Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 5:25 am

New GSMA Report Highlights Risks of Implementing Wholesale Open Access Networks

The GSMA today announced the findings of a new report, “Wholesale Open Access Networks”, which examines the performance of the wholesale open access network (WOAN) model (also known as single wholesale network or SWN) in five markets around the world: Kenya, Mexico, Russia, Rwanda and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 5:00 am

2XL launches new collection for urban living spaces

2XL, the leading luxury furniture and home décor brand in the UAE has launched a luxury living room collection in turquoise green fabric. With the hard pinewood frame and durable fabric, the collection blends in with urban living spaces. Its greenish-blue tinge brightens up the living...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 4:30 am

HH Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed honors one of the largest donors to the Faraj Fund

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the UAE honored Firoz Merchant, a Dubai based Indian businessman, who is one of the main donors to the Faraj Fund. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Interior headquarters. This award is an...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 4:30 am

Sony Middle East & Africa and Modern Electronics plan to grow business in Saudi Arabia by 27% in 2017

Sony Middle East and Africa (MEA) has unveiled a new business strategy that aims to increase its regional presence and grow business by 20% in 2017. Saudi Arabia will be the biggest contributor to the company’s growth strategy in the region and the Sony business here is expected to grow by...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 4:00 am

New Research Supports Think Tank Assertions on Cyber Resilience Planning

Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, today announced it published the e-book, Strengthen Your Defenses Against Cybercrime: Cyber Resilience Planning for Email, that voices insights and prescriptive advice from members of the Cyber Resilience Think Tank. This...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 3:51 am

FDA Allows WIN Consortium to Proceed with Targeted Tri-Therapy Clinical Trial in First Line Treatment of Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

WIN Consortium (WIN) received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval to start the clinical investigation of a novel therapeutic approach using a combination of three targeted therapies for the first line treatment of patients with advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 3:20 am

Arabic Website Builder ‘Soluqi’ Achieves 10k Arabic Users Milestone

Tech startup Soluqi has reached a significant milestone in its journey to empower Arabic web users, having achieved 10k Arabic users this week across the Middle East on its online website builder. Since it’s release in May, Soluqi has accumulated over three thousand published websites,...

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Business & Money | Saturday 12 August, 2017 3:00 am

IBC2017 Offers Insights into Future Technologies Set to Transform the User Experience

Visitors to IBC2017 will be able to immerse themselves in a world of cutting edge technologies, with a host of opportunities to learn about the accelerating trends that are enhancing, customising or otherwise transforming the user experience (UX). Media and broadcast professionals should not...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 August, 2017 12:22 pm

IFLIX SECURES ADDITIONAL $133 MILLION FUNDING, LED BY HEARST

iflix, the world’s leading Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, today announced it has completed a $133 million funding round as it continues to deliver on its vision of bringing the world’s best entertainment to its audiences. The funding round, which...

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Business & Money | Friday 11 August, 2017 5:45 am

Baker McKenzie sets record financial year and announces partner promotions, including in Middle East

Leading global law firm Baker McKenzie has announced record revenues for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2017 (FY17) of US$2.67 billion, up 5% compared to the previous year, as well as the promotion of 80 new partners globally, including in the Middle East.   Baker McKenzie is the most...

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