A new report by Honeywell reveals that two-thirds of medium-to-large organizations in the UAE (68%) and Saudi Arabia (66%) believe Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies are critical to business operations, or will become critical in the next five years.Read More…
Google will now predict transit crowdedness of buses and trains for passengers. The new feature has already been made available in around 200 cities around the globe, The Verge states in a report.Read More…
Careem, the Dubai-based ride hailing app, said it will launch free unlimited WiFi in all its cars from mid-July. The service is a result of a recent partnership with Etisalat and Snapit Digital to provide free, high-speed Wi-Fi to all Careem passengers in the UAE. The new service that is setRead More…
Sami Esber, President – MIDIS System Integration Group & Board Member MIDIS Group says that going forward technologies will become simpler and more intuitive to use, shifting the critical success factors back to business leaders and employees.Read More…
Etisalat has launched a smartphone self-service vending machine that is a ‘first-of-its-kind’ for the UAE by partnering with ADNOC Distribution, the leading fuel distributor and convenience store operator in the UAE. The machine will allow customers 24/7 access and a five-minute turnaround time to buy a smart phone automatically. TheRead More…
Smart Dubai, in collaboration with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA), has upgraded its flagship UAEPASS to offer additional services from new government entities now integrated into the national digital identity platform. UAEPASS initiative aims to provide the first national-level digital identity service to allRead More…
OPPO has unveiled its groundbreaking technology Under-Screen Camera (USC) at MWC Shanghai 2019, which offers “real full screen” user experience. “OPPO is committed to product and technology innovation that creates a more immersive and comprehensive experience for users,” said Andy Shi, President, OPPO MEA. “USC is part of OPPO’s visionRead More…
With the UAE becoming a global tech design and innovation hub, developers from around the world flocked to Dubai to show off the latest Virtual Reality (VR) experiences built as part of the recent VR & Beyond competition, established by Burj Khalifa together with HTC Vive and Dubai Future Accelerators—anRead More…
Prominent government leaders and business executives from across the region recently came together at the Huawei Day Lebanon 2019 in Beirut, to identify ways of accelerating the country’s move towards a new digital era. The two-day conference included a series of panels and workshops focused on how to address theRead More…
Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, today announced the winners of its Middle East Partner Awards 2019. Five channel partners from the UAE were recognised across six categories for their performance over the past year. Mimecast revealed the winners during its annual Mimecast Partner Connect, held in Dubai,Read More…
IBM has announced the expansion of its operations in the Middle East and Africa with the opening of an Innovation and Industry Client Center and a Marketing Services Center in Cairo. Supporting Egypt’s national agenda, the centers aim to help fast track Egypt’s digital transformation for both public and privateRead More…
Pagero Group has appointed Luis Ortega as its Managing Director for its Middle East & Africa (MEA) operations to assist with Pagero’s growing operations as a leading cloud-based business network provider in the region. Businesses within the Middle East & Africa are increasingly adopting new technologies to enable faster andRead More…
