Cisco has announced that sixteen partners from the Middle East region were recognised for their outstanding performance in 2016, receiving Cisco Partner Summit awards across several categories in the region.

GBM partners with Ankabut
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has partnered with Ankabut for the first deployment of an Internet Services Provider (ISP) Control Desk in the education sector in the UAE.

Honeywell names Burj Khalifa as the ‘smartest’ building in the UAE
Honeywell named the Burj Khalifa as the UAE’s ‘smartest’ building at the Middle East’s smart building awards presentation at the Innovation Live! Summit held in Dubai.

Nokia, GCAA collaborate for safe drone operations in the UAE
Nokia and the GCAA have entered into a strategic collaboration that will make the UAE the “first country in the world to allow the operation of drones by both businesses and government agencies.”

RSA Conference 2016 Abu Dhabi concludes successfully
RSA Conference, in conjunction with the UAE National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) has successfully concluded this year’s conference with over 1100 attendees from around the world.
Alibaba Cloud unveils new data centre in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of a new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.

Alibaba cloud launches data centre in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of a new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.
Help AG joins ‘Carbon Black Connect’ Alliance Program
Help AG has announced it has joined the ‘Carbon Black Connect’ Alliance Program as a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) partner.

Emirates NBD launches virtual assistant ‘EVA’
Emirates NBD has announced that it will soon debut ‘EVA’, the region’s first intelligent voice-based and chatbot Virtual Assistant for banking in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The potential of cognitive IT: IBM World of Watson 2016
Glesni Holland reports from World of Watson 2016 in Las Vegas, where IBM executives unveiled the latest innovations in cognitive computing and demonstrated the impact that Watson can have – and is already having – on some of the world’s most important industries.


