His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, has launched the Dubai Font in line with the UAE’s vision to become a regional and global leader in innovation.
UAE academic firms post ‘clear vision’ of technology’s role
Microsoft has released the findings from a new survey of nearly 100 UAE-based educators, in which they expressed the challenges and opportunities in optimising technology for the classroom as well as the skill-sets required to succeed.
Riverbed enters cloud Wi-Fi market, acquires Xirrus
Riverbed Technology has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Xirrus, a provider of next generation Wi-Fi networks.
A10 Networks launches new secure app management platform
A10 Networks has unveiled the A10 Harmony Controller, which delivers multi-cloud and multi-service application delivery and security management.
Gartner: Global IT spending to see marginal growth in 2017
According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending is expected to increase 1.4 percent in 2017. Despite this growth rate being down from the previous quarter’s forecast of 2.7 percent – due in part to the rising U.S. dollar – spending in this area is still predicted to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017.
Shadow Brokers: NSA monitored Middle East banks
Files released by the hacker group Shadow Brokers suggest the United States National Security Agency penetrated the SWIFT banking network …
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Parallels, Ingram Micro sign distribution agreement
Parallels has signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, making it the authorised distributor for Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) …
Regional business looking up: Infor president Stephan Scholl
James Dartnell sat down with Infor president Stephan Scholl to discuss the firm’s ambitious plans to quintuple its regional market …
Trump tightens grip on H-1B visa programme
The Trump administration has tightened its control over the H-1B immigration visa programme for skilled workers, often used by Silicon Valley companies to attract tech workers.
Teradata launches portable licenses, all-memory platform
Teradata has announced the release of its new database license flexibility across hybrid cloud deployments at its Universe 2017 EMEA …
Windows 10 Creators update coming on April 11
Microsoft has announced that the Windows 10 Creators Update will be available in UAE from 11th April.
Can enterprises harness the business value of digital twins?
With Gartner predicting that billions of things will be represented by digital twins within three to five years, how can enterprises look to leverage their capabilities to create business value?
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Bill Gates again tops world’s billionaire list
Bill Gates, co-founder and former CEO of Microsoft, was the world’s richest person in 2016, the fourth year in a …
Dell EMC, Cisco and HPE lead in cloud infrastructure market
Dell EMC has joined Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as a dominant player in the cloud infrastructure equipment market, with the three vendors now in the leading position.
Global Education & Skills Forum questions tech’s value
While technology and its role in redefining education was a resounding theme at the fifth annual Global Education & Skills …
Major tech companies withdraw from legal fight against Trump
Apple, Google and Facebook are among more than 60 technology companies that appear to have backed away from the legal fight against U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, deciding not to put their weight behind a lawsuit seeking to block the second version of his executive order.
LinkedIn launches ‘Project Sangam’
Microsoft has launched Project Sangam, a cloud service integrated with LinkedIn that will help train and generate employment for middle and low-skilled workers.
FireEye announces enhancements to Endpoint Security solution
FireEye has announced a number of enhancements to its endpoint security solution designed to offer “unparalleled protection” from threats missed by legacy and next-generation endpoint solutions.