SSICT News
Google Translate: Much-improved for Arabic
The next time you use Google Translate, you might notice that the translation is more accurate and easier to understand. That’s because the words and sentences you translate between English and Arabic are now using our cutting-edge “neural translation” technology! Neural translation is a lot better than our old phrase-based system, because we translate whole […]
Gulf Capital Steps Up Investments in Technology and Ecommerce in the GCC
Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative investment firms in the Middle East, today announced that it has deployed over half a billion dirhams (over AED 500 million) to date in technology and ecommerce investments across the GCC, making it one of the largest technology investors in the region. The Firm has […]
Knowledge+™ provides Saudi leaders the skills to lead their own communications teams
Leading public relations and communications agency Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has launched Knowledge+™, a communications training academy created as a solution to the talent development needs of the Middle East and North Africa region. Bridging the skills gap through skills transfer, Knowledge+™ is targeted primarily at nationals in response to the commitment by governments to drive […]
World Bank Group Report issued on day two of Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2017)
As part of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2017) being held at the World Trade Center in Dubai, World Bank Group (WBG) issued today (Monday, 3rd April, 2017), a global report discussing the relevance of foreign direct investments (FDI) across the world. The new report presented ideas and explanations on the best methods to achieve […]
AIM Startup challenge showcased 25 outstanding pitches on its 2nd day
The first edition of AIM Startup 2017, which is organised in conjunction with the seventh edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), showcased many start up projects from participants from so many countries in the world. Nano particle analytics, delivery robots, agro business technology, renewable products, edtech, fintech, biotech, innovative web portals and apps for […]
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Smart home security to take centre stage on 2nd day of Future Cities Show 2017
Smart home security has taken a centre stage on 2nd day (Tuesday, 3rd April, 2017) of the inaugural edition of ‘Future Cities Show’ 2017 in Dubai, UAE. It is estimated that the smart home industry is currently estimated to hit $58 billion in worth by 2020. However, a survey conducted by Intel revealed that over […]
Ford Celebrates Triple Win at 2017 Middle East Car of the Year Awards
Ford came up winner in three different segments at the Middle East Car of the Year awards ceremony, held in Abu Dhabi over the weekend. An extensive panel of judges, comprising 15 expert automotive journalists from nine GCC and Levant countries, awarded Ford’s new Edge the “Compact SUV” title for 2017 – emulating the award […]
EUROSTAR Group showcased leading Smart Convergence solutions at CABSAT 2017
EUROSTAR Group, the leading digital and consumer technology innovator in the Middle East, has created a unified gateway of satellite, security and digital solutions in the region. Partnering with some of the leading digital solution providers in the world, EUROSTAR presents a regional Smart Convergence of satellite, security and WiFi solutions in the Middle East. […]
Sabre revamps GetThere to help business travelers get there with enhanced features and mobile empowered tools
Smart business travelers use Sabre’s GetThere travel management solution to get there, and now they have more reasons than ever as Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) is taking GetThere to the next level with the launch of a fast, design led mobile experience to provide business travelers a simple way to book and manage in-policy travel […]
Canon launches new imageFORMULA desktop cheque scanners for professional, high-speed data capture
Canon Middle East, world leader in imaging solutions, has today added three new cheque scanners to its successful imageFORMULA range, the imageFORMULA CR-150, imageFORMULA CR-120 and imageFORMULA CR-120 UV. Building on the success of the popular imageFORMULA CR-190i and imageFORMULA CR-135i series, Canon’s latest devices combine a compact design with high speed, precision scanning. Maximum […]
Middle East to Post USD 400 Million Storage Growth to 2025
Middle East organizations will drive new digital business models by leveraging the USD 400 million growth in data storage to 2025, industry experts announced today. The Middle East’s storage market will grow from USD 1.5 billion in 2014 by 14 percent CAGR to 2025, according to a recent report by Future Market Insights. Supporting Digital […]
