SSICT News

  • Safety on the Road Top of Mind for Saudi Women as Ford’s First Virtual Reality DSFL Programme Kicks Off in Dammam

    Just a year after women in Saudi Arabia were given the right to drive again, safety on the roads remains a top concern for the women behind the wheel in the Kingdom according to Ford Middle East’s latest Twitter poll. Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on women driving in June 2018 – and Ford marked […]

  • HUAWEI P30 Pro newly launched Amber Sunrise color looks absolutely stunning

    You like phones with innovative and trendy colors? Huawei launched recently the HUAWEI P30 Pro in the stunning Amber Sunrise color. This special color is available as a limited edition with an impressive 512GB storage, which means plenty of space to save your photos, videos, music or other files. It is true to say that […]

  • Cisco: Mobile Networks Will Support More Than 1 Billion Mobile Users in MEA by 2022

    At the inception of Cisco’s Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast more than a decade ago, mobile traffic represented less than five percent of total IP traffic crossing global networks. Today, the role and reliance placed on mobile networking has dramatically increased. There has been worldwide rise in mobile access for consumers and business users. […]

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    Over 2.3 billion files exposed online

    Over 2.3 billion files exposed online Millions of files that are sitting out in the open across various file storage technologies are actually encrypted by ransomware By Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET More than 2.3 billion files have been found inadvertently exposed online over the past year, reads a report from threat intelligence outfit […]

  • Intertek awards Almarai ISO 9001:2015 certification across Saudi Arabia

    Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has awarded Almarai Company, Middle East’s leading food and beverage manufacturer and distributor, the ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management Systems. The certification has been obtained for all Almarai’s operations in Saudi Arabia through a series of multi-site certification audits across its various subsidiaries and […]

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  • ALMALL, the new fastest growing E-commerce in Saudi Arabia

    ALMALL, the only pure playing E-commerce in the Middle East, was launched in October 2018 by Mohammed Fahad Alharthi, within the Media Group Saudi Research and Marketing Group. Since its launch, ALMALL has had 30% monthly growth and is now one of the main players in the Saudi market. For Saudi Research & Publishing Company […]

  • DUBAI POISED TO REDEFINE MODERN WATERFRONT LIVING WITH PLANNED INTEGRATION OF DEVELOPMENTS AT DUBAI MARITIME CITY AND MINA RASHID

    As luxury urban waterfront communities are steadily growing in numbers. It is proposed to take modern coastal living to the next level with plans to integrate the ongoing developments at Dubai Maritime City (DMC) and Mina Rashid. Both DMC and Mina Rashid have made waves as two iconic projects that are going to raise the […]

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    Ericsson Mobility Report: 5G uptake even faster than expected

    5G subscriptions now expected to reach 1.9 billion in 2024, as operators ramp up deployments and users switch to 5G devices 5G coverage is forecast to reach 45 percent of the world’s population by end of 2024In 2024, 5G networks are projected to carry 35 percent of the global mobile trafficRapid early momentum and enthusiasm […]

  • Gartner Predicts 75% of Large Organizations Will Hire AI Behavior Forensic Experts to Reduce Brand and Reputation Risk by 2023

    Users’ trust in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions is plummeting as incidents of irresponsible privacy breaches and data misuse keeps occurring. Despite rising regulatory scrutiny to combat these breaches, Gartner Inc. predicts that, by 2023, 75% of large organizations will hire AI behavior forensic, privacy, and customer trust specialists to reduce brand […]

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    Building a safer world with Kaspersky: The company unveils new branding and visual identity

    For more than two decades, Kaspersky Lab has been offering the best security solutions to customers in pursuit of its mission to save the world. As the world has become more digitized and globalized, we have moved beyond the anti-virus laboratory to become a technology leader with an advanced and comprehensive portfolio of security solutions […]

  • du Presents the Future of ICT to Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park at Idea Hub

    du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has hosted senior executives of the Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park (SRTI) at the company’s Idea Hub as the emirate eyes solidifying its presence as a global centre for knowledge and innovation. HE Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of SRTI, was greeted and received at the Idea Hub […]

  • du Presents the Future of ICT to Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park at Idea Hub

    du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has hosted senior executives of the Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park (SRTI) at the company’s Idea Hub as the emirate eyes solidifying its presence as a global centre for knowledge and innovation. HE Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of SRTI, was greeted and received at the Idea Hub […]

