Environment & Energy | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 12:10 am

Schneider Electric Wins 2014 Platts Global Energy Award

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has been recognized for its efforts to conserve and manage energy consumption at more than 300 company facilities around the world. The company was honored with a Stewardship Award at the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards. Chris Hummel, ...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 12:03 am

Audi at 2015 CES – 900 kilometer piloted drive

A fourcore processor processing eight billion operations per second. A virtual tachometer with a needle that is rendered anew 60 times per second to ensure absolutely fluid motion. 3D sound to match a concert hall and appearing to come from every direction, an Audi tablet as a multimedia control ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 4:08 pm

Oman Ministry of Tourism reveal new travel packages in Saudi Arabia

Moving forward to attract more tourists during the upcoming tourism season, Oman Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Oman Air, the national carrier airline of Oman, recently held a promotional event at the Sheraton Hotel Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event aimed to reinforce the joint ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 3:43 pm

ICFLIX and Microsoft Gulf have special plans this DSF

ICFLIX [pronounced “I-see-flix”] will be partnering with Microsoft Gulf this Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) to bring consumers a special treat. Any Windows Tablet bought between January 1st and January 31st will come with a 3-month premium subscription to ICFLIX for free in select retailers...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 2:03 pm

TNS Makes Strategic Appointment In Middle East

TNS, the world's largest custom market research consultancy announced the new leadership of their key regional business operations with the appointment of Stephen Hillebrand as CEO Middle East. Hillebrand takes over from Steve Hamilton-Clark who had been at the helm for the past 17...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:54 pm

GCF2015 to focus on the role of governments in boosting economic competitiveness

The eighth annual Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) is to focus on the crucial role played by governments in enabling growth, discussing global and regional trends in governmental competitiveness and developing a world class infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.This year’s forum, which will be held at ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:26 pm

‘Incident Response Technology Should be a Top Priority for Organizations in Saudi to Combat Cybercrime’

Cybersecurity solutions that reduce detection, response and recovery times are critical, but complex. That’s because they require a variety of incident analysis and management tools that are automated, tightly integrated and, ideally, managed from a central command. Few companies have the time or ...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:17 pm

A STEP AHEAD CAREER FAIR SUPPORTS WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND MANAGEMENT POSITIONING OPPORTUNITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA

The 3rd Annual A Step Ahead Career Fair will be held in the three main cities of Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah during the month of April 2015. Kicking off in Riyadh the 3rd Annual leading event dedicated to female employment and empowerment in the workforce is expected to witness participation of no...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 1:04 pm

Targeted Attacks and Malware Set to be Biggest Cyber Threats of 2015

2014 was a big year for the cyber security industry with shocking revelations emerging of data breaches of immense scale conducted against some of the largest and most prestigious global organizations. At the start of the year, ESET, the global leader in proactive digital protection, correctly laid ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 12:52 pm

Samsung Electronics Levant Launches Smart Kitchen Microsite and “Chef of the Month” Competition

Samsung Electronics Levant, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, launched its Smart kitchen microsite and “Chef of the Month” competition with the launch of its new Smart Microwave Convection Oven in the Jordanian market. As this step stems from Samsung...

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