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Middle East to be Most Significant Market for Automotive Services with over 4 million Annual Light Vehicle Sales by 2020
The Middle East remains one of the fastest growing services market for automobiles with 60% more cars expected to ply in the region by 2020, according to a recent study by Frost and Sullivan. This, coupled with the fact that the region experiences harsh climate conditions, and is seeing an increased demand for convenience, has […]
Report: Disruptive technologies to evolve GCC real estate sector
The GCC real estate market has witnessed remarkable growth over the past years, with the sector remaining resilient despite the effects of oil price fluctuations. In the UAE alone, the local industry is expected to climb at a compound annual growth rate of 6.4 per cent from 2015 to 2019. Despite the regional market’s strong […]
Turkish Airlines adds its 3rd destination in Romania by inaugurating flights to Cluj-Napoca
With already existing services to Bucharest and Constanta, Turkish Airlines has added new flights to Cluj-Napoca, one of the most important academic, cultural industrial cities in Romania, as its 3rd destination in the country. Beginning from today, Cluj-Napoca flights will be operated 4 times per week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays in both directions. […]
Global Wearable Shipments to Double by 2020, Says New Report
Demand for seamless connection to the Internet of Things will drive wearable shipments to double by 2020, says a new Frost & Sullivan report prepared in collaboration with GITEX Technology Week. Wearables are computing devices that can be worn as clothing or accessories – including smartwatches, glasses, bands, cameras, and clothing. By recording, analyzing, and […]
CrossinG®, MediaCentric® and Media Speech® software by BERTIN IT Introduced at Gitex 2016 in Dubai from16th to 20th
BERTIN IT has developed MediaCentric® and MediaSpeech® software for protecting people as well as Enterprises and State interests. That software will be introduced at the Gitex in Dubai on October 16-20 at the French Tech Pavilion. The dynamism currently being witnessed in the Middle East has encouraged the company to lead a growth strategy with […]
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Wassa, Digital and Innovative Agency, at GITEX
During GITEX, being held in Dubai from next October 16th to 20th, Wassa will present morphological detection and recognition software such as Deeplytics for face identification or Visioblur for professional video conferences. Deeplytics is a software component able to identify a user on a digital platform through a camera. After creating a profile, the solution […]
Telia Carrier prepares for new multi-terabit subsea cable systems with two PoPs in Marseilles
Telia Carrier today announced that it has established a new point of presence (PoP) within Jaguar Network’s Marseilles data center. This is the second PoP Telia Carrier has established in Marseilles to provide carriers, content and cloud providers with diverse connectivity choices and added network redundancy. The new PoP improves the resiliency of Telia Carrier’s […]
Panasonic Launches Latest HD Visual Communication Solution for MENA Region
Panasonic has rolled out the latest HD Visual Communication solution, KX- VC1000 to a steadily growing regional audiovisual solutions market, which is expected to cross USD2.76 billion this year. The model is latest addition to the KX series HD visual communication line up from Panasonic, which includes KX-VC1600 and KX-VC1300 in the region. A leader […]
Huawei obtains a commercial license to invest in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia and establish a center for innovations Total purchases from the local market are estimated at SR 300 million
During the scheduled visit of His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs to China, Huawei; a leading global ICT solutions provider, received on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, an investment license from his excellency Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi, Minister of Commerce and […]
XTOUCH unveils its latest 4G device “A3” with fingerprint technology
XTOUCH, the leading new age consumer electronics brand has today announced the launch of its special offer, bundling its latest new generation 4G LTE smartphone, A3 featuring touch Fingerprint Sensor technology, Live Photos with the VFit Smart Band for just 599 AED in UAE. Considering, the stand alone price for XTOUCH A3 of 399 AED […]
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY SIGNS HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLE FACTORY DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL TRADE GATEWAY
King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) has signed a contract with The International Trade Gateway Co. Ltd. (ITG) for the purchase of a 9,000sqm area of land located in Phase 1 of the Industrial Valley at KAEC. The land will be used to build a high voltage cable factory to international standards, and will be the […]
