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130+ American companies exhibiting at Dubai Airshow 2023

PR News Desk 14/11/2023

USA Partnership Pavilion is where business gets done More than 130 American companies are exhibiting an impressive number of US military and commercial aircraft and aerospace technology at the Dubai Airshow (November 13-17, 2023). A high-level delegation of American diplomatic, military and

Aviation Business

Emirates Group posts 2023-24 H1 net profit of AED 10.1 billion

PR News Desk 11/11/2023

Group’s employee base grows to 108,996 The Dubai-based Emirates Group has announced a 2023-24 half-year net profit of AED 10.1 billion ($ 2.7 billion), surpassing its record half-year profit of AED 4.2 billion ($ 1.2 billion) last year by 138%. The Group also reported an EBITDA of AED 20.6 billion ($ 5.6 billion), a significant improvement from AED 15.3 […]

Business

Acronis launches MSP Academy for vendor-neutral training

PR News Desk 09/11/2023

Educational platform addresses key challenges of MSPs Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, has launched MSP Academy, an educational initiative to equip managed service providers (MSPs) with business and technological knowledge, sales and marketing tools necessary for them to grow. Acronis set up the MSP Academy following partner requests to expand the training

Tech Business

Emirates (airline) and Emirates NBD win 2023 Data Impact Awards from Cloudera at Evolve NYC

Arnold Pinto 05/11/2023

Annual awards feature six distinct categories Two UAE-headquartered globally renowned organisations – Emirates (airline) and Emirates NBD – are among eight leading enterprises that have won the 2023 Data Impact Awards instituted by Cloudera, the market-leading data company for enterprise AI and cloud solutions. Cloudera’s annual data impact awards recognise

Business

Cloudera and Pinecone in new tie-up to provide customers with advanced AI-powered solutions

Arnold Pinto 04/11/2023

Pinecone’s vector database is a cornerstone of critical infrastructure Cloudera, the Santa Clara, California-headquartered data company for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI), and Pinecone, the New York-based vector database company that specialises in long-term memory for AI, have entered a strategic partnership wherein Pinecone’s AI vector database expertise

Business Gitex

Microsoft to maintain high investment strategy in the Middle East region

Arnold Pinto 02/11/2023

Generative AI is seen as becoming mainstream in the region Ahmed Dandachi, Chief Commercial Business Officer at Microsoft UAE, in an interview at GITEX Global 2023, talks about generative AI, sheds light on the significance of the Middle East to Microsoft’s strategic investments and how GITEX plays a pivotal role in showcasing cutting-edge technology and […]

Business Gitex

Extreme Networks casts its digital net far and wide in the Middle East region

Arnold Pinto 30/10/2023

Unveils industry-leading digital twin capabilities at GITEX Global 2023 Extreme Networks, a global leader in cloud networking, presented unique digital twin capabilities as the highlight of its presence at GITEX Global – the world’s largest tech and startup event – held at Dubai World Trade Centre from October 16-20, 2023. The North Carolina-headquartered company

Business Gitex

Positive Technologies thwarts cybercriminals with innovative cybersecurity solutions

Arnold Pinto 29/10/2023

Digitalisation push in the Middle East appeals to the global company Positive Technologies – a leading global provider of enterprise security solutions for vulnerability and compliance management, incident and threat analysis, and application protection – safeguards 3,000+ organisations globally against cyberattacks and non-tolerable damage. The company is the sole

Business Gitex

Acronis: ‘Cybercriminals are leveraging AI to attack AI-based cybersecurity solutions’

Arnold Pinto 27/10/2023

‘Legacy systems put regional oil industry at high cyberattack risk’ Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection and cloud security, exhibited its advanced solutions at GITEX Global 2023 – the world’s largest tech and startup event – held at Dubai World Trade Centre from October 16-20, 2023. In an exclusive interview with ‘Middle East News […]

Business Gitex

Cloudera is in a pole position as digitalisation speeds up in the Middle East

Arnold Pinto 26/10/2023

US-based company is a Gold Sponsor of Digital Dubai at GITEX Global 2023 Cloudera, the Santa Clara, California-headquartered enterprise data cloud solutions provider, exhibited its latest advanced AI-powered data and hybrid cloud solutions in association with Digital Dubai at the 43rd edition of GITEX Global – the world’s largest and most inclusive tech show – […]

