According to a new PwC report, Chief Information Officers’ (CIO’s) role in defining a company’s strategy has become more important than ever.
Avaya debuts UC cloud service in Algeria
Avaya and Icosnet have announced a strategic partnership to jointly provide Unified Communications (UC) technologies from a cloud platform in Algeria.
Snapchat set to outstrip Twitter, Yahoo & AOL in ad cash
Snapchat could surpass Twitter, Yahoo and AOL in advertising revenue within three years, with the messaging app company forecast to bring …
Uber halts autonomous car testing after Arizona crash
Uber has announced the suspensions of its pilot programme for driverless car after one of its test vehicles crashed on an Arizona roadway.
Microsoft launches Arabic assistive learning tools
Microsoft has announced the availability of a range of Arabic learning tools for students with special needs. The tools are …
Emaar Malls bids for Souq.com in Amazon challenge
Emaar Malls has made a bid for online retailer Souq.com, seeking to challenge an existing offer from Amazon.com Inc., according to …
Intel creates new AI division
Intel’s artificial intelligence efforts have been scattered over many different units but are now being united into a single operating group.
$1 billion Noon.com launch ‘weeks away’
The launch of e-commerce platform Noon.com is on the horizon, sources familiar with the matter have confirmed. Arabian Business reported …
Apple and Amazon take fight from smart homes to hotels
Amazon.com’s battle with Apple over digital assistants is moving to a new venue: hotel rooms, where Alexa and Siri are both vying to be the voice-controlled platform of choice for travelers.
IBM, Red Hat join hands to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption
IBM and Red Hat have announced a strategic collaboration designed to help enterprises benefit from the OpenStack platform’s speed and economics.
Teradata debuts open source platform for data lakes
Teradata has introduced Kylo, a data lake management software platform built using the latest open source capabilities such as Apache Hadoop, …
Kaspersky Lab boosts cybersecurity for energy companies
Kaspersky Lab has announced the global availability of Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Energy, a vertical advanced package for energy enterprises.
Infor acquires Accentia Middle East
Infor has announced the acquisition of Accentia Middle East, an Infor partner serving the Middle East, North Africa, and India (IMEA) region.
Adobe, Microsoft collaborate to transform enterprise CX
Microsoft and Adobe have announced the availability of their first joint solution, designed to help enterprises transform their customer experiences.