IBM is reportedly putting the finishing touches on a major corporate reorganisation to bet firmly on the cloud and move convincingly away from its hardware, software and service silo history that’s long dominated its business structure.Read More…
Analyst firm GfK Retail and Technology Middle East has said that sales of “white label” tablet brands have continued to find year on year (YoY) growth with volume sales in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) increasing by 84% YoY to account for 16% of the market volume. Referencing itsRead More…
The Meera Kaul Foundation Starts the Year by Inspiring Women in STEM The Women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) 2015 Conference and Awards ceremony has been launched in Dubai, UAE. The second annual conference and awards, which is organised by The Meera Kaul Foundation welcomed over 300 womenRead More…
Philips Monitors, launched its new 27-inch IPS-AHVA display with factory-calibrated color support across the Adobe RGB color space giving professional users the confidence that the colors on the display are consistent with industry standards for color precision throughout the entire production workflow.Read More…
When UAE’s Al Yah 3 Ka Throughput Satelite comes alive very soon, it will provide coverage for 60% of Africa’s population, the owners of the company owning the satelite have said.Read More…
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jordan Mobile Telephone Services Company (Zain) towards the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems in Dubai and Jordan. The DSOA through its Dubai Technology EntrepreneurshipRead More…
The acceleration of localized content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against freemium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle East and Africa’s rapidly evolving media and broadcasting industry.Read More…
Avira, today announced that its Antivirus Pro for Windows 8.1 earned a perfect score and a “Certified” rating from AV-TEST. Antivirus Pro scored a perfect 18 out of 18 points in AV-TEST’s conducted in two stages over a period of two months.Read More…
Wireless solutions maker Ruckus Wireless Inc, has announced the appointment of Muetassem Raslan as regional sales manager for Middle East and North Africa. Based in Dubai, Raslan will spearhead the strategic planning and development of business throughout MENA.Read More…
VDI solutions vendor Citrix has announced that Carlos Sartorius has been appointed senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Services, reporting to Citrix president and CEO, Mark Templeton. Sartorius was formerly managing director and vice president of the Citrix EMEA organisation, headquartered in Switzerland, which he has run since joining CitrixRead More…
Sage joins hands with Saudi based GT Tech to host a one-day roadshow in Riyadh to further raise awareness about the partnership’s ICT solutions for the kingdom’s enterprise sector. The roadshow will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 19 January 2015.Read More…
Global systems integrator Dimension Data has urged regional organisations to conduct regular IT security cyber ‘fire drills’, to be better prepared in case of a security breach. Neil Campbell, group general manager for Dimension Data’s Security Business Unit, said technologies and services focused on incident response, rather than just incidentRead More…