Business Gitex

Advanced solutions allow Acronis to register 50% growth in the Middle East region

Arnold Pinto 25/10/2023

Rapidly digitising region is vital to the reputed cyber protection provider Stanislav ‘Stas’ Protassov, President, Co-founder and Executive Board member of Acronis, is an accomplished technology entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in global software development, virtualisation, and business management. He has significantly contributed to the global technology

Business GCC Transport UAE

Malaysia’s Sky Blue Media wins OOH concession for Dubai’s public buses

Arnold Pinto 25/10/2023

5-year contract includes public bus facilities in Dubai emirate Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a strategic agreement with Sky Blue Media, granting the Malaysia-based company the exclusive rights to manage all out-of-home (OOH) advertising for Dubai RTA’s public bus fleet and public bus facilities in Dubai emirate for five years. Under the […]

Business Tech

Cloudera to host ‘Evolve New York City’ on November 2 for global data managers

Arnold Pinto 24/10/2023

The industry event begins with a keynote by futurist Gerd Leonhard More than 30 globally eminent data and analytics leaders will speak at ‘Evolve New York City 2023’ – Cloudera’s flagship global customer event – at The Glasshouse, 660 12th Avenue in New York City on November 2, 2023. Cloudera – a world leader in […]

Business Cybersecurity

The whole world is seen as fair play for cybercriminals

Arnold Pinto 21/10/2023

Sophos presents advanced cybersecurity solutions at GITEX Global 2023 Cybercriminals – individuals or organisations – invariably do not target specific regions, such as the Middle East, to launch cyberattacks. Instead, they treat the whole world as fair play for their nefarious activities. Speaking at GITEX Global 2023, John Shier, Field CTO at Sophos, noted that […]

Business Gitex

Flowscape arrives, to transform legacy workplaces in the GCC region

Arnold Pinto 20/10/2023

Swedish proptech company exhibits at GITEX Global for the first time Flowscape – the Stockholm-headquartered global provider of digital workplace and analytics solutions – showed its advanced offerings at GITEX Global, the world’s largest tech and startup event, held at Dubai World Trade Centre from October 16-20, 2023. With clients in 50+ countries deploying its

Gitex Business GCC UAE

Expand North Star 2023 begins on a positive note at Dubai Harbour

Arnold Pinto 16/10/2023

Event features innovations in robotics, AI, and entrepreneurship Expand North Star, the largest event in the world for startups and investors, began on October 15, 2023, at Dubai Harbour, uniting startup founders, VCs, tech leaders and ecosystem enablers from across the globe. Running from October 15-18, 2023, as a co-event of GITEX Global (October 16-20, […]

Gitex Business

Cloud Box Technologies showcasing a bouquet of services at GITEX Global 2023

Arnold Pinto 13/10/2023

Dubai-based company unveils new Security Operations Centre Cloud Box Technologies, a Dubai-based premier IT infrastructure solution provider, is showcasing its latest IT infrastructure, security, and cloud solutions at GITEX Global – the largest tech and startup event in the world – being held at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from October 16-20, 2023. The company […]

Gitex Business GCC UAE

Global startups sail into Expand North Star 2023 at Dubai Harbour

Arnold Pinto 13/10/2023

World’s largest startup event is on from October 15-18, 2023 Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is organising Expand North Star – the largest startup event in the world – from October 15-18, 2023, at Dubai Harbour, the GCC region’s largest superyacht hub. Expand North Star is the co-located powerhouse event of GITEX Global – the […]

Tech Business GCC UAE

Dubai-based Haltia.AI startup closes oversubscribed round

Arnold Pinto 06/10/2023

Talented young entity aims to launch its advanced AI personal assistant Haltia.AI, a Dubai-based startup specialising in rolling out real-time offline AI technology, has closed its AED1.8-million friends and family funding round, oversubscribed in under three weeks. The startup’s initial funding surge comes from high demand for advanced personal AI technology,

Corporate Business GCC Saudi Arabia

Dubai-based MyCrane lifts itself into the prime Saudi market

Arnold Pinto 04/10/2023

Two-year-old startup commences strategic digitalisation programme MyCrane – the world’s first online crane rental platform – has lifted itself into Saudi Arabia, following a similar push into the US and Indian markets in the past 10 months. Addressing a news conference on October 3, 2023, on the sidelines of ADIPEC 2023, the largest annual show […]