Apps & Software
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BORDERLESS SHOPPING WITH MYUS.COM ACROSS THE GCC
Catering to the Middle East’s growing demand for US goods, MyUS.com, America’s leading package forwarding, and consolidation company, shipping more than 10,000 parcels daily around the world, has announced the expansion of its services in the GCC. As a result, customers residing in the GCC can now use MyUS.com in Arabic (MyUS.com/ar/) to sign-up for […]

BLACKBERRY LAUNCHES SOFTWARE LICENSING PROGRAM FOR ITS MOBILITY SOLUTIONS BUSINESS
BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, announced the launch of a software licensing program for its Mobility Solutions business by introducing the BlackBerry® Hub+ for Android. A suite of BlackBerry applications, BlackBerry Hub+ makes productivity and communication on Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphones effortless. BlackBerry’s Mobility Solutions unit manages […]

Sabre’s new mobile platform will support business travelers’ needs, drive compliance and lower costs for corporations
A smarter business travel experience is coming soon as Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR) announce it is developing an integrated product platform to power itinerary management, policy compliant booking mid-trip, and payment and expense management, all on the traveler’s mobile device. Sabre is integrating several best-in-class products into one intuitive mobile platform: the leading online booking […]

Sage makes business ‘as simple as sending a text’ with first-of-its-kind accounting bot
Sage, a market leader in cloud accounting software, today announced at Sage Summit 2016, the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders, its new messaging bot, Pegg TM. Revealed during CEO Stephen Kelly’s keynote speech at Sage Summit, Pegg acts as a smart assistant that allows users to track expenses and manage finances through […]

MBLM launches ‘I Drink Local’ mobile App
MBLM, the Brand Intimacy Agency focused on strategy, design, creative and technology, announced today the launch of its ‘I Drink Local’ mobile app for the iPhone and Android. I Drink Local is an MBLM initiative created to promote the consumption of local water for a more sustainable environment and reduction of our carbon footprint. The […]

Ideagen release Q-Pulse 6.2 with significant enhancements to performance, security & mobile capability
Governance, risk and compliance software vendor, Ideagen, has launched the latest version of its flagship quality management product, Q-Pulse. Q-Pulse 6.2 comes with enhanced performance and security functionality as well as an increased emphasis on the harnessing of mobile technology. Performance improvements include an enhanced security calculation model to quicken the sourcing of records while […]

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announces 1,300 participations at ALECSO Apps Award
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has received a total of 1,300 mobile applications participating this year at the second edition of the ALECSO Apps Award, a mobile app development competition launched by the Arab League of Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). The TRA said its efforts to promote the event incorporation with ALECSO, have […]

MENA car enthusiasts get their dream mobile App
A new mobile application for car enthusiasts launched today is the region’s first social sharing market place combination for car lovers, bridging the gap between social media and e-commerce. Aptly named Dazzled Cars, it is available completely free of charge on iOS and Android. Today’s launch has been hotly anticipated by more than 200,000 of […]

5 apps to help you save time and energy during Ramadan
Ramadan is all about worship and giving, so our efforts are all focused on the spiritual growth during the holy month. However, with so many distractions, our focus can be easily taken. According to a survey about productivity in Ramadan, rolled out in 10 countries, 65% of the Muslim respondents thought they could have done […]

‘Dubai Now’ app wins ‘Best Government Mobile App of the Year’ category at ‘.GOV Awards 2016’
Dubai Now, Smart Dubai Government’s innovative app that features more than 50 smart services provided by 22 government entities, has won the ‘Best Government Mobile App of the Year’ category at the ‘.GOV Awards 2016’ held recently in Dubai. The award-winning app offers customers a set of service packages built to meet their needs and […]

NCR and Q-nomy Introduce New Software Solution to Transform Customer Journey Management in the Middle East Africa Region
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced the Middle East Africa launch of NCR Customer Journey & Sales Manager Platform to empower financial institutions to transform customer experiences and maximize revenue generation. NCR has been working with itstechnology partner, Q-nomy, in exclusively delivering the solution to financial institutions around the […]

Bentley Systems CONNECTION Event Held recently in Abu Dhabi Draws 119 Attendees
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading provider of software solutions for advancing infrastructure, held its CONNECTION Event in Abu Dhabi recently and drew 119 infrastructure professionals from the region. Attendees learned about the CONNECT Edition, Bentley’s common environment to comprehensively support the delivery of infrastructure projects. The common environment unifies work across the entire project ecosystem […]

Surge in office documents and information an increasingly complex challenge for local businesses
With offices across the region rapidly investing in digital infrastructure, a new report from Canon Middle East, world leader in imaging solutions, notes that the accelerated growth of documents and information represents an increasingly complex challenge for businesses today. The Office Insights 2016 report aims to understand how working practices are evolving in the digital […]
