SSICT News
TP-Link MEA Partners with Areej Group
TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, a global provider of SOHO, SMB networking products, and wireless LAN solutions, has announced that it has appointed Dubai headquartered Areej Group as its official distributor in the UAE market for the SMB products. The deal was signed between Denny Liang, Vice President TP-Link MEA FZE, and Sameer Alsayed Hussain, CEO, […]
Nissan to unveil new ambulance and electric delivery vehicle
Nissan will unveil two new fully customized vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show to improve city mobility: the new Paramedic Concept and the all-electric e-NV200 Fridge Concept. Packed with new technologies and features, the new Paramedic Concept will be Nissan’s fifth-generation ambulance and builds on the success of the previous versions, which are sold exclusively […]
Gartner Says Worldwide IaaS Public Cloud Services Market Grew 31 Percent in 2016
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) public cloud market grew 31 percent in 2016 to total $22.1 billion, up from $16.8 billion in 2015, according to Gartner, Inc.. Amazon was the No. 1 vendor in the IaaS market in 2016, followed by Microsoft and Alibaba. “The market for cloud services is growing faster than […]
Huawei Achieves Top Performance during Second-Phase 5G Technology R&D Test
Huawei was the first ICT solutions provider to complete the entire second phase of 5G technology R&D test organized by the IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. The results obtained during the test were showcased at the PT/Expo China 2017. Huawei’s leading position in test completion and newly acquired results further accelerate the progress of 5G technology […]
Canon strengthens business opportunities in Saudi Arabia through a strategic partnership with United Electronics Company (eXtra)
Canon Middle East, a leader in imaging and printing solutions, has signed United Electronics Company (eXtra), as a strategic partner for Canon Office Personal Products (OPP) in Saudi Arabia. With the help of a strong partner such as United Electronics Company (eXtra), Canon will deliver innovative, technology led solutions for its customers in the Kingdom; […]
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Xperia XZ Premium available now in red – ‘Rosso’
If you want a splash of color to spice up your life, then you’re in luck; the award-winning Xperia XZ Premium will be available in opulent red, chicly named ‘Rosso’ – and you only need to wait a week to get your hands on it. Grabbing headlines since its launch earlier this year, XZ Premium […]
Oracle Introduces AI-Powered Intelligent Bots to Help Enterprises Engage Customers and Employees
Oracle today announced a major update of Oracle Mobile Cloud, featuring artificial intelligence (AI)-powered intelligent chatbot capabilities. Expanding Oracle Cloud Platform’s leading mobile portfolio, the new capabilities offer organizations a multi-channel platform, deep analytics that can link key stakeholder experiences across bots, mobile applications and web, as well as simplified bot development features. Using this […]
GSMA Study: 5G to Account for a Third of Europe’s Mobile Market by 2025
More than 30 percent of Europe’s mobile connections will be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 Europe edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series, published today at the GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Europe event in Brussels, forecasts that there will be 214 million 5G connections in […]
EMEA’s Top 50 Cloud Innovators Revealed
The top fifty EMEA businesses innovating in the cloud have today been recognised in an exclusive industry report. Spearheaded by thought-leadership innovators HotTopics.ht and sponsored by application security and cloud experts F5 Networks, the Top 50 EMEA Cloud Climbers Report is the first study of its kind explicitly dedicated to cloud computing’s transformational business impact. […]
SmartStream Launch the Latest Version of TLM Reconciliations Premium to Enable User Independence and Operational Flexibility
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the launch of its latest reconciliations solution. The third major release of its TLM Reconciliations Premium solution comes with a range of services to meet customer requirements for a flexible self-service user experience, comprehensive trend analysis for match rate optimisation and exception reduction, and […]
SWIFT aligns KYC Registry with updated Wolfsberg Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) for Correspondent Banks
SWIFT is aligning its Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry with the new Wolfsberg Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) for Correspondent Banks. First issued in 2004, the Wolfsberg DDQ has been updated in response to an increase in regulatory expectations and a call for action from the Financial Stability Board Correspondent Banking Coordination Group (FSB CBCG) and […]
