AI71, a growing venture that develops productivity tools powered by the Technology Innovation Institute’s Falcon AI models, has awarded the top prize in its global Falcon Hackathon to the UAE’s Sirocco Ventures for creating a high-performance AI-powered platform that allows businesses to create customized chatbots with minimal coding. The 10-dayRead More…
IFS Unleashed, the world’s biggest event devoted to Industrial AI, has announced that eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt, and golf legend, Gary Player, will keynote to over 2,500 customers, partners, technology leaders, and C-level executives from across the globe. Over 50 sponsors and the world’s main Global System Integrators areRead More…
Cloudflare has announced its threat intelligence team, Cloudforce One, will make its research public for the first time ever as part of a commitment to democratize access to critical threat insights. Combining the expertise of the Cloudforce One team with the power of the company’s global network — one of the largest inRead More…
Microsoft has announced it is expanding its Global Engineering Development Center footprint to the UAE. A new development center, which will be established in Abu Dhabi, one of Microsoft’s first engineering centers to be launched in the Arab world, joining the company’s global portfolio of development centers across keyRead More…
Halcyon, the first cybersecurity platform explicitly built to defeat ransomware, is making its debut in the Middle East and the company will be available at GITEX 2024. As ransomware threats escalate globally, the Middle East has become a prime target, with cybercriminals increasingly exploiting regional organizations by holding critical systemsRead More…
Avaya has announced that it has appointed Fadi Moubarak as Vice President for Sales and Channels in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. Based in Dubai, Moubarak is a 34-year IT industry veteran, and has been with Avaya for over 10 years, having previously led the company’s channel businessRead More…
ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of enterprise IT management solutions, has announced a significant upgrade to its flagship IT analytics solution, Analytics Plus. Version 6.0 introduces Spotlight, a contextual recommendations engine powered by AI, designed to identify key inefficiencies in IT operations and suggest correctiveRead More…
On September 16–19, Positive Technologies experts conducted hands-on cybersecurity workshops for the financial sector in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. The workshops were designed for cybersecurity department managers in banks and financial institutions, as well as other information security managers, analysts, and architects. Participants gained deeperRead More…
Veracode has unveiled the EMEA snapshot of its annual State of Software Security (SoSS) 2024 report, revealing worrying levels of security debt in organizations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Veracode’s research found 68 percent of EMEA organizations harbor some level of security debt, while 46 percent have high-severity persistent flawsRead More…
Cloudflare has announced AI Audit, a set of tools to help websites of any size analyze and control how their content is used by artificial intelligence (AI) models. For the first time, website and content creators will be able to quickly and easily understand how AI model providers are using their content,Read More…
Driving innovation, ensuring security, and shaping the future of AI in the region, Hyperfusion has rapidly emerged as the leading provider of AI computing solutions in the GCC. With a focus on utilising locally stored data and the latest-generation GPUs, Hyperfusion ensures strict adherence to data sovereignty and compliance withRead More…
Salesforce and NVIDIA today announced a strategic collaboration to develop advanced AI capabilities for the enterprise with autonomous agent and interactive avatar experiences. The companies will work together to deliver optimized predictive and generative AI workflows by bringing together the NVIDIA AI platform, which includes accelerated computing and AI software, withRead More…
