Commercial Bank of Dubai CEO Dr Bernd van Linder is a rare commodity in his heavily-digitised industry. Boasting a PhD …
Saudi to levy VAT on e-commerce transactions
The General Authority of Zakat and Tax (GAZT) of Saudi Arabia has announced that electronic sales and purchases are subject …
STC selects Qualys to deliver security and compliance solutions in Saudi Arabia
STC and Qualys have announced an agreement to deliver a regionally hosted, cloud-based security and compliance platform to secure global digital transformation for enterprises throughout the Saudi Arabia.
Smartphone sensor shipments to top 10B in 2020: study
Today’s smartphones contain a plethora of sensors which provide an array of features and functionalities boosting the overall user experience …
Centrify inks Middle East distribution deal with StarLink
Access and privileged identity management provider Centrify has appointed StarLink as its value-added distributor (VAD) for the Middle East region. …
MBRSG: UAE organisations must adapt in new age
The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) has released the Open Source Leadership 2017 report of the United Arab …
Etisalat Digital, SUSE sign cloud service provider partnership for UAE
Etisalat Digital, a business unit of Etisalat, and enterprise open source infrastructure solution provider, SUSE, have announced a new strategic …
MedTech Symposium: MENA healthcare set for transformation
UAE-based diversified conglomerate Crescent Enterprises, hosted a MedTech Symposium, under the theme ‘Enabling Innovation. Enhancing Impact’ to explore emerging opportunities …
Saudi women make waves in Kingdom’s telecom space
The participants took up training courses focused on the sales and maintenance of mobile devices, which can help increase employment rate among Saudi women.
UAE Banks Federation CEOs review Blockchain progress
The CEOs Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) a professional representative body comprising 48 member banks operating in …
Technology strengthens Dubai Economy Q4 outlook
Businesses in Dubai are more upbeat about the final quarter of 2017 compared to the previous quarter, driven by increased …
Booz Allen Hamilton: UAE energy, utilities need innovation
The energy and utilities sector in the UAE must harness innovative strategies to overcome some of the greatest sustainability challenges …
SAP: midmarket digitalisation hampered by budgets
SAP has announced results of an international study which has revealed that access to appropriate budgets is key to midmarket …
Juniper Networks unveils Bots and updates to Extension Toolkit
Juniper Networks has announced Juniper Bots, a series of new applications that simplify network operations by translating intent into automated …
Traders brace for bitcoin futures launch
The newest way to bet on bitcoin, the cyptocurrency that has taken Wall Street by storm with its stratospheric price …
ABB and HPE bring intelligence to industrial plants
ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s industry-leading digital offerings, ABB Ability, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions.
Lenovo DCG appoints Ingram Micro as Saudi Arabia VAD
Lenovo DCG (Data Center Group) has announced the appointment of Ingram Micro, as its value-added distributor (VAD) in the Kingdom …
Al Rostamani’s Fawaz on being a preferred partner for ITaaS
Youssef Fawaz, general manager, Al Rostamani Communications, outlines the firm’s strategies to become a partner of choice for IT-as-a-Service (ITaaS). …
Examining service providers’ challenges
As regional customers demand increased levels of efficiency, transparency and flexibility, service providers have their work cut out for them. …
How partners can accelerate cloud business
Asim Saud AlJammaz, VP, AlJammaz Distribution, shares insights into partners’ cloud business and how its recently unveiled cloud marketplace can …