Technology & IT | Tuesday 14 July, 2015 1:17 pm

How MENA’s biggest brands are celebrating Ramadan on Twitter

Ramadan in MENA is a special time of year for nationals and expatriates alike. It is a time of increased socialising and hospitality, with residents tending to spend more time than usual with friends and family. With this in mind, it is no surprise that social media engagement also increases during ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 13 July, 2015 10:26 am

Artec 3D unveils world’s first high-speed full-body 3D scanner at Arraya Shopping Centre

Artec 3D, a global market leader in 3D scanners, and Kuwait-based company 3D Utopia, are unveiling the world’s first high-speed full-body 3D scanner for 3D portraits for the first time in Kuwait at Arraya Shopping Centre on 15th July 2015 at 10 PM. Artec Shapify Booth will help customers...

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Technology & IT | Monday 13 July, 2015 10:23 am

CommScope Positions Global Partner Program to Better Service Customers and Partners

To increase the ease, speed and efficiency of collaborating with its partners and to deliver faster and better services to its customers, CommScope is introducing a new management tool for the PartnerPRO™ Network.   The CommScope PartnerPRO Portal is a management software tool ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 13 July, 2015 10:20 am

Accor Chooses Ruckus Wireless as a preferred WiFi provider in the MENA

Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) has announced today that AccorHotels, one of the world’s leading hotel operators with 3,700 hotels located in 92 countries, has started implementing Ruckus Smart WiFi products and technology across their hotels in GCC and...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 3:35 pm

Virgin Mobile CEO marks the Holy Month with employees in Riyadh

Karim Benkirane, Virgin Mobile CEO in Saudi Arabia, hosted the next generation mobile company’s first Iftar since operations began in the Kingdom.  Held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, Benkirane invited Virgin Mobile employees to join him in celebration of the Holy...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:26 pm

Mobily completed its executive team through appointing CEO and CFO

Mobily (Etihad Etisalat Company), a telecom operator in Saudi Arabia, today announces the appointment of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh as the new Chief Executive Officer for Mobily.   Mr. Farroukh brings over thirty years international business experience across Middle East, Africa, North...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:23 pm

Middle East Digital Economy Expected to Double by 2018

As the region continues to diversify its economy, the Middle East’s business landscape is quickly adopting latest technologies to capture competitive advantages arising from leveraging the Internet of Things,  big data & predictive analytics and further leveraging mobile technology ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 2:03 pm

Zain and Ericsson enter new agreements to offer differentiated user experience in Iraq

Zain Iraq and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have today announced an extension of their managed services deal, which would otherwise have ended in 2016, for three additional years to the end of 2019. The partnership was initially forged in 2011 as part of Zain Iraq’s ambition to deliver a...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 1:00 pm

Samsung Electronics Unveils Xpress C430/C480 Color Printer

Samsung Electronics announced its new Xpress C430 and C480 series of color printers and multi-function printers. The series include C430/430W single-function color printers, C480/480W multi-function printers that can print, copy, and scan, and C480FN/C480FW 4-in-1 MFPs with additional faxing...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 12 July, 2015 1:41 am

ZTE Signs Joint Pre5G R&D MOU With SoftBank

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced the company signed a memorandum of understanding with SoftBank Corp. to collaborate on research and development on Pre5G...

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