Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 12:57 pm

Ericsson report: Citizens are increasingly using the internet and smartphones for their own personal safety

Today’s citizens have high expectations of authorities and public safety agencies, and where these expectations are not being met they are increasingly using the internet and smartphones for their own personal safety. A new Ericsson ConsumerLab report has investigated smartphone users’...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 12:00 pm

Panasonic’s latest exhibits this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas

Panasonic booth divided into three zones displayed - Smart Mobility, Smart Entertainment and Smart Home - to highlight future towns and lifestyles enabled through the company’s unique technologies and collaborations with partner companies. In addition to the three zones, Panasonic’s...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 10 January, 2017 8:49 am

Eng. Ahmed Abdulsalam Abdulrahman appointed as Mobily Chief Executive Officer

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) announced today that its Board of Directors had approved the appointment of Eng. Ahmed Abdulsalam Abdulrahman as Mobily Chief Executive Officer and the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Ahmad Farroukh. The Chairman and Board of Directors offered their sincere thanks and...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 4:02 pm

Mobily Continues Its 10 Time Data Free Offer

Mobily continues providing prepaid customers the 10 times data free offer, whereas the company will give 90 GB more for free when subscribers activate 10 GB package through SMS with 120 SR only. Subscribers can benefit from the offer by sending an SMS contains “activate 10 GB” to...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:43 pm

Microsoft’s new cloud trainings and certifications to bridge skills gap and drive cloud adoption in UAE

In its efforts of fueling digital transformation in the region, Microsoft has launched Azure Skills - Cloud related trainings and certification offers for IT Professionals across UAE. With the aim of increasing adoption for new Cloud technologies, the Azure Skills program will help participants...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 2:31 pm

Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia sheds light on Social Media habits of Women in Society

The results of a statistical study conducted by Virgin Mobile Saudi Arabia revealed that 20% of women in the Kingdom spend more than eight hours a day on social media, while the percentage of men in the same time frame amounted to 12%. The research conducted in collaboration with Virgin Mobile...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 1:25 pm

Saudi Geological Survey Selects Nexthink for Advanced Real-Time Analytics

As an independent entity of the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) has a mandate to explore the country’s rich mineral deposits, map key development sites and conduct a variety of geo-hazard, geo-environmental and hydrogeological studies to serve ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 1:21 pm

Ericsson and Cisco extend strategic partnership to include new Wi-Fi solutions

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Cisco are extending their strategic partnership to include a new Wi-Fi solution offering, named Evolved Wi-Fi Networks (EWN). EWN combines Ericsson’s 3GPP access, core networks and applications with Cisco’s Wi-Fi portfolio, to provide reliable Wi-Fi with the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 9:53 am

Canon celebrates second anniversary of its Miraisha sustainability programme in Africa

Canon Europe, leader in imaging, celebrates a significant milestone for one of its core sustainability programmes, Miraisha, as it reaches its two-year anniversary. The programme, which is run closely with Canon Central & North Africa, has trained over 2,500 participants since its inception in...

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Technology & IT | Monday 9 January, 2017 6:17 am

Electronic Shelf Labelling Set to Take Over Regional Retail

Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs) are entering the region with a big promise of saving on both operations and energy costs in the retail sector. A global forecast report by market research firm Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence, revealed that global market for Electronic Shelf Label Market will grow...

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