SSICT News

Huawei CBG supports the Middle East Innovation Agenda by bringing cutting-edge innovative technologies to Regional Consumers
Huawei Consumer Business Group today held a media open day in Dubai, UAE, to discuss the future of innovation in the Middle East region. This is a second stop right after IFA that was held in Berlin on 1st September. Led by Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), Ms. Glory Cheung, and Mr. […]

GEA Celebrates the 87th Saudi National Day With 27 events in 17 cities across Saudi Arabia
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is getting ready to celebrate the 87th Saudi National Day, the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has announced that exciting preparations are underway to unveil 27 diverse festivities across 17 cities within the Kingdom, marking outstanding celebrations season for the National Day. Thanks to the tremendously talked about Saudi Vision […]

«Huawei» provides three of its latest devices in beautiful colors for back to school season
On the occasion of back to schools and universities, Huawei has launched a range of its advanced devices in beautiful color that reflects the delight of students who are ready to enter a new academic year. Huawei has launched three of its latest devices in beautiful rose gold color: Nova 2 Plus, Matebook X, and […]

Shuttle Face-recognition BR06 series
Shuttle, the world’s leading mini-PC designer, has accumulated enormous R&D capacities in small-formfactorand thermal technologies, as well as push its branded mini-PC of XPC into industrial-level quality and application. Since XPC earned recognition from vertical and commercial market, Shuttle further into the IoT related hardware and software research, and introduces its face recognition turnkey solution […]

Sage Enterprise Intelligence on-boards 1000th customer
Sage, a market leader in cloud accounting software today announced that 1000 customers are now using the Sage Enterprise Intelligence (SEI) solution. Designed to help Enterprise customers manage Business Intelligence, SEI is available globally and integrates with Sage Enterprise level business management solutions. 1000 customers can’t be wrong One of the 1000 customers to select […]

GEA Celebrates the 87th Saudi National Day With 27 events in 17 cities across Saudi Arabia
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is getting ready to celebrate the 87th Saudi National Day, the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has announced that exciting preparations are underway to unveil 27 diverse festivities across 17 cities within the Kingdom, marking outstanding celebrations season for the National Day. Thanks to the tremendously talked about Saudi Vision […]

World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2017 highlights the importance of innovation and technology to power the green economy
With technological innovation shifting towards sustainable solutions, the fourth World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2017, set to be held on 24-25 October at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, will highlight the role of innovation and technology in the transformation towards a green economy. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al […]

RENAULT, NISSAN & MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION AND ACCELERATE USE OF COMMON PLATFORMS, POWERTRAINS & NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, said: “Today marks a new milestone for our member companies. By the end of our strategic plan Alliance 2022, we aim to double our annual synergies to €10 billion. To achieve this target, on one side Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors will accelerate collaboration on […]

Pieter Bensch takes the helm at Sage Africa & Middle East
Sage, the market and technology leader for cloud accounting, people & payroll, and payment systems, today announced that ICT industry veteran, Pieter Bensch, has assumed his new role as the company’s executive vice-president for Africa and Middle East. Bensch will lead the growth of Sage’s business across the region and focus on expanding its leadership […]

Panasonic announces robust plans for Middle East under new leadership
Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) – the regional headquarters for Panasonic has announced robust plans for Fiscal 2017 under the leadership of the new Managing Director Mr. Hiroki Soejima. The annual convention was held in Dubai today. Over 80 business associates from 12 countries attended Panasonic’s annual convention where the brand outlined increased […]

Saudi Arabias National Commercial Bank joins SWIFT gpi
SWIFT announces today that Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) has signed up for its global payments innovation (gpi) service. The bank is the first in the country to join forces with over 100 leading banks globally. SWIFT gpi dramatically improves the customer experience in cross-border payments by increasing the speed, transparency, and end-to-end tracking […]