How Google’s Duo is ‘knock knocking’ at the door of the video calling market
Google’s challenge to FaceTime with its launch of Duo, is set to rock the foundations of the video calling market when it launches today. Overnight it will become the nemesis to Facebook Messenger, Skype and Snapchat among others, with its attempts to topple the dominate players with its fuss-free claims of being devoid of complicated […]
7 Ways to Protect Your Personal Information with Facebook
For most internet and social media enthusiasts, Facebook offers a great social network for friends and family to share information and experiences with one another. But In order to better protect your personal information on Facebook, here are a few steps you can take and implement today: 1. DO A PRIVACY CHECKUPWhat is It?Privacy Checkup […]
Zero.1 targets the healthcare sector
UAE-based LiFi Company, Zero.1 are in the final development stages for HEALTHCARE4U, a revolutionary management system for the healthcare sector. The UAE healthcare market is projected to reach $19.5 billion (Dh71.56 billion) by 2020, achieving an annual average growth of 12.7 per cent, marginally higher than the GCC growth average1. Light Fidelity (LiFi) is a […]
Four G T500 victories in a row for Nissan in Super GT
Nissan has continued its unbeaten streak in the GT500 class in Super GT in 2016 with Hironobu Yasuda and JP de Oliveira dominating at Fuji International Speedway. Nissan has now won four races in a row with Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli winning the opening two rounds and Daiki Sasaki/Masataka Yanagida successful at the last […]
Robotics to Boost Business Productivity and Workplace Safety by 2020, Says New Report
The six-fold growth in mobile robotics by 2020 will dramatically enhance Middle East and global business productivity, workplace safety, and daily lives, according to an exclusive new report by Frost & Sullivan prepared in collaboration with GITEX Technology Week. Shipments of mobile robotics will grow from 4 million in 2012 to 25.4 million in 2020. […]
Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia ups commitment to Kingdom through partnership with Princess Noura University
Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia has recently collaborated with Princess Noura University and Dublin City University to help students with the development of the skills required by industry to face future challenges. A number of female Saudi students were the first to participate in an intensive three to four-month telecommunications training program. The program, which focused […]
Puridiom Acquisition Extends the Capabilities of the BravoAdvantage platform.
(ME NewsWire): Tejari, the strategic procurement technology provider, has announced BravoAdvantage, its procurement platform, will now offer a complete end to end source-to-pay solution in light of sister company BravoSolution’s acquisition of privately-held on-demand procurement and AP solutions company, Puridiom. This capability will help businesses efficiently manage the entire procurement lifecycle to drive superior savings. […]
Award Winning KSA Pharmaceutical Chain ‘Al Dawaa’ Launches E-Store Exclusively on SOUQ.com
SOUQ.com, the Middle East’s largest online retail and marketplace platform has announced the launch of an exclusive e-store of the award winning Al Dawaa Pharmacies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This collaboration will provide customers in the KSA a convenient access to an extensive collection of cosmetic and personal care products along with […]
eXTREMESLAND ZOWIE Asia CS: GO 2016 Middle East Qualifiers was Announced
The annual eSports events for CS: GO players of the Asia–Pacific region, eXTREMESLAND is having its Qualifier rounds across the Asia-Pacific region. The Middle East Qualifiers of the eXTREMESLAND ZOWIE Asia CS: GO 2016 kicked off last weekend, 11th & 12th August 2016 at Que Club in Dubai. 15 teams battled it out through offline […]
Saudi Industrial Development Fund and SAP Partner to Enhance IT Solutions
The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) and global enterprise software company SAP announced today with a new partnership. Driving the manufacturing sector’s innovation-led growth, the government organization SIDF will use advanced SAP enterprise resource planning, business planning and consolidation, and business intelligence to enhance the SIDF’s ability to issue loans for manufacturers. “SIDF is working […]
10th World Future Energy Summit Demonstrates the Business Case for Sustainability
With the cost of solar energy plummeting, the World Future Energy Summit 2017 (WFES) will showcase an unprecedented range of financially profitable clean energy solutions, opening up opportunities for green tech companies as the MENA region moves to achieve ambitious sustainability targets. Figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) show the installed cost of […]