The new programme was announced at the company’s global partner event, HP Reinvent, and aims to combine sales skills, education, product training and certifications.
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Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5513
Canon opens its first Innovation Centre in the Middle East
As part of Canon’s strategy of working closely with its customers, it provides businesses and other entities with a live demonstration of all of Canon’s latest hardware and software technologies.
Etisalat targets millennials with latest SIM offering ‘Swyp’
To be eligible for the service the customer must be aged 15-29 years old at the time of subscribing for the service and must be able to present a valid Emirates ID Card.
iPhone 6 sales dominate UAE smartphone market in Q2: TRA
The TRA also reported that 34.5% of all handsets registered on UAE mobile networks in the second quarter were manufactured by Samsung, but none of the company’s flagship phones were ranked in the top eight most popular.
GCC businesses must ‘urgently’ transform for VAT compliance: Oracle
The study, which is based on a poll of 450 senior company executives from across industries, reveals that 73 percent of businesses consider VAT implementation as a key opportunity to initiate wider digital transformation projects within their organisation.
Musafir.com debuts Arabic mobile app to streamline travel booking process
The new app launch, which is set to be made immediately available on iOS and Android platforms, is the latest milestone in Musafir.com’s regional innovation journey.
Dubai, IBM launch AI-powered government service centre
The ‘Services 1’ centre, located at Emirates Towers, Dubai, represents a one-stop for the public to acquire services from 14 government entities.
Apple tipped to release top-tier iPhone X after iOS 11 leak
Strings of software code inside of the leaked operating system, first detailed by Apple news website 9to5Mac, show the expected three new phones will be called the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X.
Huawei to invest $500m in enhancing cloud transformation strategy
The investment will enhance the development of cloud-based professional services, and will provide customers with “end-to-end cloud transformation service solutions,” enabling them to build, use and manage their cloud platforms effectively.
Dubai to accept bitcoin payments on $325m real estate project
Bitcoin payments platform BitPay will process the bitcoin transactions. The company already provides bitcoin payment tools to companies such as Microsoft and Virgin Galactic.