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Procurement Goes Digital Across the Middle East with SAP Ariba
Innovation is in full swing across the Middle East. Technology startups like car service Careem and restaurant reservation service ReserveOut are changing the game for consumers. The government is building state-of-the-art infrastructure to support the region’s growth. Even procurement is getting in the game as leading companies across the region embrace solutions from SAP Ariba […]
Gartner Survey Finds Banking and Investment Services CIOs are the Most Focused on Digitalization
Banking and investment services CIOs are increasingly convinced that their old business models and existing value propositions will not be sustainable in the future, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey gathered data from 3,160 CIO respondents in 98 countries and across major industries, including 354 banking and investment services […]
Industrial IoT gets out of the box with 4zerobox!
The Italian tech startup TOI (Things On Internet) Srl, active in the development of IoT solutions, today launched a Kickstarter campaign for 4zerobox: the first modular electronic board that is easy-to-configure and specifically designed for IoT and Industry 4.0 solution providers. Starting at $149 for the Special Early Bird adopters, the Kickstarter campaign can be […]
NISSAN REPORTS FIRST-HALF RESULTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017
President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the six-month period to September 30, 2017. In the first half, Nissan generated an operating profit of 281.8 billion yen on net revenues of 5.65 trillion yen. Excluding special item costs associated with final vehicle inspection issues in […]
JAGUAR I-TYPE MAKES FIRST REGIONAL APPEARANCE AT DUBAI INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW
Jaguar Land Rover announced today that Panasonic Jaguar Racing’s all-electric Formula E race car, the I-TYPE 2 will be making its debut in the Middle East at the Dubai International Motor Show on November 14, 2017. Designed and engineered to deliver an optimum balance between power and efficiency, the I-TYPE 2 accelerates from 0-100km/h in […]
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Oracle Introduces Latest Cloud Innovation To Drive Digital Transformation in Saudi Arabia
Hundreds of executives from Saudi Arabia’s public and private sector today attended Oracle’s Cloud Day event in Riyadh to accelerate their organizations’ journey to the cloud with Oracle’s industry-first innovations. Oracle Cloud Day Riyadh is part of a global series of events focused on highlighting how the latest Oracle cloud solutions can help Saudi enterprises, […]
Tweeting Made Easier
In September, we launched a test that expanded the 140 character limit so that every person around the world could express themselves easily in a Tweet. Our goal was to make that possible while ensuring we keep the speed and brevity that makes Twitter, Twitter. Looking at all the data, we’re excited to share we’ve […]
Jaguar Land Rover rolls out new ‘ARCH’ corporate identity across MENA dealer network
An ambitious four-year programme to roll out Jaguar Land Rover’s all-new retailer corporate identity is well underway throughout the British carmaker’s Middle East and North Africa dealer network. Known as the ‘ARCH Concept,’ within the next two years every Jaguar Land Rover showroom and workshop facility within the region will have benefited from the redesign, […]
Gartner Survey Reveals Asia/Pacific CIOs Leading Adoption of Disruptive Technologies
CIOs in Asia/Pacific report higher adoption of disruptive technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and conversational interfaces than their global peers, according to an annual survey of CIOs by Gartner, Inc. Forty-three percent said they have deployed or are in short-term planning for deployment of IoT technologies (compared to 37 […]
Summoners War” holds a pre-registration event for the Guild Siege Battle Update
Mobile game company, Com2uS (CEO Byeongjun Song, www.com2us.com) has announced that a pre-registration event for an upcoming Guild PvP content, the Guild Siege Battle, will be held prior to the major update. The Guild Siege Battle is a battle content where a total of 3 Guilds fight against each other at the same time to […]
Pacific Controls Selects DigiCert for Smart Dubai IoT device security, using scalable PKI
Pacific Controls has selected DigiCert to help secure nearly 100,000 connected devices installed in commercial, government, and residential buildings in Dubai, as part of the Smart Dubai initiative. In choosing DigiCert for the first phase of a project expected to grow, Pacific Controls is gaining efficiencies through DigiCert’s high-volume digital certificate infrastructure and automation to […]
Darisni, the region’s first smart-device platform that instantly connects students with qualified tutors
