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Nissan Navara Outreach Campaign in Saudi Arabia scoops Festival of Media MENA Award
An innovative advertising campaign promoting the Nissan Navara pick-up in Saudi Arabia has been recognised with an award at the Festival of Media MENA held recently in Dubai. The campaign, delivered by the UAE office of the OMD network, had the tricky task of reaching key influencers within the Saudi desert-dwelling population and overcoming some […]

BenQ Unveils The First DLP 4K UHD LED Home Cinema Projector, Taking Home Entertainment To The Next Level
World’s leading DLP projector brand BenQ introduced yet another impressive 4K UHD digital home cinema projector – X12000. With razor-sharp true 8.3-million-pixel detail, X12000 perfectly combines the high brightness from Philips ColorSpark™ HLD LED technology and cinema-accurate colours from BenQ-exclusive CinematicColor™ Technology. The X12000 delivers an ultra-wide DCI-P3 colour gamut that works wonders for its […]

Huawei launches its Ramadan application Muslim Daily”
Huawei announced the launch of Muslim Daily app, its Ramadan application designed especially for fasting users with programs and features that help them perform their daily rituals on time including prayers (Al Salat), reciting the Holy Quran, identifying the Qiblah direction and finding the nearest mosques to the user’s location. The free Android application offers […]

Neffos X1 Unboxing: Can Router Company TP-Link Make A Good Smartphone?
When we talk of routers, modems, and other networking products, TP-Link may come to mind. And why not? The company has been leading the way in the Wi-Fi solutions market for 20 consecutive quarters, and it isn’t showing any signs of slowing down anytime soon. But while TP-Link has been a household word for years, […]

VMware to Deliver VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced it will deliver VMware Horizon® Cloud on Microsoft Azure. The integration helps customers accelerate the move to Windows 10 and brings VMware virtual desktops and applications to the increasing global presence of Azure in the enterprise – available in 38 […]

ITWORX Education Continues to Provide E-Learning Solutions to “Children in Distress”
In honor of the 1st anniversary of the World Humanitarian Summit, where the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) fund was created along with GBC-Education’s announcement of mobilizing $100 million from businesses to support the fund, ITWORX Education corroborates its continued commitment to deliver e-learning solutions to “Children in Distress” around the world. As a front-running education […]

Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co. Delivers Even Greater Levels of Exceptional Customer Satisfaction with Launch of Ford’s “Service Excellence 2.0” Program
Al Jazirah Vehicles Agencies Co. (AJVA), the importer-dealer for the Ford and Lincoln brands in the Kingdom, continues to build on its efforts to deliver higher levels of customer satisfaction across its service centers with the addition of Service Excellence 2.0. Service Excellence uses a simple and effective six-step process, from an initial appointment reservation, […]

Trend Micro Appoints Global Knowledge to Provide Training to its Partners and Customers Across Middle East and Africa
Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704) a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has appointed Global Knowledge, the world’s largest IT training company, to provide training to all its partners and customers across Middle East and Africa. These training programs and courses will be offered to industry professionals looking to maximizing their […]

SAP Unveils Live Business and Expands Google Partnership at SAPPHIRE NOW
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced it has harnessed its digital core, bold technologies of the future and its expertise in ERP to help customers make everything digital, programmable, smarter. SAP’s commitment to an open ecosystem and strong partnerships will be key for the cloud-based intelligent enterprise, seen as a cornerstone for the new global economy. […]

Sony celebrates triple success at 2017 TIPA Awards
The highly renowned Technical Image Press Association has recognised Sony’s innovation and performance in the digital imaging industry with three TIPA awards. BEST DSLR PROFESSIONAL: α99 II The α99 II has a 42.4MP Exmor R CMOS sensor inside its magnesium alloy body and an enhanced buffer that can handle up to 12 frames per second […]

The Complete Smart Fitness Watch Arrives with HUAWEI WATCH 2
Huawei Tech Investment Company LTD launched a new category of wearable technology with the HUAWEI WATCH 2. Using the latest research result and developments from technology innovator Huawei, the watch combines the connectivity of a smartphone, the smarter living applications of a premium smartwatch and the detailed performance coaching and tracking of a leading sports […]

