As organisations across the MENA region march ahead with technology-centric transformations, we profile 10 senior executives from global technology firms with a substantial presence in the region, and who play an influential role in the regional tech industry
Adriano Neves to lead Avanade’s business in the region
Among the many new key features, Start now utilises the power of the cloud and Microsoft 365 to show recent files, no matter what device they were previously viewed on
Businesses to achieve higher productivity and workforce efficiency
This year’s online-only event was much quieter, with many hot releases delayed as a result of the pandemic
The new technology will ensure 100 per cent traceability of containers, as well as the potential to launch an autonomous vehicle system
Automation and AI is helping drive a manufacturing resurgence in many regions, according to Microsoft
By developing partnerships with big tech companies like Microsoft, the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) is revolutionising the way people interact with the government
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT) embarked on its digital transformation journey before the pandemic, leaving it better prepared to adapt to the crisis
With support from Microsoft, Digiteam offers its sales digitisation and gamification mobile solution on the cloud and scales to new customers across different markets
The people and organisations who adapted to the crisis the quickest did so with technology
Surgeons from 13 different countries assisted by HoloLens 2 from Microsoft
UAE educators make up one in 10 out of 20,000 worldwide
Online education platform to cover 400,000 educators and students across the country
Microsoft’s underwater datacentre experiment shows promise
Sayed Hashish, general manager, Microsoft UAE, tells Gulf Business how technology will continue to play an active role in hybrid working beyond the onset of this decade
Microsoft signs MoU with Dubai Government Human Resources Department under its Tomoh programme
A deal between ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, and Oracle will look more like a corporate restructuring than an outright sale, sources said
The Daman Health Bot offers general medical information and recommendations for Covid-19
Microsoft, Walmart, Twitter and Oracle have made bids for TikTok
Court however orders Apple to restore Unreal Engine
The App Store forces applications and games on it to use its exclusive in-app payment system
US government claims TikTok users data could be accessed by Chinese government
Oracle joins early front runners Microsoft and Twitter in bid to buy video-sharing site
Dubai Tourism College runs online learning Microsoft Teams
Microsoft aims to eliminate single-use plastics from its packaging by 2025
Microsoft xCloud available in select markets from 15 September on Android
US President agrees to 45-day window for negotiations between Microsoft and ByteDance
Prime members will get exclusive 12-hour early access to deals from 12pm on July 20
Technologies such as AI are shifting the way the world works, with the Middle East region striving to be at the forefront of this new era. As public and private sector organisations embark on digital transformation strategies, we highlight the regional executives leading this technological revolution