According to a new study by IBM and the National Retail Federation, nearly all members of Gen Z (98 percent) prefer to shop in-store over online.
Google buys Twitter’s app development platform
Google has acquired Twitter’s mobile application development platform Fabric – for an undisclosed sum – to merge with its own Firebase development team. This will form part of the Google Developer Products Group.
Kotak Securities deploys BI and MIS analytics platform
Finesse has announced that Kotak Securities, the stock broking and distribution arm of the Kotak Mahindra Group, has gone live with its Business Intelligence (BI) and MIS Analytics Platform using Qlik’s BI software.
Cybersecurity market outlook from RSA
Azeem Aleem, Director, Advanced Cyber Defence Practice EMEA, RSA, talks about the trends that will shape the cybersecurity landscape this year.
OMA Emirates partners with SKIDATA
OMA Emirates has announced a partnership with Austria-based SKIDATA for parking management solutions.
Cisco: Retail sector lags in digital transformation
Retailers remain in the early phases of digital transformation and are missing a $187 billion opportunity by not prioritising investments in employee productivity, according to a report by Cisco.
Partners should take advantage of growing broadband space
D-Link Corporation has urged its channel partners to take advantage of business opportunities opening up as a result of high Internet broadband penetration rates in the Middle East.
GSD GM shares plans to be top IBM VAD in GCC
Gulf Software Distribution’s General Manager, Philippe de Mazieres, outlines the company’s first year of operations and plans for 2017. Gulf …
Bloomberg: Amazon walks away from Souq.com deal
Amazon.com Inc. and India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt have walked away from talks to acquire Dubai-based Souq.com following disagreements over price, according to Bloomberg.
IBM inventors received over 8,000 patents in 2016
The company’s 2016 patent output covers a diverse range of inventions in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing, cognitive health, cloud, cybersecurity and other strategic growth areas for the company.