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Korn Ferry 2018 Salary & Benefits Study Shows Strong Results for Saudi Companies Translating to Employee Salary Increases
New data from the Korn Ferry 2018 Salary and Benefits Study shows positive signs that the Saudi Arabia economic transformation strategy is helping drive strong business results. Those results are translating into measurable salary and bonus increases for employees at all levels, with “high performers” reaping the greatest benefit with bonus pay outs averaging 120% […]
UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development to headline LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards 2018
Representatives from some of the biggest companies in the Middle East are gearing up for this year’s edition of the LinkedIn MENA Talent Awards, the region’s flagship event for companies that have made a mark in the recruitment and employer branding space. This year’s event, scheduled to take place on October 4 at the Palazzo […]
Infor Delivers Coleman AI Digital Assistant
Infor, a leading provider of industry-specific cloud applications, today announced the general availability (GA) of its Infor Coleman Digital Assistant, which is designed to help maximize human work potential by enabling natural language extensibility and accessibility of Infor CloudSuite. From a user perspective, the Infor Coleman Digital Assistant can help make work more enjoyable and […]
Twitter takes a new approach by asking Arabic speakers for feedback on a new abuse-related policy
The Twitter Rules apply to everyone who uses Twitter. In the past, we’ve created our rules with a rigorous policy development process; it involves in-depth research and partnership with the members of our Trust and Safety Council and other experts to ensure these policies best serve every person on the service. Now, we’re trying something […]
Al Faisaliah Hotel Riyadh Celebrates Saudi National Day with Great Turnout
In honor of Saudi National Day, Al Faisaliah Hotel Riyadh hosted a 3-day celebration at the hotel, offering guests a range of festive experiences and extraordinary culinary treats in line with the historic day. The event was well-received, with a remarkable number of guests attending from all across the Kingdom. A key part of Saudi […]
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IOM, and Turkish Airlines sign up to promote the “MigApp”
The promotion of safe, orderly, and regular migration is at the heart of the long-term partnership agreement signed between The UN Migration Agency (IOM) and Turkish Airlines, one of the world’s largest carriers. Signed by IOM Director General William Swing, and Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, M. İlker Aycı, the cooperation will focus initially on the […]
Apple and Salesforce bring together the best devices for business and the world’s #1 CRM
Apple and Salesforce today announced a strategic partnership that brings together the number one customer relationship management platform and iOS, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, enabling powerful new mobile apps for business. Working with Apple, Salesforce is redesigning its app to embrace the native mobile platform with exclusive new features on iOS. The […]
Millions of Kuwait Residents to Save Time and Money on Utilities with Real-Time Technology
Millions of Kuwait’s residents and organizations will be able to benefit from a digital experience when it comes to electricity and water services, thanks to an innovative smart meters partnership announced today by the Ministry of Electricity and Water. As part of the partnership with leading global technology companies, the Ministry of Electricity and Water […]
HONOR SET TO GO BEYOND LIMITS WITH THE LAUNCH OF HONOR 8X
Honor, the leading smartphone e-brand under the Huawei group has officially announced it will be launching its latest smartphone, Honor 8X, this October 2018. Furthermore, the Middle East is set to be the first region to launch this unbeatable device, in just two weeks. The Honor 8X will be the latest addition to the powerful […]
MENA Information Security Conference 2018: Artificial Intelligence is the Next Step in Cyber Defenses
Cyber-attacks are posing a greater threat to new digitalization and transformation initiatives across Saudi Arabia, creating the need for new and advanced technologies, making Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning a necessity to maintain and protect networks or data in the future. The organizers of the 6th 2018 the Middle East and North Africa Information Security […]
Huawei and Intel Complete the Standalone First Call in China’s Third-Phase 5G R&D Test
Today, in the third phase of China’s 5G technology R&D trial organized by China’s IMT-2020 (5G) promotion group, Huawei and Intel jointly completed the SA (Standalone) First Call test based on the latest 3GPP Rel-15 2018 June specs, thus completing the entire process of the 3GPP R15 protocol. The test was conducted in the laboratory […]
