Honeywell named the Burj Khalifa as the UAE’s ‘smartest’ building at the Middle East’s smart building awards presentation at the Innovation Live! Summit held in Dubai.
Emirates NBD launches virtual assistant ‘EVA’
Emirates NBD has announced that it will soon debut ‘EVA’, the region’s first intelligent voice-based and chatbot Virtual Assistant for banking in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Is WhatsApp missing a trick?
Avaya Director for Sales Engineering for the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Savio Tovar Dias gives his take on WhatsApp’s most recent announcement and how it can be instrumental in improving customer experiences.
Future of things
Industry experts explore the Internet of Things (IoT) prospects in the channel community as the number of connected devices is expected to explode by the year 2020.
Gemalto advances secure communications for financial services
Gemalto has announced the integration of its SafeNet Hardware Security Modules (HSM) with Symphony Communication Services’ secure cloud-based communications platform.
DarkMatter shares the company’s major highlights over the last year
DarkMatter highlights year of achievements with media roundtable on the sidelines of RSA Conference with Founder and CEO, Faisal Al Bannai
Why trust matters in the digital era
Megha Kumar, Senior Research Manager, Software and Enterprise Solutions, IDC Middle East, Turkey and Africa, explores the value of building a culture of confidence throughout the public and private sectors in the era of IoT and Blockchain.
Nanjgel’s Jude Pereira on the evolving security space
In a freewheeling interview, Jude Pereira, MD of Nanjgel Solutions, dissects the security landscape and tells us where the industry is heading in the future.
Facebook names new CIO
Facebook has announced the appointment of Atish Banerjea as its new CIO. Banerjea replaces Tim Campos, who earlier this year announced he was moving on from the social media giant to start a new company.
Turning ‘data chaos’ into value through digital transformation
Enterprises today have to be aware that they have ‘data chaos’ within their businesses, and they need to embrace this as part of their digital transformation.
Ethos Technologies partners with HOB and Storage Made Easy
Ethos Technologies, a technology distributor headquartered in Dubai, has recently announced partnerships with two European-based vendors: HOB and Storage Made Easy.
Intel Security expands partner ecosystem
Intel Security has announced continued growth and product integrations across its extensive partner ecosystem, through the Intel Security Innovation Alliance.
Apple unveils the new Touch Bar-powered MacBook Pro
Apple has recently introduced the latest edition of its MacBook Pro, which comes in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes, in both Silver and Space Gray colour options.
QNAP, Redington Gulf partner for ME market development
QNAP Systems has recently announced a partnership with Redington Gulf, a subsidiary of Redington India, to develop the Middle East NAS market and to boost its market share.
IBM, Teva Pharmaceuticals expand global partnership with Watson
IBM and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries have announced a significant expansion of their existing global e-Health alliance, with a focus on discovering new treatment options and improving chronic disease management. Both projects will run on the IBM Watson Health Cloud.
Cloud security’s today and tomorrow
Prof. Yale Li, Chief Cyber Security Evaluation Expert of Huawei Internal Cyber Security Lab and Chairman of Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Greater China Region, gives his take on increased collaboration for cloud security.
Go mobile
Mohsin Shah, Channel Sales Manager at Aruba, discusses how adopting mobile technologies can hugely benefit SMBs in staying connected everywhere.
Jeddah Municipality CIO Dr Arwa Yousuf Al-Aama defies all odds
Overcoming fierce opposition from the world’s most patriarchal government, dismissive colleagues and Saudi Arabia’s formidable religious police, Dr Arwa Yousuf Al-Aama now sits as a King Abdulaziz University computer science professor, CIO for Jeddah Municipality and a shining example for defying expectation.
Arrow Electronics displays HCI offerings
Arrow Electronics is showcasing a range of next-generation hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), flash storage, software-defined infrastructure, and advanced security solutions from leading technology vendors.
Fortinet to put spotlight on ‘Security Fabric’ at GITEX
Fortinet will demonstrate how enterprises can protect themselves from the most sophisticated cybersecurity threats with its Security Fabric at GITEX Technology Week 2016.