SAP, during the World Economic Forum, has announced that it will build skills and knowledge among young talents in the Middle East and North Africa region.
EU fines Facebook for ‘misleading’ data on WhatsApp deal
Facebook has received a $122 million fine from the European Union antitrust regulators for reportedly giving misleading information during a vetting of its deal to acquire messaging service WhatsApp in 2014.
SAP transforms Leonardo IoT platform
SAP has announced improvements on its IoT platform, Leonardo, which is now powered with new machine-learning capabilities, during its Sapphire Now customer conference.
SAP announces Saudi public cloud data centre
SAP has announced a plan to build a public cloud data centre in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Ministry …
Bank Nizwa deploys SAP EPM solution
Oman-based Bank Niza has implemented a platform for budgeting planning and forecasting using SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation and SAP …
Al Khalili Group, ISS Middle East deploy SAP S/4HANA
Al Khalili Group (AKG) has gone live with the S4HANA Suite through ISS Middle East. AKG has been known in …
ISS Middle East receives accolade from SAP MENA
SAP MENA has recognised ISS Middle East for its performance in the region by according it with “NET New Name Contributor …
Facebook’s WhatsApp plans digital payment service for India
Facebook is planning a digital payments service for WhatsApp in India, its first such offering globally.
UK looks into WhatsApp encryption after London attack
A senior UK official is asking that law enforcement should be given access to encrypted messages on WhatsApp and similar 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. …
SAP announces $200 million investment in the UAE
SAP SE has recently announced a five-year $200 million investment in the UAE, underpinning objectives outlined by the UAE Vision 2021 plan to create economic diversity and jobs for youth.
WhatsApp introduces offline messaging on iPhone
WhatsApp, the popular Facebook-owned messaging app, has released an iOS update that lets users send messages while offline.
SAP’s Nils Herzberg on the company’s IoT strategy
SAP’s global co-lead and SVP for its Internet of Things portfolio, Nils Herzberg, gave CNME the lowdown on the company’s strategy for the fast-growing space at the firm’s TechEd conference in Barcelona.
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.
WhatsApp finally launches video calling
In a move that many of its users have been eagerly waiting for, WhatsApp is adding video calling to its apps.
SAP announces Earth Observation Analysis
SAP, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), has announced the Earth Observation Analysis service, a cloud service powered by the SAP HANA platform.
SAP announces Microsoft Surface Hub partnership
SAP has announced new features and functions across its BusinessObjects Analytics portfolio of cloud and on-premise solutions.
SAP launches new version of HANA platform
SAP has announced the launch of the second edition of HANA platform at the 20th annual edition of its TechEd conference in Barcelona.
SAP CEO: Dubai vision drives Smart City leadership
Dubai is a global leader in using digital initiatives to deliver Smart City projects, according to SAP CEO Bill McDermott while speaking at the recently held ‘Dubai International Project Management Forum,’ organised by Dubai RTA, DEWA, Emaar, and PMI.
SAP: We will save Dubai $5 billion
SAP’s UAE managing director Tayfun Topkoc has pledged to save the UAE government more than $5 billion over the next five years.