Adelle Geronimo reports from FOCUS 16 in Las Vegas, where Intel Security shared insights on the evolving cybersecurity landscape in the digital economy, and announced new innovations and strategies for the coming year.


Adelle Geronimo reports from FOCUS 16 in Las Vegas, where Intel Security shared insights on the evolving cybersecurity landscape in the digital economy, and announced new innovations and strategies for the coming year.

In line with its strategic goal to bring fast and secure services to its customers Gulf Air Director of IT Dr. Jassim Haji discusses how the company revamped its wireless network infrastructure to meet growing business demands.

Harshul Joshi, Senior Vice President of Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance, DarkMatter, gives his take on the potential risks brought by one of today’s most promising technologies – driverless cars.

Wael Mustafa, Channel Director MESAT, Commvault, elaborates on partners’ interest to deliver around services.

Interactive Intelligence Group has announced its participation at Dreamforce, a technology conference hosted by Salesforce, taking place in Dubai on 28th November, 2016.
Interactive Intelligence Group has announced its participation at Dreamforce, a technology conference hosted by Salesforce, taking place in Dubai on 28th November, 2016.

Nokia and the GCAA have entered into a strategic collaboration that will make the UAE the “first country in the world to allow the operation of drones by both businesses and government agencies.”
Help AG has announced it has joined the ‘Carbon Black Connect’ Alliance Program as a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) partner.

Microsoft has announced that it will be participating as the lead technology partner at the Big 5 International Building and Construction Show 2016, taking place from the 21st to 24th of November at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Driven to develop its diversified business, transport and logistics provider Al Sahraa Group has developed in-house software to provide better accountability of its processes, which has enabled the firm to build a duo of sleek customer-facing apps.

An entry level device, DTEK50 offers BlackBerry’s range of security, privacy and productivity matched with Android’s latest interface features.

Spearheading the emirate’s ambitions to be a “happier” Smart City by 2020, director general of Smart Dubai, H.E. Dr Aisha Bin Bishr, is also a champion of bringing more women into the tech industry. James Dartnell caught up with her at the 18th Global Women In Leadership forum.

An entry level device, DTEK50 offers BlackBerry’s range of security, privacy and productivity matched with Android’s latest interface features.

Bose has launched three new wireless speaker systems: the SoundTouch 300 soundbar, and two new Lifestyle home entertainment systems, combining “stunning surround sound with an equally stunning design.”

Dubai Customs has announced a recent partnership with Nexthink that will see the government firm implement a solution that will enable it to have a real-time visibility on its IT infrastructure.

The Smart Dubai Office is traveling to Barcelona, Spain with partners from 14 government entities and the private sector to participate in the Smart Cities Expo and World Congress, the annual gathering of Smart City leaders, to showcase Dubai’s smart transformation achievements of the past year.

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.
TechAccess has announced that it will strengthen its focus on Saudi Arabia and is encouraging its partner community to advance their skills by taking advantage of its fully equipped Partner HUB.

National Bank of Kuwait CDO Tariq Al Osaimi takes a look at the history books, and explains why the GCC’s exploding youth population demands a rethinking of the relationship between branches and technology in the region.

Qlik has announced that Qlik Sense its modern platform-based approach to business intelligence (BI) and analytics, has ranked first in the BI Survey 16, conducted by the Business Application Research Centre (BARC).