Top-performing organisations in the private and public sectors spend, on average, 33 percent of their IT budgets on digital initiatives while government firms spend 21 percent.
Gemalto unveils banking card personalisation centre in Dubai
Gemalto has opened a new banking card personalisation centre in Dubai, to support the region’s fast developing financial services sector.
Huawei’s Alaa Elshimy on the opportunities that await CIOs
Alaa Elshimy, managing director and senior vice president, Huawei Enterprise Group, discusses the tremendous benefits and opportunities cloud, Big Data and 5G will bring to GCC businesses.
Hatem Hariri on the technologies that will transform the GCC
Juniper Networks head for Middle East and Africa region Hatem Hariri speaks about how GCC CEOs and are becoming more aware of the importance of investing in transformative technologies to accelerate their organisation’s growth.
UAE businesses fall behind in EMEA IoT adoption: Aruba study
The IoT market remains disjointed in the EMEA region, due to a disconnect between IT and business departments over what IoT is and how it should be used, according to a new survey by Aruba.
UAE banks set up threat intel sharing platform
The UAE Banks Federation has started a cybersecurity sharing programme among its 49 member banks to help prevent crimes perpetrated online against lenders, according to The National newspaper.
Microsoft fixes 55 vulnerabilities
Microsoft released security patches on Tuesday for 55 vulnerabilities across the company’s products, including for three flaws that are already …
Oman Technology Fund signs Pak Oman startup MoU
Oman Technology Fund (OTF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pak Oman Investment Co. to explore potential areas …
SoftBank nears $95 billion investment announcement
SoftBank Group Corp. is close to announcing commitments of as much as $95 billion for its technology fund, according to Bloomberg. …
Significant drop in Necurs botnet mailings
According to Kaspersky Lab’s “Spam and phishing in Q1 2017” report, the world’s largest spam botnet, Necurs, demonstrated a relative …