SSICT News

Gemalto Brings Secure, Multi-Factor Authentication to Belgium’s Pioneering National Mobile Identity Scheme itsme®
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has enabled Belgian mobile ID scheme itsme® to enroll 350,000 users and securely process one million transactions per month for both private and public online services – making it one of the most successful mobile ID applications in Europe within one year of launch. As […]

Canon ‘Story Shapers’ Embark on Unique ExperiencesWinners get to live and learn how to capture exciting moments doing different activities in the UAE
Canon Middle East has announced the first four winners of its first-ever Story Shapers Program, which is aimed at supporting individuals in bringing their unique stories to life or ‘story-doing’, keeping in line with its motto of promoting storytelling. The program will teach aspiring photographers how to create powerful imagery in challenging scenarios and equip […]

Road Safety Awareness Campaign Calls Upon Drivers to Change Their Bad Driving Habits
This week, The Road Safety Awareness Campaign launched by AETOSWire, the news distribution arm of NSG and the exclusive representative of Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, in MENA region; and RoadSafetyUAE, an initiative that aims to bring about safety to roads in the region, turn their attention to encouraging drivers to change their bad […]
DMS appointed as Advertising Sales Representatives for Snapchat in Egypt and Kuwait
The official digital arm of Choueiri Group DMS is today announcing that it will act as a sales representative for Snapchat advertising formats in Kuwait and Egypt. Launched in 2011, Snapchat has grown to become one of the topmost and fastest growing platforms, with over 191m daily active users. It has also established itself as […]

Want to Have 4G Connectivity on your PC Everywhere you go? With Acer and Gemalto you can
According to Strategy Analytics, by 2022, more than 4 in 10 employees around the world are expected to be mobile. With an increasing need for workplace mobility, Acer has incorporated Gemalto miniaturized embedded SIM (eSIM) into its Swift 7 laptops to offer ultra-portable always-connected PCs that enable users to be connected on the go. Compliant […]

Huawei Sponsors Ramadan Iftar Campaign
To promote charity work during the holy month of Ramadan, Huawei Saudi sponsored “Iftar” campaign for the second year in a row, which is executed by the Social Responsibility Club at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh to help people who are fasting by distributing iftar meals on the streets and at traffic signals. The […]

IDC Report: Huawei Takes 2nd Spot in Global Software Defined Compute Market
According to the latest 2017H2 SDC Software Tracker released by IDC, Huawei takes the 2nd spot in the global software-defined compute (SDC) market, and continues to hold the top spot in China’s cloud system software (CSS) market, which shows customers’ growing confidence in Huawei’s FusionSphere cloud OS products, both in and outside of China. Released […]

NTT DOCOMO and Huawei Prove IAB’s Value in 5G Test Using 39 GHz Band
Huawei and NTT DOCOMO, INC. marked another milestone in their joint 5G trials by completing a successful trial of Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology using the 39GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band. The field trial, which took place in Yokohama, Japan’s Minato Mirai 21 waterfront area, involved wireless backhauling functionality between a 5G base station (IAB-donor) […]

Huawei’s New-Generation Intelligent All-Flash Storage Takes a Lead in SPEC® NAS Performance Testing
During the SPEC SFS®2014_swbuild benchmark test, organized by Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), Huawei’s new-generation intelligent all-flash storage OceanStor 6800F V5 provides 500,009 operations per second (OPS), surpassing its competitors in all-flash Network Attached Storage (NAS) performance. Founded in 1988, SPEC is a global and authoritative application performance testing organization, designed to formulate a series […]

Gemalto Announces Collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies to Integrate eSIM Innovation into the Snapdragon Mobile PC Platform
Gemalto announces a new collaboration that will see its advanced mobile connectivity solutions integrated with Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ mobile PC platform, a product by Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. This paves the way for iSIM commercialization on a growing range of Always Connected PCs, laptops and tablets. The effort will support the integration […]

Ramadan’s Most Delicious Food Moments Captured Best on This Smartphone Camera
When food arrives to the table, what is the one thing most people do before they start eating? They take a picture or a short video! And during the holy month of Ramadan, this is no exception. Food photography and videography has evolved from simply taking a quick snap of your favourite dish to now […]

