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Salesforce enters into definitive agreement to acquire Slack

Slack will become an operating unit of Salesforce and will continue to be led by CEO Stewart Butterfield

Gitex 2020: ManageEngine to highlight its suite of enterprise IT security solutions

ManageEngine will speak at the event on ‘Cybersecurity threats to Business Digital Transformation’

Financial threats to accelerate in 2021: Kaspersky

Cryptocurrency transit, web skimmers move to the server-side and extortion to plague businesses

Bahrain

First insurance platform graduates from Central Bank of Bahrain regulatory sandbox

Tasweya offers a platform for auto-reconciliation of statements of accounts

Gitex 2020: UAE to host Israeli tech delegation

Gitex will host the UAE-Israel Future Digital Economy Summit and the Gitex Future Stars Israel Innovation Discovery Day

New Dubai government-backed payment app launches in UAE

Empay will avail instant credit facility for making various payments

Gitex 2020: Huawei to highlight how partnerships can create value

Connectivity, cloud, AI, computing, and industry applications to drive growth

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to have world’s largest energy storage capacity

The fourth phase will be operational in stages starting from Q3 2021

Circumventing IP address with malicious intent now punishable offence in UAE

Violators will face stiff penalties, including imprisonment and a financial fine

How digital transformation can prove to be a catalyst for rebooting MEA economies

Organisations will need to examine their business closely and give digital transformation a whole new meaning

smart city

Why partnerships are key to achieving the GCC’s smart city ambitions

UK technology companies involved in smart city projects across the region share their experience of collaborating with developers in the Gulf

Gitex 2020: Riverbed advocates greater visibility post-Covid

Mena Migally, regional vice president for META at Riverbed discusses company’s Gitex 2020 focus

Responsible AI

Half of UAE tech leaders expect IT budgets to increase: KPMG study

Almost 70% of UAE CIOs have gained more C-suite influence in light of the pandemic

Revealed: Winners at the 2020 Gulf Business Awards

The awards acknowledged champions from across the region’s business spectrum

GCC leads MENA in fintech maturity: report

Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Riyadh named MENA’s top fintech ecosystems by Startup Genome

Ekar extends its mobility OS to GCC third-party fleet owners

Ekar poised to add more than 5,000 cars within its app over the next six months across UAE and Saudi Arabia

ICT talent beckons a new era of learning in the Middle East

Adequate ICT talent is required to accelerate digital enablement plans across the region

Egypt-based FMCG giant picks SAP to run distribution, sales

EDITA rolls out SAP Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Mobile Android Solution 2.0

Gitex 2020: Avaya highlights ‘work-from-anywhere’ technologies

Nidal Abou-Ltaif, president, Avaya International (EMEA & APAC), highlights Gitex 2020 importance amid global challenges

Gitex 2020: Pure Storage to highlight Flash portfolio

Assaad El Saadi, regional director, Middle East for Pure Storage on what to expect at GITEX

Gitex 2020: Trend Micro to showcase ‘The Art of Cybersecurity’

Trend Micro blocked 56.9 million cyber-attacks in H1 2020, new report shows

Bitcoin revival unleashes animal spirits and $300,000 forecast

The world’s largest digital currency is in the midst of an exuberant rally this week

Gitex 4

Gitex 2020: Everything you need to know

The only major global tech event set to be held live next month at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gitex will see technology and business leaders from across the world gather to set growth strategies for the future

u.ae government website

Record growth in users of official UAE government portal from January-October: TRA

It recorded a 50.73 per cent year-on-year increase over the 6.54 million users recorded in the same period in 2019

Bahrain’s Investcorp invests in India’s Xpressbees

Xpressbees has a presence across more than 2,000 towns and cities in India

Saudi-based Tamimi Markets picks Cisco to upgrade IT, secure access

Tamimi Markets can securely connect its 65-strong network with Cisco SD-WAN

Lessons learnt: How to best manage boardroom dissent online?

Shaping smart usage of online meeting chat features for sorting boardroom disputes is a work in progress, but is already proving to be invaluable

Kaspersky completes data-processing relocation to Switzerland

Kaspersky opens new Transparency Centre in Canada as part of Global Transparency Initiative

Micro Focus appoints new head of Emerging Markets

Anas Jwaied is Micro Focus new vice president and general manager for Emerging Markets

Ecommerce

Retail traffic and sales in UAE set to soar during Black Friday: Criteo study

Survey says 37% of UAE shoppers are more comfortable shopping in-store now