The vendor is investing additionally to expand its regional presence, following the opening of a new regional office in Dubai …
Ericsson appoints Wojciech Bajda to head GCC
In line with the previously announced business strategy, Ericsson in Market Area Middle East and Africa has named Wojciech Bajda as Head …
TRA holds mTransformation workshop
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has hosted a special workshop attended by representatives of all federal entities in the UAE, …
Cisco, IBM join forces to take on cybercrime
Cisco and IBM Security have announced a new collaboration to work together across products, services and threat intelligence to address the growing global threat of cybercrime.
Smart Dubai highlights Blockchain at Vienna gov tech summit
Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, led a discussion on on …
F5 Networks recognises GBM as Partner of the Year in EMEA
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region’s provider of IT solutions, has been announced as the ‘Partner of the Year in …
Transformation Talk | Weekly news round-up 01.06.17
Tahawul Tech brings you Transformation Talk, a weekly roundup of the biggest news in the technology industry.
British Airways IT chaos likely caused by human error
A maintenance worker may have accidentally switched off the power supply at the centre of the British Airway’s IT failure which caused disruption for 75,000 passengers, it has been claimed.
FBI ‘assisting’ Qatar with state media hacking probe
The United States FBI is helping Qatar to investigate the source of an alleged “hack” of state media which sparked …
Qatar Foundation launches $30M seed fund for tech startups
The Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D) and US-based venture capital firm 500 Startups, have announced the launch of ‘500 Falcons,’ a $30 million seed fund for aspiring tech entrepreneurs and startups in the GCC.