Huawei MEC Solution Wins “The Best Edge Computing Technology for 5G Evolution” Award
The Huawei MEC solution won “The Best Edge Computing Technology for 5G Evolution” award at the Edge Computing Congress in 2018. This award recognizes achievement of the Huawei MEC solution in 5G architecture innovation, deployment practices, and application exploration. Yu Haitao (right), Vice President of Huawei Packet Core Network Product Line, receiving the awardThe Huawei […]
World Green Economy Summit 2018 to underscore role of youth in global green economy movement
The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018 is set to emphasize the role of young men and women in global efforts to build a green economy when it opens in Dubai in October. Organizers of WGES announced as the UAE joins the worldwide celebration of the United Nations’ International Youth Day, marked on Sunday, 12 […]
World Future Energy Summit Rebrands to Stress All Forms of Sustainability
The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) has made significant changes for its 2019 edition, combining all aspects of sustainability under one global brand. The annual event, hosted by Masdar, and an integral part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, will see its summit, forums and six co-located exhibitions integrated under the powerful WFES brand, with business […]
Paladion Wins Best Managed Detection and Response Service Provider Award
Paladion, a global leader in Managed Detection and Response, today announced that it has been honoured with the ‘Best Managed Detection and Response Service Provider Award’ at the 2018 TahawulTech.com Future Security Awards ceremony. The event was attended by 200 industry leaders, and awards made to a select group of 20 organisations and IT security leaders […]
Saudi General Entertainment Authority: Saudi Arabia to break Guinness World Records on the 88th National Day
The General Entertainment Authority (GEA) revealed Saudi Arabia’s quest to break a number of Guinness World Records through two major events taking place during the Kingdom’s 88th National Day celebrations. The record-setting events will include the largest firework display and the largest flag painted in the sky using the drones, in collaboration with the Saudi […]
Dubai hosts EmTech MENA Emerging Technologies Conference
EmTech MENA, hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation and Haykal Media on September 23 – 24, 2018 in Dubai, will feature a varied group of the most recognized researchers and technical experts in their various emerging technology fields. Speakers will shed light on the latest developments in artificial intelligence, energy transformation, smart governments, and systemic […]
Cisco Unveils Server for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are opening up new ways for enterprises to solve complex problems. But they will also have a profound effect on the underlying infrastructure and processes of IT. According to Gartner, “only 4% of CIOs worldwide report that they have AI projects in production.” * That number will grow […]
“ALMALL” the Region’s Newest Online Shopping Destination
Following Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman’s ascension to his role last year, Saudi Arabia has been working towards realizing a complete transformation of its economy and society based on key objectives set under its Vision 2030, a national strategy to modernize its economy and diversify the country’s economy, moving it away from oil dependency. As […]
Etisalat brings iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS + Cellular) to UAE
Etisalat today announced the offering for the most advanced iPhones ever, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, and Apple Watch Series 4 (GPS + Cellular) starting Friday, 21st September across all Etisalat stores in UAE, through www.Etisalat.ae/iphonexs, and My UAE Etisalat App. Khaled Elkhouly, Chief Consumer Officer at Etisalat, said: “Etisalat is thrilled that the […]
RENAULT-NISSAN-MITSUBISHI AND GOOGLE JOIN FORCES ON NEXT-GENERATION INFOTAINMENT
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi and Google today announced a technology partnership to embed the Android operating system in vehicles sold by the world’s leading automotive alliance, providing intelligent infotainment and customer focused-applications across multiple models and brands, scheduled to start in 2021. Under the technology partnership, vehicles sold by the Alliance members in many markets will utilize Android, […]
Snapchat Celebrates Saudi National Day with Exclusive Stickers, Filters, Lens and Bitmoji
In honour of the Saudi National Day, Snapchat has launched a range of creative tools to help Snapchatters celebrate and express the spirit of the holiday. Available exclusively on 23 September, Saudi Snapchatters will have the chance to express their love to their country using an exciting range of stickers, filters, Bitmoji and a special […]