C5’s Bahrain-based ‘cloud fund’ for the Middle East and Africa plans to invest $2.5 million in GCC-based digital recruitment platform OneGCC.
DEWA launches Rammas AI service
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has announced the launch of its Rammas AI service on Amazon’s Alexa smart voice system.
What drives e-commerce growth
With e-commerce sales across GCC countries expected to reach $41.5 billion by 2020 according to reports, Reseller ME examines the factors for the sector’s growth.
Regional business looking up: Infor president Stephan Scholl
James Dartnell sat down with Infor president Stephan Scholl to discuss the firm’s ambitious plans to quintuple its regional market …
Gulf Capital steps up technology investments in the GCC
Gulf Capital has announced that it has deployed over half a billion dirhams (over AED 500 million) to date in technology and e-commerce investments across the GCC, making it one of the largest technology investors in the region.
Trump tightens grip on H-1B visa programme
The Trump administration has tightened its control over the H-1B immigration visa programme for skilled workers, often used by Silicon Valley companies to attract tech workers.
Teradata launches portable licenses, all-memory platform
Teradata has announced the release of its new database license flexibility across hybrid cloud deployments at its Universe 2017 EMEA …
Gotcha! The best April Fools’ pranks from the tech industry
It’s that time of year again. We can all admit that when waking up yesterday morning and reading our regular news outlets that some things just didn’t quite add up. To settle any doubts you may have on your latest discoveries, Tahawul Tech has compiled a list of some of the best April Fool’s Day spoofs from the industry.
$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 …
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 …
Oracle’s shares surge as cloud services take off
Oracle’s shares jumped more than five per cent, beating analysts’ expectations, after the company signaled growing demands from its cloud-based services.
SAP adds new features to Vora
SAP has added some new capabilities to SAP Vora, its in-memory distributed computing system based on Apache Spark and Hadoop. …
Intel Security outlines updated integrated solutions
Intel Security has outlined a new, unifying approach for the cybersecurity industry to eliminate fragmentation through updated integrated solutions, new cross-industry partnerships and product integrations within the Intel Security Innovation Alliance and Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA).
Cisco enhances Tetration Analytics offering
Cisco has announced that Cisco Tetration Analytics now automates policy enforcement, enabling organisations to build secure environments for their business applications and also expands Tetration with new deployment options.
The great cloud dispora
It has been 10 years since Amazon set the digital world on fire with the introduction of Amazon Web Services, or as most of us today call it, public cloud.
AWS unveils Chime video conferencing system
The public cloud provider has announced the launch of Amazon Chime, a new service that’s designed to compete with the likes of WebEx, Skype for Business and GoToMeeting.
CNME partners with TransSys for customer experience roundtable
In partnership with TransSys Solutions, CNME hosted a roundtable discussion centred around how organisations can maximise business value by incorporating customer experience into their digital initiatives.
Which industries has digitalisation culled?
A range of household names have succumbed to the power of digital technology in recent years. We explore where the likes of Kodak went wrong, as well as the industries that are on the verge of the most profound disruption – or even extinction.
Google, Intel strengthen partnership with ‘Android Things’
Intel may have cut ties with Android on smartphones and tablets, but the company’s partnership with Google on Android for the Internet of Things is growing stronger.
US tech CEOs voice concern over Trump’s immigration order
Leaders from the US tech industry have warned that the temporary entry suspension on certain foreign nationals introduced by President Donald Trump will impact their companies’ operations and workforce.