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CANON MIDDLE EAST ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF ANURAG AGRAWAL AND APPOINTMENT OF VENKATASUBRAMANIAN (SUBBU) HARIHARAN AS MANAGING DIRECTOR
New Managing Director to oversee the immediate post-pandemic transition, as well as focus on long-term business recovery plans. Key objectives include taking the company to greater heights with a focus on geographical expansion into key markets, strengthened digital transformation and driving the people and customer-focused agenda with a commitment to Canon’s philosophy of Kyosei: a dedication to working and living together for the common good. Dubai, UAE – 30th June 2021: Canon Middle East (CME), […]

Huawei offers amazing discounts of up to 31% on a number of its smart devices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 29 June 2021- Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia Company has launched HUAWEI SUMMER FESTIVALS with consumers across the Kingdom able to enjoy discounts of 31% on smart screens, tablets, laptops, smartphones, audio devices, and more. Huawei has decided to kick off the summer in style with a special online sales that highlight the company’s […]

DELL Welcomes windows 11
Dubai, UAE – June 27, 2021 Timed to the Windows 11 release later this year, Dell will offer a wide portfolio of PCs with the new OS – including laptops, desktops, 2-in-1s, and All-in-Ones. PC shipments continue to surge with new data from IDC revealing that nearly 1 million PCs are currently being sold every day and […]

Kaspersky and ownCloud partner to protect file collaboration platform for enterprises
Kaspersky and ownCloud today announce the start of their technology partnership to integrate Kaspersky Scan Engine with the ownCloud Enterprise collaboration platform. The integration is made through open-standard ICAP protocol. This offloads scanning to a separate server to maintain performance of the platform, as well as to allow scalability, easy set-up and maintenance. Data protection […]

IHG to bring its premium brand, voco to Dubai’s iconic Palm Jumeirah
The signing of ‘voco Dubai Palm Jumeirah’ aligns with IHG’s strategy to continue its expansion in the United Arab Emirates, a top tourism destination in the Middle East 28 June 2021: IHG® Hotels & Resorts , one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with ASRE Limited to introduce its premium brand, voco into Dubai’s exquisite destination, Palm Jumeirah. voco Dubai Palm […]

Huawei will give you the chance to talk with your favorite football celebrity through HUAWEI Vision S
June 24th , Riyadh Saudi Arabia:: Football fans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to be given a surprise when a mystery player known as ‘The Tornado’ will call them up through their HUAWEI Vision S smart screens for a quick conversation. The mystery athlete known as “Maestro” too will contact consumers who had purchased the HUAWEI Vision […]

SRC lowers profit rates for home financing
LTFR among the most competitive rate for home financing products in Saudi Arabia and the wider region Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 24 June 2021: The Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC), a wholly owned company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), announced today that it lowered profit rates for its long-term fixed-rate (LTFR) home financing products by […]

Regional Business Leaders Point Towards Digital Experience Future At Avaya CXO Forum
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – June 24, 2021 – Business and technology leaders representing key vertical industries across the GCC agree that the organizations creating future of customer experience will do so with a digital-first mindset that meets customers’ increasingly digital demands. The consensus was reached at Avaya CXO (Re)Connect, the first major in-person meeting of […]

Global banks preparing to leverage SWIFT’s new platform for international payments flows
– Banks endorse new SWIFT platform set for launch in November 2022 – New platform capabilities are part of SWIFT strategy to enable instant and frictionless end-to-end transaction management globally Brussels/Dubai, June 24, 2021 – Six leading global banks today announced their endorsement for SWIFT’s new transaction management platform and are preparing to use its expanded capabilities […]

Raayi: Online customer reviews can make or break a business
CEO of business review app emphasizes customer ratings should be part of company’s revenue-generation strategy Dubai, UAE, 23 June 2021: Online customer reviews can usher in major opportunities for revenue growth, making it imperative for companies to pay them the necessary attention they deserve, said Stefan Toubia, Founder and CEO of Raayi. Raayi, the Arabic word […]

