The IT services firm Cognizant is likely to cut at least 6,000 jobs, which represents 2.3% of its total workforce, as it …
compareit4me launches health insurance comparison service
Middle East comparison site compareit4me.com has launched its first automated, real-time, online health insurance comparison platform in the UAE. The …
Etisalat achieves ISO 20000 certification
Etisalat has announced that its ‘Managed Services’ business was successfully accredited with the ISO 20000 certification.
Global Education & Skills Forum questions tech’s value
While technology and its role in redefining education was a resounding theme at the fifth annual Global Education & Skills …
Careem announces alliance with China’s Yidao Yongche
Dubai-based service Careem has recently announced that it will partner with China’s car hailing service Yidao Yongche.
Uber president quits
Jeff Jones, the president of Uber, is quitting the car-hailing company after less than a year, according to the technology …
Dutch researchers demo Infrared based super-fast Wi-Fi
An experiment by scholars at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands has demonstrated a wireless network based on …
Linksys introduces mesh Wi-Fi system Velop in Middle East
Linksys has introduced Velop, its premier Whole Home Wi-Fi product in the Middle East. Whole Wi-Fi Mesh systems will drive …
Financial software firm Misys announces crowlending platform
Recently at its Connect Forum in Paris, Misys launched its new crowdlending module. Misys FusionBanking CrowdLending supports retail and corporate banks in delivering funding to all customers, from the individual to SMEs and large corporations.
DEWA to double electric car charging stations across Dubai
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced it will double its electric vehicles charging stations to 200, in a bid to encourage people to use sustainable modes of transport across Dubai.