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ISSUE 01: AUTOMATION FIRST
Delivering the ‘real’ e-learning ‘experience’
Shadi Bakhour, Business Unit Director, B2B, Canon Middle East and General Manager, Canon Saudi Arabia, highlights how the current COVID-19 pandemic is re-shaping the future of education.
Zain rolls out first-ever 5G roaming service in MENA
Zain Group has successfully launched the region’s first 5G roaming service between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with download speeds reaching as high as 500 Mbps for both outbound and inbound roaming.
Odyssey Cybersecurity to launch new data centre in Riyadh
Odyssey Cybersecurity is set to launch a new data centre to host its ClearSkies Big Data Advanced Security Analytics Platform in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Etisalat announces new offerings for Hajj and Umrah travellers
Etisalat has launched a new roaming pack for customers travelling to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and Umrah.
“E-commerce a part of our DNA”: noon.com’s Mohamed Alabbar
noon.com has recently hosted an event in Saudi Arabia, which was attended by Saudi businesses and entrepreneurs, and featured a keynote by founder Mohamed Alabbar.
VeeamON 2019
Middle East firms ready for the multi-cloud world: Veeam executive
Adelle Geronimo caught up with Veeam’s regional manager for Saudi Arabia and Levant, Rawad Zaki at the VeeamON Conference in Miami to discuss the state of cloud and data management adoption in the Middle East.
SANS Institute to deliver “deep, hands-on” cyber skills training at Riyadh summit
SANS Institute has announced SANS Riyadh 2019 to help cyber security professionals in Saudi Arabia develop deep, hands-on skills through immersion-style training.
TechAccess announces Hitachi Vantara partner promotions
TechAccess has announced two attractive incentive programmes for its Hitachi Vantara Partners in Gulf, Saudi Arabia, SAGE and LEVANT region.
#ElevatorTweets: Twitter launches region-first initiative
A region-first, the initiative saw Twitter turn an everyday work journey into an enriching and educative experience, with curated, real-time conversations of what’s happening in a key market for UAE businesses; Saudi Arabia.
Spire Solutions names new sales manager for Gulf
Spire Solutions has appointed Sammy Elyan as its new regional sales manager for the Gulf region (GCC excluding Saudi Arabia).
Middle East’s Noon celebrates first birthday
The region’s homegrown digital marketplace, noon, is celebrating its first year of operations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Injazat to fast-track regional digital transformation with new partnership
Injazat Data Systems has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi-based Elm, a provider of innovative digital solutions, to explore joint business opportunities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and potentially other markets.
Dubai’s Emirates ties up with Uber
The collaborative offer will see visitors to Dubai from Australia, Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa avail special offers from Uber on bookings made between 26 September to 10 December 2018.
Makkah to undergo massive technology-based developments
Saudi Arabia had effectively used new technologies to run the massive annual pilgrimage of Haj, said prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah, advisor to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and chairman of the Central Haj Committee.
Gulf-based entrepreneurs seek to transform outdoor advertising
Two entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia and UAE are taking on mission to disrupt the traditional outdoor advertising with the help of blockchain.
Online home rental giant eyes Middle East growth
International rental platform Airbnb is reportedly eyeing Saudi Arabia as the next “very exciting” emerging market.
GCC trio in talks to drive regional fintech industry
Saudi Arabia is reportedly in talks with UAE and Bahrain to establish a coordinated approach to the regulation and nurturing of fintech startups in the region.
Blackberry KEY2 smartphone arrives in the Middle East
The all-new BlackBerry KEY2 is now available across a choice of leading retailers in the UAE and will be available in Saudi Arabia later this month.
Careem’s Magnus Olsson on driving the Middle East’s only tech unicorn
Careem co-founder Magnus Olsson has revealed that he sees the region’s homegrown ride-hailing service as playing a “crucial role in contributing to the changes in Saudi Arabia,” with particular focus on empowering female drivers – or “captinahs” – from June onwards.