Bittium has received national Confidential level information security classification for Bittium Tough Mobile™ smartphone
National Cyber Security Centre-Finland of the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority has granted approval for the Mobile Security and Public Safety targeted Bittium Tough Mobile LTE-smartphone and related Bittium Secure Suite back-end system to process material that is classified nationally as Confidential. Bittium’s mobile solution is the first one in the world to receive official Confidential […]

Three trends driving demand for Cloud in 2018
Businesses in the Middle East that invest in Cloud capabilities in 2018 will select their Cloud partner based on cyber security, flexible payments and value added services such as round-the-clock support, according to leading IT solutions provider and systems integrator, STME. In order to keep up with the rapid evolution of IT systems for business, […]

AI-equipped upcoming smartphone by Huawei to boast world’s most powerful smartphone camera
With leading smartphone brands finally embracing a dual-lens rear camera setup on their device, inter-brand competition with one of the hottest mobile trends of the past year is reaching fever pitch. However, with Huawei having implemented dual-camera technology in its mobile phones for over two generations, how will other smartphone manufacturers successfully overcome their latecomer […]

AWOK.com launches its services in the KSA
AWOK.com, UAE’s largest e-commerce player has now ventured into the KSA region. This is in line with the company’s vision of expanding its operations across the GCC. Customers in the KSA region will now be able to purchase from around 50,000 products across 30 categories. With this new development, customers will now be able to […]

20 Leading Tech Companies to dominate the French Pavilion
Business France will be hosting 20 leading French technology companies at the 37th edition of GITEX Technology Week which will be held from October 8 to 12, 2017, in Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC). The innovative and pioneering companies will be introducing their expertise in areas including 5G networks, Smart Cities, the Internet of Things, […]

Al-Sawaha issues directives to remove block on online voice and video calls
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Sawaha has directed intensive efforts to remove the block on applications that have met regulatory requirements, and allow users to easily access them within a week, starting next Wednesday 29 Dul Heja 1438 H (20 September 2017). The step comes in line with the Ministry’s ‘Customer Comes First’ […]

Think You Can Text or Talk while Driving Your Brain Probably Disagrees
Most people think they can do two things at once but psychological research proves the brain is just not wired to multitask, especially when driving. When the brain is taxed with too many simultaneous actions, it actually performs each one slower. So, for example, while many people may think they can safely talk on the […]

LINKSYS ANNOUNCES THE FIRST TRUE GAMING ROUTER TO HELP MIDDLE EAST GAMERS SEIZE CONTROL – WITH 77% LOWER LAG AND PEAK PING TIMES
Linksys®, a leader in home and business networking solutions and Rivet Networks, makers of the award-winning line of high-performance Killer™ Networking products for desktop and notebook PCs, today announced the upcoming availability of the new Linksys WRT™ gaming edition router – the WRT32X. In this first-of-its-kind collaboration, Linksys and Rivet Networks teamed to incorporate the […]

Empower reinstates its position in carbon neutral practices
Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, received the official Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) cancellation certificate issued by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the successful offset of emissions during the IDEA District Cooling 2016 Conference, in cooperation with Dubai Carbon […]

ARTS Energy new Ni-MH battery to be introduced on the French pavilion at Gitex Technology
ARTS Energy will participate for the first time at GITEX to view the worldwide introduction of its innovative Ni-MH global solution for Telecom & Back up. ARTS Energy has become an expert in the middle east region. It is back to present new products and battery solutions for solar, particularly robust and long-life Ni-MH in […]

NEW DISCOVERY SVX: LAND ROVER REVEALS ALL-TERRAIN CHAMPION AT FRANKFURT IAA
Land Rover has revealed the Discovery SVX – the ultimate Discovery for off-road enthusiasts seeking epic adventures. Discovery SVX, launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show, adds extreme all-terrain capability to the Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) product triangle. SVX will sit alongside the acclaimed Range Rover Sport SVR and Range Rover SVAutobiography, which are hallmarks for […]
