Regional value-added distribution (VAD) firm Redington Value has introduced a new practice around data science and advance analytics to capitalise, …
UAE university launches first-ever smart advising system in the Arab world
The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) has recently launched a Smart Advising System for its learners starting fall of 2018.
DEWA to boost Dubai’s leadership in AI
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is organising the AI Leadership Programme in cooperation with experts from the University of California, Berkeley.
GITEX 2018
Sharjah announces major participation at GITEX
The Department of Sharjah eGovernment announced that 36 government departments in the Emirate will be taking part in the upcoming GITEX Technology Week 2018.
UAE’s Yahsat to deliver satellite broadband services
UAE-based satellite firm Yahsat and Hughes Network Systems have announced an agreement to enter into a joint venture to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East and southwest Asia.
UAE ties up with Dell EMC to foster future AI professionals
Under the agreement with the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, Dell EMC will train 500 Emirati students under a specialised AI programme, supervised by an executive team.
GITEX 2018
“We are entering the all-intelligent world”: Huawei
“We are rapidly progressing on the digital agenda and entering the all-intelligent world,” said Alaa ElShimy, vice president and managing director, Huawei Enterprise Middle East.
UAE jump starts regulatory control of fintech
The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has issued a resolution approving the regulatory control of Fintech.
Ex-Telefonica chief joins UAE Etisalat’s board
Etisalat has appointed Juan Villalonga – the former chief executive of Spain’s Telefonica – as the final board member of the seven seats assigned to Emirates Investment Authority
Global Blockchain push kickstarted by cutting-edge platform
Some of the world’s most ambitious technology innovators have taken a huge step forward in fulfilling their blockchain ambitions after …
Jordan’s top bank becomes regional Blockchain leader
Jordan’s leading investment and commercial bank has become one of the Middle East’s Blockchain success stories after implementing an early …
Juniper Networks expands Ericsson partnership to drive 5G
Juniper Networks has expanded its 18-year partnership with Ericsson, a global mobile networks provider, to deliver a comprehensive end-to-end 5G …
ADM, Judicial Department complete digitisation process
The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department and Abu Dhabi City Municipality, ADM, have announced the completion of their online link covering …
Exclusive Networks to debut Cyber and Cloud super centre
Nathan Clements, MD, Exclusive Networks, elaborates on how the firm has sustained high growths and shares GITEX plans. Global cloud …
Future of shopping takes centre stage in Dubai
Technology adoption is powering the shift in retail and the UAE is at the forefront of taking significant strides towards embracing innovations shaping the future, experts noted during the ongoing Smart Stores Expo.
Aramco IPO delays push Saudi fund to focus on tech
With the stock market listing of its national oil company stalled, Saudi Arabia is scrambling to boost the coffers of the sovereign wealth fund spearheading a risky plan to diversify its economy.
Pure Storage acquires cloud-first storage firm
Pure Storage has announced the acquisition of privately-held, Sunnyvale, California-based software company StorReduce, a cloud-first software-defined storage solution for managing large scale unstructured data.
Exclusive Networks announces new formula for data centre transformation
Exclusive Networks, as part of its partnership with Mellanox, is offering NuMeRu, a complete data centre transformation bundle of solutions, services and go-to-market support for BigTec channel partners.
“The choices we make now will determine our place in the digital future,” says Microsoft executive
“AI Week is the perfect platform, both for companies that are new to AI and for those that have solutions already in place,” said Microsoft Gulf’s Group Lead.
Amazon joins Apple in the $1 trillion club
Amazon.com made history on Tuesday as it becomes the second publicly traded US company to reach the historic threshold after Apple.