Egypt’s recent economic reforms top the agenda at the SWIFT Business Forum Egypt
SWIFT, a global provider of secure financial messaging services, brought together almost 200 representatives from the Egyptian banking and financial sector in Cairo, Egypt, for the SWIFT Business Forum Egypt to discuss the pressing challenges of cyber threats, de-risking, and compliance. Tarek Fayed, Sub-Governor, Central Bank of Egypt, gave the keynote speech and stressed that […]
Day one of AIM Startup 2017 showcases innovative big and small projects
The inaugural edition of AIM Startup, organised in conjunction with AIM 2017, commenced today on Sunday, April 2nd in Dubai World Trade Centre. The new initiative witnessed a prolific gathering of visitors, investors and officials. AIM Startup 2017 aims to extend support to the small projects, which in turn can be the core for larger […]
Huawei 2016 Annual Report: Solid Growth and Sustained Investment in the Future
Huawei today released its audited financial results for 2016, reporting that its Carrier, Enterprise, and Consumer business groups (BGs) each achieved solid year-on-year growth. Group annual revenue was CNY521.6 billion (US$75.1 billion), an increase of 32% over 2015. Net profits were CNY37.1 billion (US$5.3 billion), an increase of 0.4%. In 2016, Huawei continued to invest […]
LG ELECTRONICS TO UNVEIL GROUNDBREAKING HOSPITALITY TECHNOLOGIES IN SAUDI ARABIA
Hoteliers and restaurateurs will be given exclusive access to future innovations in the digital guest experience when electronics giant LG presents their groundbreaking new range at The Hotel Show Saudi Arabia this week, in partnership with United Naghi Co. Pro-ICT. This will be the first time the products – designed to enhance interactivity – have […]
Etisalat slashes GCC roaming tariffs for data, text and calls
Etisalat announced today that it has further reduced its roaming rates for voice calls, SMS and data. Starting from 1 April 2017, Etisalat’s prepaid and post-paid customers will enjoy discounted roaming rates of up to 35 percent on data, outgoing voice calls to UAE, GCC and local destinations and outgoing SMS while traveling to any […]
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As part of its commitment to the long-lasting partnership with its customers and its strategy to upsurge the efficiency of its resources, Nissan Saudi Arabia recently organized multiple workshops around the Kingdom for Nissan dealers’ service providers to deliver advanced sales and aftersales services. More than 2200 Alissa & Petromin employees in sales, aftersales technical, […]
Smart Cities: Technology meets next gen infrastructure for a truly predictive citizen-centric approach
By Dr. Raymond Khoury, Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, MENA Technology is significantly changing the way people perceive and experience life and digitization presents a powerful opportunity to enhance how they live within cities. As a result, governments and city officials are building ‘Smart Cities’ by leveraging the latest technologies supported by next-generation scalable […]
Sunny Leone to officially unveil XTOUCH UNIX PRO at GITEX Shopper
XTOUCH, the leading new age consumer electronics brand announced that Sunny Leone, the Bollywood heart throb will be unveiling its latest flagship smartphone UNIX PRO tomorrow at GITEX Shopper. XTOUCH has partnered with Sharaf DG with a dedicated space to run all its promotional activities during the Shopper. XTOUCH team along with Sunny Leone will […]
Expanding Pre-Roll Ads to Periscope Video
As video viewership on Twitter continues to grow, video has become an increasingly important channel for publishers, creators and brands to reach their audiences. Today, Twitter is introducing a new opportunity for publishers and creators to monetize their content, and for brands to advertise against it, with pre-roll ads on Periscope video within Twitter. Pre-roll […]
Virgin Mobile Grants Consumers the Ability to Trade in Old and Broken Devices with the Latest Phones
Through its continuous efforts to serve the Saudi society by preserving the environment and safely disposing of electronic devices, Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia announces the ability for those wishing to buy the latest smart phones and electronic devices to trade in their used or broken phones/devices and receive a coupon for the device’s worth which […]
neXgen Group Launches Vidsys CSIM platform for Smart Cities
Vidsys, the leading global software technology manufacturer of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) and Converged Security and Information Management (CSIM) software, today announced that neXgen Group, a leading smart city advisory and managed services provider based in the UAE, will be offering Smart Safety & Security as a service leveraging Vidsys’ CSIM multi-tenant cloud-based solution. […]