ISSUE # 322
Reseller ME September 2024
AS TECHBRIDGE DISTRIBUTION MEA CELEBRATES THEIR FIRST ANNIVERSARY, THE STORY OF THEIR INCEPTION AND THE JOURNEY SINCE THEN UNFOLDS LIKE …
Raqmiyat
Mir Sarmad Khero, Director – Enterprise Business Solutions, Raqmiyat LLC tells Anita Joseph all about the dynamics of public procurement.
Sophos
Gerard Allison, SVP, Sales EMEA & Jason Ellis, VP Channel Sales EMEA at Sophos, discuss their MDR services, partner program and the MSP Perspectives 2024 Survey Report.
Ring
Review of the Ring Battery Doorbell Pro which is particularly wellsuited for the UAE market, where modern living demands both innovation and practicality.
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 28918SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
Core42 and Solutions+ Partner to build sovereign AI infrastructure for MIC Group
0 2The agreement strengthens the Mubadala Investment Company (MIC) Group’s ability to deploy sovereign, enterprise‑grade cloud, data, and AI infrastructure Abu …
Meta makes further robotics deals
0 18The Assured Robot Intelligence team will join Meta’s Superintelligence Labs.
SlashData and Fidelity United partner to boost digital transformation via Mulem
0 17Abu Dhabi — SlashData, a UAE-based technology company specializing in building national-scale digital platforms that connect the public and private sectors, has announced …
Ericsson tops Frost Radar™ 5G Network Infrastructure Market ranking for sixth year running
0 26The Frost Radar measures growth rates in addition to absolute revenue and combines them with several other factors to measure companies’ performance on the Growth Index.
UAE CSC, Cisco and Open Innovation AI set up National AI Test and Validation Lab
0 20First-of-its-kind national facility to test, validate, and certify AI models, agents, and applications against UAE cybersecurity policies and global standards. …
EDGE signs global air carrier services agreement with Etihad Airways
0 28Abu Dhabi — EDGE has signed a Global Air Carrier Services Agreement with Etihad Airways at Make it in the Emirates (MIITE 2026), consolidating its …
Kaspersky spots rising scam activity around the 2026 World Cup
0 30The site uses the official colour scheme of the 2026 tournament to mislead users. In addition, the scammers offer ways to contact them, either directly on the site or via messaging apps.
Embraer and Generation 5 Holding ink deal for C‑390 Millennium Program in UAE
0 55Abu Dhabi — Embraer, one of the world’s aerospace industry leaders, and Generation 5 Holding, a UAE-based defence and technology …
Embraer bags Tawazun contract for up to 20 C-390 Millennium for the UAE Air Force
0 55Abu Dhabi — Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement, the national entity for enabling and regulating the UAE’s defence and security …
Apple enjoys a record Q2 thanks to China revenue
0 88Apple‘s outgoing CEO Tim Cook recently highlighted record Q2 revenue on an earnings call, emphasised by a 28% increase in …
The FCC updates its rules concerning satellite energy
0 69The ruling is the culmination of a lobbying effort led primarily by SpaceX, which argued EPFD limits were artificially throttling Starlink speeds.
Cloud spending crosses the $500 billion mark
0 93Synergy forecasts sustained strong growth in the years ahead.
Cloudflare reports Q1 Internet shutdowns, conflict-driven outages, infrastructure risks
0 62Dubai — New analysis of global Internet disruptions in the first quarter of 2026 by Cloudflare reveals a resurgence of government-imposed shutdowns, …
‘The 7 Elements of Value-Added Distributors’ unveils a framework to transform businesses
0 67The framework adapts to diverse distribution environments and geographies.
UAE Innovation City launches world’s first digital business identity powered by IOPn
0 93A defining leap toward an AI-native economy, positioning Ras Al Khaimah and the UAE at the forefront of global innovation …
du Tech to power Intelligence Hub at ‘Make it in the Emirates 2026’, and showcase AI-driven industrial transformation solutions
0 127Strategic partnership with flagship national event reinforces du’s commitment to enabling the UAE’s manufacturing evolution and Industry 4.0 ambitions Dubai …
Meta enjoys a milestone Q1 2026
0 156Its apps business including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp together hit $55.9 billion in revenue.
Apple prepares for a major iPhone camera upgrade
0 161The camera AI push is part of a broader Siri overhaul as Apple attempts to close the AI gap on rivals Google and Samsung.
Accenture invests in agentic AI specialist
0 175Netomi brings conversational AI technology which Accenture indicated is relatively straightforward to deploy because it does not use code orchestration.
OpenAI explores AI concierge tools
0 150Circles claims the so-called unified AI concierge connects customer experience, operations and revenue generation into a single intelligent layer.
DXC OASIS to redefine managed services with intelligent IT orchestration
0 145Dubai — DXC Technology, a leading enterprise technology and innovation partner, has announced DXC OASIS, an intelligent orchestration platform that …
Kaspersky reveals a 37% increase in malicious packages compromising software supply chains
0 158Open-source software may contain intentionally hidden threats which can leave the products that use malicious packages vulnerable to manipulation, including supply chain attacks.
VAD Technologies and Data Dynamics strengthen GCC push for sovereign AI and governed data ecosystems
0 184Strategic MOU enables partners to transform unstructured data into compliant, AI-ready assets while advancing data sovereignty priorities. Dubai — VAD …
Zebra Technologies makes a strategic investment in Apera AI
0 178Apera AI enables the next wave of factory automation with 4D Vision, bringing Physical AI to robots so they can perceive, reason, and act in dynamic, unstructured manufacturing environments.
Nokia and partners look to push hybrid AI in the APAC region
0 177The partners have their sights set on accelerating adoption of hybrid AI inference architecture across the wider APAC region.
The EC finds Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act
0 182The EC found children aged less than 13-years can create an account using a false birth date with no effective controls in place to check if it is correct.
DeepSeek V4 drives up demand for Huawei AI chips
0 178The model is expected to significantly raise demand for AI workloads and domestic processing capacity.
SAS unveils AI Navigator to bring order to enterprise AI and strengthen governance
0 174New SaaS platform will accept any model or agent, govern every use case and accelerate AI innovation.
Rubrik secures and accelerates AI agents on Google Cloud
0 179Organisations using Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform can now leverage core Rubrik capabilities.