Your Voice is a new initiative hosted by CPI Media Group’s leading technology publishing arm Tahawul Tech. In this edition, Your Voice will lead the discussion on the rise of e-commerce within the region.
Why you should think twice before hiring a chief AI officer
Is it time for companies to install a chief artificial intelligence officer to manage machine learning, natural language processing and associated efforts?
Riverbed enters cloud Wi-Fi market, acquires Xirrus
Riverbed Technology has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Xirrus, a provider of next generation Wi-Fi networks.
A10 Networks launches new secure app management platform
A10 Networks has unveiled the A10 Harmony Controller, which delivers multi-cloud and multi-service application delivery and security management.
Gartner: Global IT spending to see marginal growth in 2017
According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending is expected to increase 1.4 percent in 2017. Despite this growth rate being down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 2.7 percent – due in part to the rising U.S. dollar – spending in this area is still predicted to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017.
Bahrain’s C5 invests $2.5 million into tech start-up OneGCC
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.