Gartner Says Middle East and North Africa Information Security Spending Will Grow 11 Percent to Reach $1.8 Billion in 2017
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) spending on information security technology and services is on pace to reach US$1.8 billion in 2017, an increase of 11 percent over 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. Sam Olyaei, senior research analyst at Gartner, provided the latest outlook for the information security industry today at the Gartner Security and […]
Nesma Telecom to introduce digital telecom towers in the UAE
Nesma Telecom has partnered with EUROSTAR Group, Dubai-headquartered leading digital and consumer technology innovator in the Middle East, aimed at helping the UAE telecom partners to implement eco-sustainable and socially responsible practices by reducing energy consumption.Nesma Telecom & Technology is a leading full-service communications technology company providing state-of-the-art turnkey solutions for ICT needs. The company […]
ABB wins $45 million order to enable power supply to Dubai Hills Estate
ABB has won an order worth around $45 million from Dubai Hills Estate L.L.C, a joint venture between Emaar Properties PJSC and Meraas Holding, to construct a substation that will boost distribution capacity and feed power to a new integrated lifestyle project being constructed in Dubai. The project exemplifies ABB’s commitment to deliver reliable power […]
PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING COMPLETE PRE-SEASON TESTING IN VALENCIA
Panasonic Jaguar Racing drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Mitch Evans today completed three days of crucial pre-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain. The British team focused on performance and reliability ahead of their second season in the series. Across the three days of testing the team completed 408 laps and 1,224 […]
BeaconMedæs Now Launches TotalAlert Infinity™ Notification System for HTM-ISO Standards
BeaconMedæs, part of the Atlas Copco Group, has expanded its offering for the TotalAlert Infinity™ notification system with the launch for HTM and ISO standards. This revolutionary notification system helps hospitals and other health facilities respond faster to medical gas alerts. This monitoring system is the first of its kind in the world to provide […]
HONOR 9 PROVES TO BE THE LATEST MILLENIAL MUST HAVE ACROSS THE GCC
Mobile phone usage in the UAE increased to 228.3 phones per 100 people, according to the most recent statistics issued by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, that regulates this sector. Millennials, on average spend 39% of their day using their smartphone, more than all other activities. This statistic portrays the importance of the device to […]
Huawei unveils the long-awaited HUAWEI Mate 10 and HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro
During an exclusive global launch held at Munich, Huawei Consumer Business Group today unveiled its highly-anticipated Mate 10 Series, which will open the door to new AI mobile applications. The new HUAWEI Mate 10, HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro and PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 are breakthrough AI devices that combine innovative hardware, the Kirin 970 […]
Arab Banks to discuss the future of the global financial sector at Sibos in Toronto
Over 8,000 banks, financial and securities institutions, regulators, corporate customers and service providers meet at Sibos every year to discuss the key issues shaping the global financial industry. Under the theme of ‘Building for the Future’, the 2017 conference programme will look at major industry trends including cybersecurity, financial crime compliance, artificial intelligence (AI), the […]
Nokia 8 set to take the Saudi market by storm
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has introduced the Nokia 8 to fans across Saudi Arabia, following the successful global launch of the smartphone. Through a roadshow that will cover Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, HMD’s senior regional team will be meeting local distributors and retailers from across the Kingdom to highlight the phone’s unique […]
Neustar Research Reveals 92 per cent of Organisations Attacked with DDoS Just Once Suffer Theft
Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today released its bi-annual Global DDoS Attacks and Cyber Security Insights Report, affirming DDoS attacks continue to be an effective means to distract and confuse security teams while inflicting serious damage on organisations. The report highlights that organisations experienced a 27 per cent increase in […]
Derayah Financial, Mayar Capital sign agreement on global equity portfolio management
The Riyadh-based Derayah Financial, a company licensed by the Capital Market Authority (CMA), has signed an agreement with Mayar Capital, a leading global portfolio management company based in London, for the distribution of a global product on equity portfolio management. Derayah Financial is a pioneer in investment solutions, given its transparent, independent, and easy approach. […]