D-Link has signed a strategic business partnership with Taiwan-headquartered MOXA, aimed at supplying the channel with industrial networking equipment. The …
Deyaar’s Faisal Ali on the potential for smart tech in real estate
Since the firm’s establishment in 2002, Deyaar has emerged as one of the leading residential and commercial developers in the UAE’s competitive real estate market. By combining innovative strategies with the latest emerging technologies, newly appointed senior IT manager Faisal Ali is striving to provide unrivalled customer service.
Why UAE CIOs value data more than employees
Pure Storage’s Evolution: The Data Economy 2017 report shows that two thirds of UAE CIOs now consider data to be a more valuable asset than their employees. Are the country’s IT leaders well-advised to set store in cloud, and what they can realistically expect from their IT roadmaps in the next two years?
ADGM, UAE Exchange join forces to enhance fintech ecosystem
The partnership will see UAE Exchange collaborate with FinTech participants under ADGM’s Regulatory Laboratory, RegLab, to develop and deploy promising FinTech solutions in the remittance, foreign exchange and payments space.
A mind of its own: The potential for IT automation in the enterprise
How should CIOs go about implementing automation strategies into their business models, and what will this impending age of automation mean for current employees?
Palto Alto Networks signs data exchange deal with Interpol
Palo Alto Networks is formalising its cooperation with the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI). Palo Alto Networks is the …
Microsoft launches Coco Framework for blockchain
Microsoft has announced the Coco Framework, a first-of-its-kind innovation that will advance enterprise adoption of blockchain technology. Current blockchain protocol technology …
Nanjgel: People, processes and technology define security
Jude Pereira, MD, Nanjgel Solutions, says building a robust security strategy comes down to people, processes and technology. Recent ransomware …
DEWA launches ‘8080 initiative’ to raise e-adoption rate
The e-adoption of DEWA’s smart services is now at approximately 76 percent at the end of Q2 2017. In order to reach the 80 percent target by 2018, DEWA has launched the ‘8080 initiative’ to increase customer awareness of its smart services on DEWA’s smart app and website.
Bricks and clicks: ASGC’s newly-appointed CIO Herbert Fuchs
Newly-appointed CIO Herbert Fuchs has been hired to optimise and reinvent the ways that ASGC uses technology to automate time-consuming processes and enhance the health and safety of on-site workers.
HP debuts VR solutions and services for businesses
HP has announced a unified approach and commercial solutions for virtual reality (VR), positioning itself as the partner of choice …
UAE blockchain market to hit $300m by 2022 – report
In response to this, blockchain enabler SAP has claimed that the country’s public sector will be the driving force behind the UAE hitting this figure.
Uber’s rival DiDi Chuxing seals partnership with Careem
Didi’s investment in Careem is said to further enhance its reliable transportation offerings across the region. Together, the two parties will share knowledge in intelligent transportation technology, product development, and operations.
HP launches new retail point-of-sale system
HP Inc. has unveiled its versatile all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) system, the HP ElitePOS for the retail sector. The company said …
AI, analytics accelerate digital workplace transformation
New research which examined how organisations are evolving from a traditional office environment to a digital workplace reveals that gaining …
Apple plans cellular-capable watch
Apple is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks, a …
UAE consumers rank high in appetite for AI tech: report
Consumers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are more ready to adopt artificial intelligence (AI)-powered devices and services than consumers in many other countries, according to an annual research from Accenture.
Facebook halts AI test after robots develop own language
Facebook was forced to halt an artificial intelligence engine after developers discovered that the AI had begun communication in its …
Gartner: AI will be in almost every software product by 2020
Gartner analysts have revealed they believe that by 2020, AI technologies will be virtually pervasive in almost every new software …
Vital care: Meeting the demands of smart healthcare organisations
Healthcare providers are modernising their data centres to help transform their IT environments and enable safer, data-driven patient care delivery. …