Intertek awards Premier Motors with Five ISO Certifications in Abu Dhabi
UAE – Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, is pleased to announce that it has awarded Premier Motors, one of the foremost automotive dealerships in Abu Dhabi, with five International Organization for Standardization (ISO) management systems certifications. The certifications cover Environmental Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Energy Management, Business Continuity and […]

huawei launches elte multimedia critical communications system
Huawei launched its eLTE Multimedia Critical Communications System (eLTE MCCS) today at Critical Communications World 2018. eLTE MCCS is an end-to-end solution equipped with ultra-reliable multimedia communications capabilities tailored for the public safety sector. Bringing together platforms, networks and terminals to achieve comprehensive awareness of situations, multi-service collaboration and capabilities enabling dispatching anywhere as required, […]

Successful Demonstration of INVISTA’s Latest P8 PTA Technology in China
INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT) announces the success of its latest P8 PTA technology deployed on Jiaxing Petrochemical’s second PTA Line. Started up in record time in December 2017, the plant is now consistently operating at 100 percent design rate with a variable cost performance better than target, firmly establishing Jiaxing Petrochemical’s second PTA Line as […]

Transcend Introduces the MTE110S PCIeNVMe M.2 SSD to unleash next-generation performance
Transcend Information Inc., a leading manufacturer of storage and multimedia products,is proud to present itsMTE110S PCIe SSD featuring the PCI Express® Gen3 x4 interface supported by the latest NVMe standard, to unleash next-generation performance. The MTE110S PCIe SSD aims at high-end applications, such as digital audio/video production, gaming, and enterprise use, which require constant processing […]

FLIR Launches Radar and Thermal Products for Border Patrol and the Dismounted Warfighter
New Drone and Land Target Detection Radars Plus Lightweight Monocular Offer Advanced Portable Surveillance Capabilities WILSONVILLE, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE/AETOSWire)– FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the availability of three products for use by global militaries and government agencies including border patrol agents. These products include two FLIR Ranger® mid-range panel radars, one with airborne drone and […]

Get into the Groove, ZAKK Party is here!
ZAKK, a global lifestyle brand owned by Dubai based Kamon International, launched the stylish ZAKK Party Bluetooth speaker. The state-of-the-art Bluetooth speakers are tailored for celebrating parties and special occasions with its booming and precise sound quality. The Bluetooth Party Speaker features an attractive design with a full-range system to deliver powerful sound with an […]

MANTIS Startup to Disrupt Online Advertising Industry with Advanced Online Video Vetting AI Technology
Mantis-ai.com will launch its Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool for the first time, which will be available for advertisers during the #vivatech conference in Paris, May 2018 at startup booth: D17-001, Viva Technology Paris 24-26 May, 2018. Over the past year, SMOs released several official reports surrounding decisions by the largest global advertisers to withdraw ad […]

Huawei announced VIP Service for P20 Pro in Saudi Arabia
Huawei Consumer Business Group announced the launch of a ‘VIP’ service for its customers in Saudi Arabia through its authorized service centres for any customer buys Huawei P20 Pro with Huawei KSA warranty. The new service offers consumers free damaged screen replacement warranty during the first 6 months from the date of purchase. These services […]

‘Flow by Callix’ your new product for customer service solutions
As part of its ongoing investment in technology, Callix a prominent customer contact center that offers intelligent customer service solutions, comprising of call management services and data analytics, has developed a new concept named ‘Flow by Callix’. The concept offers its customers the flexibility of a dynamic pricing structure that will adapt to the organization’s […]

World Green Economy Summit 2018 to kick off in October amid growing adoption of new technologies
The annual World Green Economy Summit (WGES 2018) will be organised in Dubai to tackle global issues and important strategies, including the digital age and its impact on building a ‘green’ and sustainable future growth across industries. This was announced today by the organising committee of the fifth World Green Economy Summit ‘WGES 2018’. WGES […]

Over 3,300 Android apps may be violating kids’ privacy, study says
Over 3,300 Android apps may be violating kids’ privacy, study saysWritten by Tomáš Foltýn, Security Writer at ESET Researchers find that a great portion of popular children’s apps may run afoul of US privacy legislation by improperly collecting data – albeit often probably unintentionally. A response from Google to the unflattering findings wasn’t long in […]
