IBM has signed a ten-year, approximately $85 million managed services agreement with Emirates airline. The agreement will enable Emirates to …
Meltdown and Spectre fixes will reduce performance: Microsoft
Microsoft believes the Meltdown and Spectre fixes will affect the performance of personal computers and slow down servers drastically. In a …
Saudi health tech startup Sihatech raises $1.3m in Series A round
Saudi Internet Health Application Technology Company (Sihatech), a Riyadh based health tech startup has just closed a Series A round …
Self-driving cars head for CES
With millions of autonomous vehicles expected on our roads a decade from now, who’s going to teach them all to …
Gartner: worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 22.2 percent in 2017
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $419.7 billion in 2017, a 22.2 percent increase from 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner, …
Intel unveils 8th Gen Intel Core processors with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics
Intel has launched the 8th Gen Intel Core processor with Radeon RX Vega M Graphics. The firm said it is …
McAfee completes acquisition of Skyhigh Networks
McAfee has announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Skyhigh Networks. With the close of this deal, Skyhigh …
Vuzix to launch Amazon Alexa-powered smart glasses
Vuzix will unveil a set of smart glasses powered by Alexa this week, as Amazon’s smart assistant continues to pose a …
CPU security flaws put virtually all phones, PCs at risk
Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from …
Kuwait’s Equate Group announces new SAP venture
Equate Group, a global producer of petrochemicals, has announced the next phase of its partnership with SAP, in an effort …
Trends security pros need to think about going into 2018
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and collaborative with every coming year. As with previous years, 2017 saw no shortage of …
What’s happening on the Internet?
Our network, which encircles the entire globe, carries more than 28% of all Internet routes. As a result, we’re in …
TRA completes IPv6 testing on FedNet
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has successfully completed today the tests of the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) on the …
MoF completes Federal Financial System for VAT
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced that its Federal Financial System has been updated and is ready to manage …
What does 2018 hold for hardware in the Middle East?
Back in 2013, a Baird Equity Research Technology report stated, “Cloud services will drive a shrinking IT spending pie.” Now, in 2017, that statement holds true.
‘500m AED’ to be pumped into DEWA solar park R&D centre by 2020
Investments at the R&D Centre in Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park will hit AED500 million by 2020, according …
Middle East students scoop Huawei ICT Skill Competition awards
Thirteen teams of students from across the Middle East have won prizes at Huawei’s International ICT Skill Competition finals this …
Network International partners with 3C Payment
Payment solutions provider Network International has strengthened its product proposition for the hospitality sector following a partnership with payment solution …
Ooredoo shares its vision to develop smart cities in Oman
Ooredoo has recently shared an overview on the growing importance of smart cities in the Sultanate of Oman and its contribution to creating prosperous, economically diverse knowledge-based societies.
Etisalat announces successful deployment of pre-commercial 5G network
Etisalat has successfully launched a pre-commercial 5G network in certain locations within the UAE including Abu Dhabi and Dubai.