#Technology

Asus Burj Khalifa

Asus lights up Burj Khalifa for The Pinnacle of Performance launch event

At the show, the brand announced its leading market position in two new segments

Emirates Huawei

ATM 2022: Emirates extends strategic partnership with Huawei

Both firms originally formed a strategic agreement in early 2020 by making the Emirates app available on Huawei’s AppGallery

Dr Alzarouni

Dr Marwan Alzarouni joins Everdome as official advisor

Dr Alzarouni is known for his work as the CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center and serves as the managing partner at innovation consultancy Accelliance

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Align Technology expands regional footprint into Oman

Orthodontists in Oman will now be able to receive Invisalign training in order to provide clear aligner therapy to their patients

Dubai SME leverages fintech to support start-ups in partnership with Beehive

BlackBerry partners with Midis Group to drive growth in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

Midis Group will focus on driving growth for BlackBerry’s cybersecurity business unit

UAE ransomware

Over 59% of UAE organisations surveyed were hit by ransomware in 2021 – research

The average cost to recover from the most recent ransomware attack in 2021 was $1.26m

Okadoc

Okadoc appoints new chief executive officer for Saudi Arabia

Taher comes to Okadoc with over 15 years of experience in the industry

Multi-factor authentication

Multi-factor authentication to generate $27bn globally for mobile operators in 2022 – research

A Juniper Research study found that operators will generate this revenue from termination of SMS messages related to multi-factor authentication

Cloud end-user spending

Worldwide public cloud end-user spending to reach nearly $500bn in 2022: Gartner

In the Middle East and North Africa, end-user spending on public cloud will total $5.8bn in 2022, growing 18.8 per cent from 2021

Turtlemint

Insurtech platform Turtlemint, raises $120m in Series E funding

Through a digital solution, the platform assists financial advisers in matching consumers with products that is suited for their needs, reducing the difficulties of paperwork

Dennis Whitney

Insights: How remote proctoring aids online learning

The introduction of AI has made it possible for educators to closely monitor a candidate’s activities and also conduct exams online

Binance regulatory

Crypto exchange Binance gets French regulatory nod in European push

The regulatory nod will help boost the company’s ambitions in Europe and marks the exchange’s first major approval from a G-7 member nation

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How technology can curb counterfeiting

According to official World Health Organization figures, 1 per cent of medications accessible in developed countries are counterfeit

Thales RUAG

Thales acquires RUAG’s simulation and training business

This integration will help accelerate the move towards developing more environmentally efficient and digital training solutions for the military

Gucci

Gucci to start accepting crypto payments in select US stores

Gucci, owned by Kering SA, will initially accept 10 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu

Cisco , Mclaren

Cisco signs as an official technology partner of McLaren Racing

With the expanded relationship, McLaren will have access to Cisco’s full portfolio of solutions across enterprise networking, wi-fi, and collaboration

Fame MMA Everdome

Sports organisation FAME MMA acquires land on Everdome’s metaverse

As the landowner within the metaverse, FAME MMA will have the opportunity to reach fans on a new level

Atos VMware partnership

Atos, VMware extend strategic partnership to help organisations derive value from data

Companies expand partnership to help meet customers’ data sovereignty and interoperability needs, and align with Gaia-X principles

employee engagement

Truly Secure, Workfam partner to elevate employee engagement in the region

The partnership followed shortly after the employee engagement solution identified the need for increased security protection

Biomass. emissions

First African emissions reduction credit platform unveiled

The platform, to be known as CYNK, will use the Hedera Hashgraph public decentralised ledger to track emission reductions

Sandbox AQ

Google spinoff Sandbox AQ gets backing from CIA’s venture arm

The CIA’s In-Q-Tel was joined by Paladin Capital Group, which backs innovative tech companies, in Sandbox AQ’s first round of fundraising

OSS

What the billion-dollar OSS market means for software delivery in the UAE

Nearshoring – outsourcing service provision to another company in a nearby country is rapidly growing. Shankar Garg, MD, Xebia Middle East outlines why this is a game-changer in software delivery in the UAE

Financial

Is the financial sector still on cybercriminals’ radars?

The New York Federal Reserve noted a report that financial firms experience cyberattacks 300 times more than other industries

5G Voice

5G voice users to reach 2.5 billion globally by 2026 – research

Despite the growth of voice-over-5G, the report forecasts operator-billed voice revenue will decline by 16 per cent over the next four years

Dubai's Virtual asset

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority enters the metaverse with Sandbox HQ

As the world’s first regulator to make its debut in the metaverse, VARA aims to ensure that the regulator is accessible to its industry in their environment

Acer PC

Here’s how the PC industry has evolved over the years

In an interview with Gulf Business, Emmanuel Fromont, president of Acer – EMEA, shares how the PC has returned to being a vital device in people’s lives

Crypto

Crypto giveaways return with many of same old risks

Large investors and creators of the project have been the big winners of the ApeCoin distribution

Huawei ICT infrastructure

Huawei’s take on how ICT infrastructure can curb energy consumption

In an interview with Gulf Business, David Shi, president, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Middle East highlights how the need for greener ICT infrastructure is a priority for organisations

AI

Majority of UAE workers believe AI and data science will impact their jobs in five years

The YouGov study commissioned by Dataiku reveals the country to be pro-AI, but work still needs to be done to democratise the use of data and AI

Riverbed Exclusive

Exclusive: Riverbed unveils revamped brand, new division

In an interview with Gulf Business, Dan Smoot, CEO at Riverbed explains in brief about the new division and how the company is investing more in innovation to support its customers