SAP to Build Skills and Knowledge Worth USD 100 Million By 2022 to Support Middle East Youth Job Creation
During the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, global digital transformation enabler SAP announced it will build skills and knowledge among young talents worth USD 100 million by 2022. The program for the World Economic Forum, which runs from 19-21 May, is centered on public-private partnerships driving economic growth in the […]

Sony Mobile Xperia XZ Premium available for online pre-order in Saudi Arabia
Sony Mobile Communications today announced that customers from across Saudi Arabia can pre-order Xperia XZ Premium smartphone online from 21st May at sonymobileksa.com/xperiaxzpremium, its dedicated Saudi Arabia website. Pre-order customers will receive a free Sony MDR XB550AP headset with their smartphone, which is priced at SAR 2,499. Xperia XZ Premium has won more than 30 […]

HTC Unveils New Flagship SmartphoneMade for the Brilliant U: Meet the HTC U11
You affectionately squeeze the hand of the one you love. A baby intuitively squeezes her mother’s finger. A child squeezes his teddy bear to feel safe at night. Nothing feels as close, connected and personal as the sensation of touch or the warmth of an embrace. And no device is as personal in our lives […]

Panasonic launches ‘Breathe Clean’ campaign for Asthma Awareness in the Middle East
Panasonic Eco Solutions – a division of Panasonic Marketing Middle East & Africa (PMMAF) is promoting indoor air quality improvement for asthma respite through its ‘Breathe Clean’ campaign, which encourages people to improve indoor air quality to reduce asthma triggers in May, which is observed as asthma awareness month. Today, Asthma affects over 300 million […]

Abella Superstores Teams Up with SolFirst by Using Huawei Smart PV Solution
Abella Superstores signed an agreement with SolFirst (الجونة للطاقة) (Huawei’s authorized distributor) to provide high-quality Huawei string inverters to the stores with its energy needs through the use of photovoltaic (PV) cells. Mr. Fayiz Alfaouri signed the agreement on behalf of Abella Superstores with Mr. Ibrahim Al Amir, SolFirst CEO. The agreement includes the supply […]

Nissan Reports Full-Year Results for Fiscal Year 2016
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced financial results for the 12 months to March 31, 2017. Nissan generated an operating profit of 742.2 billion yen on net revenues of 11.72 trillion yen as strong sales in the US, China and Western Europe partly offset the impact of foreign exchange and weakness in emerging markets. Fiscal […]

Dell Technologies Unveils Venture Arm Formerly in Stealth —
Dell Technologies, the world’s largest privately-controlled technology company, today brings out of stealth its venture practice, Dell Technologies Capital. Since its inception a few years ago, Dell Technologies Capital has been an active investor in more than 70 early-stage startups, with the mission of helping founders and their teams develop innovative technology solutions and bring […]

ITWORX Education wins the BETT Middle East’s Game Changer Award
ITWORX Education, the front-running education services provider, has won the BETT Middle East Game Changer Award for its Children in Distress program, powered by its social learning solution: WinjiGo. The award is a tribute to the innovation ITWORX Education brings to the Ed-Tech landscape and the impact it continues to make in delivering sustainable, quality […]

InnJoo becomes the official sponsor for RCD Espanyol
InnJoo, the fastest growing smartphone brand in Middle East announced to have reached an agreement for the Spain’s leading football club, RCD Espanyol de Barcelona to become the official sponsor of the club and appear on the back of the first team’s jersey for the current season 2016/17. InnJoo is one of the fastest growing […]

Nissan honors winners of cooking and handicraft competition in Ha’il International Rally 2017
Nissan Saudi Arabia honored winners of the cooking and handicraft competition held under the auspices of the Ha’il Nissan International Rally 2017 by providing financial awards. Nissan’s interest in such events comes on the sidelines of the rally, based on its interest in the communities in which it operates. In support of Hail’s heritage diversity, […]

New Rack Models Enhance Flexibility of Eaton’s 5SC UPS Range
Eaton has extended its range of line-interactive UPSs to help IT managers find the best option for securing reliable power protection for small business servers. The 5SC range now features Rack and Rack/Tower (RT) models, in addition to Tower models, and covers power ratings of 500VA to 3kVA. The flexible range provides compact, reliable, and […]
