The Bahrain Economic Development Board has announced that over the course of 2019, seven firms from other GCC member states entered Bahrain’s ICT space, bringing a total investment of USD 4,085,965. The seven companies range from IT consultants to software and hardware developers; theyRead More…
Technology is accelerating change across society in every corner of the globe and people need the skills to adapt. This is one of the defining issues of the generation and a solution is required. It can be done by educators, governments and businesses leading the society on an upskilling journey.Read More…
Leading smartphone brand, OPPO extended its presence in the region with the announcement of new distributors for its smartphones, including UAE’s Lulu Hypermarket, one of the biggest organized retailers across GCC.Read More…
According to Gartner, 30% of CIOs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are now scaling and refining the results of their digital initiatives, which is an increase from 27 percent last year.Read More…
Jeff Reser, Senior Product & Solution Marketing Manager at SUSE discussed why high performance computing (HPC) will be key to success of AI projects for enterprises in the region.Read More…
Pivot3 announced its partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Al Jammaz Distribution, to provide the channel with Pivot3’s smarter infrastructure solutions that bring security, resilience and manageability at scale for mission-critical environments.Read More…
Ransomware remains a widespread threat in the UAE with the country accounting for 2.4 million of the 1.7 billion ransomware attacks detected globally in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, according to a latest report issued by Trend Micro.Read More…
Sony Professional Solutions has appointed value-added distributor, FVC as it’s official partner to market and sell its new line up of BRAVIA professional displays and digital signage solutions across the GCC and Africa region.Read More…
Two in three large enterprises in the Arab Gulf region intend devoting at least 5% of annual revenue to digitisation of operations, according to a Microsoft research conducted on the current state of digital transformation and corresponding readiness amongst organisations.Read More…
C-level executives and business leaders in the GCC and Egypt overwhelmingly agree on cloud computing’s positive and transformative impact, according to new findings released recently. Commissioned by security and cloud experts F5 Networks, and conducted by research agency Think Positive, the study is one of the most in-depth of its kindRead More…
New research from SOUQ.com-owned Helpbit has revealed that the majority of UAE users prefer using an app over visiting a store or calling a helpline to book a delivery or service. The Helpbit poll also uncovered some revealing insights about how we use these type of booking apps.Read More…
Thirteen teams of students from across the region won prizes at Huawei’s International ICT Skill Competition finals this week. The winners were selected following a grueling five months of qualifying rounds Read More…