KSA students comprise 62% user base for breakthrough tutoring app, DarisniRiyadh, KSA, 6 November 2017: Darisni, the region’s first smart-device platform that instantly connects students with qualified tutors, has registered significant growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Users from the Kingdom now represent 62% of the app’s user base, having consumed more than half […]
HONOR COMMITS TO EMPOWERING SAUDIS AND EMIRATIS WITH TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE
Honor Set To Launch 7X an Uncompromising New Phone at a Compelling PriceHonor the world`s leading smartphone e-brand that is creating breakthroughs in android technology and driving innovation to help users live their potential seamlessly, announced Saudi and UAE as the next destination for 7x. Honor 7X is an uncompromising new packed with an edge-to-edge […]
World-first gaming controller operated Nissan GT-R achieves 130+mph run around Silverstone
Nissan GB has created the ultimate remote-control car for gamers – the Nissan GT-R /C. Celebrating the release of Gran Turismo Sport, out in Europe on October 18th, and marking 20 years of Nissan involvement in the Gran Turismo gaming series, the one-off project car was extensively modified to be driven entirely by a DualShock®4 […]
Infor Retail Again Named a Leader in 2017 Magic Quadrant for Retail Assortment Management Applications
Infor, a leading provider of beautiful business applications specialized by industry and built for the cloud, today announced that the company was recognized as a leader in the Gartner 2017 Magic Quadrant for Retail Assortment Management Applications. According to Gartner, “Leaders in the RAMA market have an extensive client base that crosses multiple geographic boundaries […]
DEWA Is the First Organisation outside Europe to Win EFQM Global Excellence Award in the Platinum Category
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won the Global Excellence Award from the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), becoming the first organization outside Europe to receive this prestigious award and the first in the Award’s history to win it from the first application. DEWA achieved between 750-800 points, ranking in the Platinum category, […]
Zain Group addresses growing industry DDoS threats with new mitigation service
Zain Group’s fully-owned global services subsidiary, Mada Communications, today announced that it is rolling out a new Distribution Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation offering to its country operations and international roaming customers. An agreement with application security experts F5 Networks will see Zain benefit from next-generation, cloud-ready DDoS mitigation technology. The Middle Eastern telecommunications pioneer’s […]
Gartner Survey Finds 59 Percent of Higher Education CIOs Expect Significant Business Model Change Due to Digital Transformation
Higher education CIOs recognize that key organizational priorities are enrollment and student success, but fail to show innovation with regard to the top technologies required to differentiate themselves and win, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc. Yet, a majority of respondents (59 percent) think there will be significant business model change due to digital […]
Fetchr, Eniverse and Skycart Join Forces in the Region’s First Ever Autonomous Drone Delivery Service
Fetchr, Eniverse Technologies and Skycart announced today that they have joined forces to develop the very first autonomous drone delivery service in the region. This latest partnership will allow Fetchr to further leverage its geolocation state-of-the-art technology to send packages on behalf of its customer base via a new autonomous channel. “At its core Fetchr […]
Paladion’s Cyber Labs Discovers a New Ransomware: DogHousePower
Authored by Shyaam Sundhar, Chief Architect – Threat Hunting & Analysis at PaladionPython based ransomware with potential cross-platform capabilities Paladion’s Cyber Labs discovered the DogHousePower ransomware that specifically targets web servers and database servers running on the Windows Server operating system, and it was interesting to see that it was hosted on GitHub. We made […]
Rockwell Automation Invests in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Industrial Automation
Rockwell Automation today announced its investment in The Hive, a Silicon Valley innovation fund and co-creation studio, to gain access to an ecosystem of innovators and technology start-ups with a focus on applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to industrial automation. Rockwell Automation’s goals include co-creating to solve customer problems, accelerating innovation, and identifying new emerging […]
FINEOS Announces General Availability of FINEOS AdminSuite FastTrack
FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, today announced the general availability of FINEOS Policy & Billing as part of FINEOS AdminSuite adding next generation policy administration and billing capabilities to our industry leading FINEOS Claims. The announcement was made during the 2017 FINEOS Global Summit currently […]