  • Tips and tricks on how to make the best of your HUAWEI Y9 Prime 2019

    If you’ve just bought a shiny new HUAWEI Y9 Prime 2019 then it might seem a little different to other Android phones. That’s because it runs EMUI 9.0 –”Emotion User Interface” – over the top of Google’s Android 9.0 Pie operating system, bringing a big share of pros. This feature should help guide you in […]

  • Independent Research Firm Cites Trend Micro As A Leader In Enterprise Email Security

    Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced that it has been named a leader in enterprise email security in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Email Security, Q2 2019 report. Trend Micro earned the highest possible score in the “technology leadership” sub-criterion (under the product strategy criterion), “deployment options” and “cloud integration,” and received […]

  • Tourist traps: phishers and spammers lurk behind thousands of fake flight and accommodation offers

    Kaspersky Lab researchers tracking the activity of malicious spammers and phishers have uncovered multiple operations during May seeking to exploit people’s desire to secure a good bargain. Among other things, the researchers found more than 8,000 phishing attacks disguised as offers from popular lodging platforms, as well as several email blasts appearing to come from […]

  • Turkish Airlines added Strasbourg to the list of its destinations in FranceNational flag carrier added Strasbourg again to its flight network that covers 124 countries of the world.

    Turkish Airlines, flying to more countries than any other airline globally, has relaunched direct flights to Strasbourg, starting from May 31st, 2019, as four weekly flights between Istanbul Airport and Strasbourg Entzheim Airport. Strasbourg is the seventh destination of Turkish Airlines in France; It became the third international destination added to the flag carrier’s flight […]

  • Citigroup Saudi Arabia holds its board meeting as it marks its one-year anniversary in the Kingdom

    Citigroup Saudi Arabia recently held its first board meeting of the year, marking its one-year anniversary in the Kingdom. The board is comprised of Citi senior executives and independent directors including Alberto J. Verme, Chairman-Citi Institutional Clients Group, also Chairman-Citigroup Saudi Arabia; Atiq Rehman, CEO-Middle East and Africa; Carmen Haddad-Citi Country Officer, Saudi Arabia and […]

  • BenQ 4K Projectors Garner No.1 in Market Share for 5 Consecutive Quarters In Asia Pacific and Middle East

    As the World’s No.1 DLP projector brand, BenQ garnered No.1 4K projector market share in Asia Pacific and the Middle East for five consecutive quarters. BenQ continues to take a stance at the No.1 Position in Q1’19 across the Middle East, with 65.54% in Saudi Arabia & 33.76% in UAE. In the countries Japan, India, […]

  • GetSwift Appoints Stan Pierre-Louis to Board of Directors as Non-Executive, Independent Chair

    GetSwift Limited (ASX: GSW) (‘GetSwift’ or the ‘Company’), a leading provider of SaaS logistics technology, today announced the appointment of Stanley Pierre-Louis to the GetSwift Board of Directors as Non-Executive, Independent Chair. Mr. Pierre-Louis brings over 23 years of experience leading, advising and governing private and public companies with a particular focus on technology and […]

  • 2019 China Yiwu Imported Commodities Fair Concludes, with Number of Professional Buyers up 48.41% Year-on-Year

    China Yiwu Imported Commodities Fair, a key platform to accelerate Yiwu’s opening up to the world, closed on May 26, 2019 in Yiwu City of China. With an exhibition area of 50,000m2, the Fair of this year gathered exhibitors from 85 countries and regions, including Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, […]

  • UAE-Jordan Strategic Partnership in Government Modernization Launches One Million Jordanian Coders Initiative

    (AETOSWire): The Jordanian capital Amman witnessed the launch of the One Million Jordanian Coders initiative under the patronage and in the presence of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II as part of a strategic partnership in government modernization between the UAE and Jordan. A high-level UAE delegation led by His Excellency […]

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    First batch 5G-Enabled Handsets Dispatched to Preregistered du Customers for Free

    du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), in collaboration with ZTE, the leading global handset provider, is today delivering 5G connectivity via the cutting edge Axon Pro 10 handset. A select group of du customers who preregistered from 8th May will receive the devices for free, dispatched to them directly so they can begin enjoying […]