SSICT News

Feast Under the Stars: The Garden’s Outdoor Iftar Experience at Radisson Blu Riyadh Convention and Exhibition Center
KSA, Riyadh, 3rd April 2023: Recently opened Radisson Blu Hotel, Riyadh Convention & Exhibition Center has pulled out all the stops and created a beautiful outdoor Iftar and Suhoor dining experience at The Garden. Bask in the beauty of the Arabian sky while delighting your taste buds with a tantalizing feast with family and friends. The lavish […]

Radisson Blu Hotel, Riyadh Convention & Exhibition Center Announces Opening Leadership Team
Meet the team that will bring the unconventional to your business conventions Introducing the formidable team at the helm of the freshly inaugurated Radisson Blu Hotel, Riyadh Convention & Exhibition Center. Comprised of a diverse set of talented individuals including three talented Saudi nationals, these leaders are passionate about showcasing the rich culture and hospitality of Saudi […]

Dell Technologies Integrates CEE and META Regions to Support Customer Innovation and Faster Access to Global Markets
Dell Technologies has formed a new Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Turkey & Africa (CEEMETA) region. The move increases operational efficiencies and supports partner growth to help customers to achieve their digital transformation goals. The new region will represent a more extensive customer, partner and talent base, thereby allowing Dell to further build its […]

REDTAG ignites Ramadan rush; announces free gifts, vouchers, & fashionable festive wear
Middle East’s favourite value-fashion and homeware brand REDTAG, in line with its long-standing tradition of Ramadan bonanza, has announced free gifts and vouchers, along with the launch of modest festive wear March 20th, Riyadh, KSA: REDTAG, the Middle East’s leading value-fashion and homeware brand, today announced its Ramadan offerings, which include a new line of modest […]

SolarWinds to Showcase Hybrid Cloud Observability at GISEC 2023
Attendees to get an overview of the SolarWinds full-stack observability solution—including security integrations—at Stand A50 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—March 13, 2023—SolarWinds, a leading provider of simple, powerful, secure observability and IT management software, today announced it will be attending GISEC Global March 14 – 16, 2023, at the Dubai World Trade Centre in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) alongside its value-added […]

WORLD LEADING APPLIANCE BRAND MIDEA, ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ITS PREMIUM SIDE BY SIDE REFRIGERATOR PRODUCT LINE INTO UAE MARKET
[Dubai, UAE: 23 February 2023] Midea starts 2023 with the launch of a new side-by-side refrigerator product line into the UAE market. Helping you make your house a home, Midea understands the importance of innovative, user-friendly, and affordable products for the first-time buyers and the young couples who are upgrading. Your home is a sanctuary and […]

REDTAG Spring Collection 2023 launched: Spirited fashion of the season with an Arab touch
Middle East’s favorite value-fashion and homeware brand REDTAG launches Spring Collection 2023, capturing through quality apparel the true essence of the spirited season and finishing with a touch of Middle Eastern influence. February 20th, Riyadh, KSA: REDTAG, the Middle East’s leading value-fashion and homeware brand, today launched its Spring Collection 2023, which bears all hallmarks of […]

Technological neutrality: the path to political balance and economic stability World technology between China and the United States of America
Author: Dr. Abdul Rahim Al Hour It is evident that all economic sectors, now and in the future, depend on communication technology and artificial intelligence. These include the industrial sector, the service sector, and even the intellectual sector, such as law, medicine, philosophy, and other humanities. These technology applications also have a cross-industry impact in […]

A Pragmatic Approach to Boost Sustainability in the Middle East Retail Sector
By Cyrille Fabre, Middle East Head of Consumer Products and Retail Practices, Bain & Company and Luciana Batista, Partner, Bain & Company Sustainability has leaped to the top of the agenda for retailers. The expectations of consumers, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders are rising—and rightly so, given the scale of retail operations and the number […]

Smart roads: the arteries of progress
By Ahmed Sayed, Middle East Business Development Director for ACCIONA Transports Solutions. If the Roman Empire excelled in anything, it was a genius for public works. Its roads were the first ever. When you travel from Italy or the south of France to Spain, for example, the highway states that on some sections you are […]