OPPO’s new memory expansion technology allows users to add more RAM to their smartphone
Software update expands Reno5 Series RAM storage up to 7GB elevating the user-centric experience RIYADH – June 23, 2021 – A software update from global technology brand OPPO allows users of Reno5 Series smartphones in Saudi Arabia to temporarily increase the amount of RAM (random access memory) in their devices. The company recently released its Memory […]

IEM boosts EuroStar rental fleet with 100+ MG models
Consumer demand for efficient, feature-rich cars for long-term and short-term lease and rentals drives demand for British-born MG range EuroStar to continue to add new MG cars to fleet through the year, in response to 100% booking of all MG models offered to customers Dubai, UAE; 23 June 2021: Inter Emirates Motors (IEM), official distributor […]

The Pioneering HUAWEI Vision S Lights the Way to a new “Call my TV” social style
June 22nd, Riyadh Saudi Arabia: Smart screen devices are slowly phasing out traditional TVs – but even as smart screens have grown increasingly functional, significant bottlenecks and blind spots remain. Huawei has blazed a new trail in the smart screen sector, pursuing the ground-breaking innovation that has invigorated a largely stagnant industry. The recent release of the HUAWEI […]

93 percent of organizations in KSA experienced cyberattacks targeting remote workers, according to VMware Global Security Insights Report
Erratic employee behavior, personal device and home network use reduce visibility, creating blind spots and dark corners where attacks go undetected Report highlights opportunity for Security Leaders to rethink and transform cybersecurity strategies PALO ALTO, Calif and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., June 23, 2021 – VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), today released the KSA findings from […]

Autonomous labs are not far away, says Microsoft Research chief during Medlab Middle East
The convergence of technology and medicine today will lead to an autonomous future for healthcare Automation of processes, aggregation of data, moving to intelligent analysis and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to change healthcare in ways that we could have only imagined in the past Dr Junaid Bajwa, Chief Medical Scientist, Microsoft Research, London, UK, […]

Swifter, wider, stronger: Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection reveals new updates
Kaspersky has improved and expanded its list of available VPN Secure Connection capabilities. This includes the Kill Switch feature – which allows customers to spend time online safely and protects them from risky connectivity interruptions – being made available for iOS. The list of available streaming services has also grown, while the range of geographies through which users can […]

IHG® to bring its lifestyle brand, Hotel Indigo to the Saudi capital
Hotel Indigo Riyadh King Abdallah Road is the first IHG hotel to be signed under MDA with RIVA Development Company June 16, 2021: Expanding its presence in the capital city of Saudi Arabia, IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is bringing the world’s first globally branded boutique hotel brand to the Kingdom with the signing of Hotel […]

Technology and its impact on customer relations
By: Bao-Viet Lê, Partner at Bain & Company Middle East It’s all too easy to take for granted the ways that committed employees enrich the lives of their customers. The auto mechanic who spends a few extra minutes chatting with a senior citizen, the grocery clerk who compliments a shy child on a new pair […]

Anker Innovations presents exclusive Prime Day sales offers
Prime Day sales on Anker products starts at midnight on Monday June 21, and continues for 48 hours where members enjoy free international shipping with no minimum purchase Anker Innovation unveils exclusive deals for Amazon Prime members in the UAE from midnight on Monday June 21 for 48 hours to Tuesday 22nd of June 2021 […]

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum opens Arab Health and Medlab Middle East
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, opens Arab Health and Medlab Middle East Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21 June 2021: His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of […]

5 things to know about renewing Philippine ePassport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1. Who can apply for ePassport renewal? Philippine nationals living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia holding ePassport can apply for a renewal at the VFS Global ePassport Renewal Centre. Pursuant to the communication received from the Department of Foreign Affairs, The Republic of Philippines, ePassport should be renewed 10 months prior to the expiry […]

Amazon Prime Day 2021: How Technology is Empowering Growth in the Middle Eastern E-commerce Sector
By Murat Yoldas Ertugrul, MENA region VP at Emakina We’re emerging from a period that not only forced us to change how we do things, but also forced us to change how we think about doing certain things. In some instances, it’s even made us wonder why we do things. All of this has impacted […]
