts in stretching the boundaries of big data and location-based analytics, front-running IT solutions and services provider ITWORX, has been named the 2017 ESRI Partner of the Year for Big Data & Analytics. ITWORX garnered the prestigious award at this year’s Esri Partner Conference, held recently in California-USA, crowning the […]
Sage Summit To ur sets out a vision to move business builders towards a world of invisible admin by 2020
Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll & HR, and payment systems, will highlight technologies taking business builders to a future of invisible accounting at the Sage Summit Tour in Johannesburg. Sage customers and business partners from around Africa and the Middle East will gather at the Sandton Convention Centre from 7-9 March 2017 […]
Ford Edge, the Region’s Most Nominated CUV, Scoops Another Recognition During Awards Season with wheels’ Crossover of the Year 2017 Title
At its annual awards ceremony in Dubai last night, wheels magazine bestowed the title of Crossover of the Year for 2017 on the new Ford Edge, adding another trophy to the impressive crossover utility vehicle’s cabinet. Edge has proved to be exceptionally popular in the Middle East since its launch, having already topped the judges’ […]
Panasonic and Digital Hollywood University Will Shoot and Live Stream YOHJI YAMAMOTO’s Fashion Show at the Paris Collection
Panasonic Corporation and the Digital Hollywood University Media Science Laboratory will jointly collaborate with YOHJI YAMAMOTO Co., Ltd. to release the 2017-2018 Autumn/Winter Paris Collection of the renowned Japanese fashion brand YOHJI YAMAMOTO at 8:00 PM March 3, Friday, local Paris time at the Paris Collection, which holds worldwide attention in the fashion industry. The […]