Bain & Company opens new Dubai office to accommodate expanding UAE and Middle East presence following rapid growth in business
DUBAI, UAE—January 18th, 2023—Bain & Company, the leading global management consultancy, announced today the opening of a new office in Dubai following significant expansion in headcount and client base in the region. The opening of the new office will see Bain move from its current location in Media City to state-of-the-art premises at One Central, […]

Forging ahead and rising above challenges to ensure sustainable survival
Huawei Rotating Chairman Eric Xu New Year’s Message to Employees: Shenzhen, China, December 30, 2022: In 2022, we successfully pulled ourselves out of crisis mode. US restrictions are now our new normal, and we’re back to business as usual. It’s been all hands on deck for the past year, with every single member of the […]

Data Centers Trends 2023: Balancing Digitalisation with Sustainability
By Ashraf Yehia, Managing Director, Eaton Middle East With more countries revealing their sustainability visions for the future, and in the light of COP28 scheduled for Dubai, focus on sustainability initiatives is becoming crucial. The past few years have been more than just disruptive for data centres. Organisations couldn’t predict the severity of the impact the […]

Internet of Things…or Threats: what attacks on smart devices will look like in 2023
by Vladimir Dashchenko, security evangelist at Kaspersky Researchers estimate the number of IoT devices will be more than 13 billion in 2022. This figure is predicted to grow remarkably further. Since an average IoT gadget contains 25 vulnerabilities, it gives a considerable attack surface for perpetrators, which leads many cybersecurity researchers not to sleep too well at night. The first signs of […]

All I want for Christmas is…A seamless shopping experience
By Jarek Matschey, Retail Practice Lead, EMEA, Juniper Networks Networks are underpinning the magic of the holiday shopping experience The retail landscape is under increasing pressure thanks to runaway inflation, supply chain issues and warnings of recession and stagnant growth. As peak holiday shopping season arrives, these challenges will have significant impacts, both in-store and […]

Improving Sustainability in the Datacentre –Saving Money, Energy and the Planet
By: Ayman Aljunaidy, Senior Systems Engineer, Nutanix When it comes to provisioning the IT on which all businesses rely, running costs and energy efficiency have long played a significant role in the decision-making processes. Recently, however, concerns around global warming and soaring energy costs have moved them to the top of the priority list. This, […]

Don’t let cybercriminals have a jolly good time this holiday season
Online shopping has become a “life saver” for consumers during the holiday season. Online shopping conveniently helps consumers avoid holiday traffic, huge crowds, beeline at stores and the last-minute shopping rush. On the flipside, as the number of online purchases increase, so does the possibility of phishing scams, because all the excitement surrounding the holiday […]

GoDaddy Shares Tips to Help Small Businesses During the Holiday Season
By Selina Bieber, Commercial Strategy Senior Director, International Markets – GoDaddy Jeddah, 12 December 2022: GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that helps entrepreneurs thrive, shares tips and ways to help small business owners achieve growth for their online businesses during the busy holiday season. As 2022 draws to a close, small business owners have the […]

ROSHN launches sales for ALAROUS, an urban community that brings a new way of living to the Kingdom’s Western Region
● ROSHN is intended to ease the path to homeownership for Saudi citizens● ALAROUS, the new community, brings ROSHN’s vision for better living to the Kingdom’s beautiful west coast RIYADH, 12 December 2022: ROSHN, the national real estate developer bringing new, integrated modes of living to the Kingdom, has launched sales for the first phase of […]

Crypto miners on the rise: Kaspersky experts report more than 230% growth in the number of malicious mining programs
In Q3 2022, Kaspersky researchers saw a sharp increase in crypto miner variants – an overall growth of over 230% compared to the same period last year. The number is three times more than in the third quarter of 2021 and now exceeds 150,000. Of all corporate users that were affected by crypto miners in the […]

Shining a Light on the Unsung Heroes HONOR Proclaims it’s an “HONOR to be with you”
November 24, 2022 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: As the world comes together to celebrate one of the biggest events in sports, HONOR shines a light on the heroes who are found off the field. Whilst attention is turned to the players, teams, and nations striving for victory, with the launch of its latest campaign, HONOR wishes […]

Jordan 5G launch roadmap taking shape
By Khalid Athar, Chief Editor – Teletimes International Jordan has taken the first steps towards formalizing 5G adoption. The initiative came after “Royal directives to create an investment environment capable of providing services and boost partnerships with the private sector. His Majesty King Abdullah was always keen to support the telecom sector, its benefits for […]
