Government | Sunday 1 February, 2015 8:38 am

Dubai Smart Government honours key partners for commendable role in emirate’s transition to ‘smart’ government

In line with its efforts to consolidate its relations with public and private sector entities, Dubai Smart Government (DSG) recently honoured its key partners for their roles in achieving its Strategic Vision 2014-2017 of transforming Dubai into the world’s smartest city. The Department firmly...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 1 February, 2015 8:30 am

Cisco Exposes Widening Gulf between Perception and Reality of Cyber Threats

The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report released today, which examines both threat intelligence and cybersecurity trends, reveals that organizations must adopt an ‘all hands on deck’ approach to defend against cyber attacks. Attackers have become more proficient at taking advantage of gaps in...

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Sports | Sunday 1 February, 2015 8:26 am

Souq.com Launches Official Licensed Merchandise Range for the ICC World Cup 2015

Souq.com, the premier online shopping destination in the Middle-East, launched an exciting range of Official Licensed Products for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. All exclusive ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 merchandise will be sold on Souq.com...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 31 January, 2015 2:02 pm

Landmark Group expands its presence in the region Opens ICONIC, NEW LOOK at Al Salam Mall Salmiya

Landmark Group, the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate, officially opened the doors of three of its stores: ICONIC, NEW LOOK & FUN CITY at Al Salam Mall Salmiya. Expanding its presence across the region, the lavish new stores opening was celebrated at an official ribbon cutting ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 January, 2015 1:46 pm

Emirates Islamic unveils next generation ATMs in the UAE

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today unveiled its next generation Automated Teller Machine, equipped with a touch-screen ATM interface and a whole new customer experience. The redesign of the ATMs is in line with the bank’s strategy to drive...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 31 January, 2015 1:42 pm

ETIHAD AIRWAYS APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE EMIRATI AIRPORT MANAGER

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has appointed the first Emirati female airport manager in Japan. Based in Nagoya, Fatima Al Kharousi will be responsible for overseeing the airline’s operations at Chubu Centrair International Airport and the smooth operation ...

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Business & Money | Saturday 31 January, 2015 12:06 pm

Al Baraka Bank Egypt Continues its Successes and Rises its Net Income by 36% to LE 225.5 million in 2014

Al Baraka Bank Egypt, a subsidiary banking unit of Al Baraka Banking Group B.S.C. (ABG) and its investment arm in Egypt, announced that the Bank continued in 2014 to achieve distinguished financial results, growth in businesses and expansion in branch network, where net income jumped by 36.1% in...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 31 January, 2015 10:38 am

IDC Predicts an Optimistic Outlook for Enterprise Application Software

– The top three enterprise application software (EAS) vendors hold a dominating market share of 81.8% in the Arab Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its 'Arab Middle East and North Africa Enterprise...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 31 January, 2015 3:34 am

Nexthink Delivers 60% Growth in New ITOA Segment

Nexthink®, the unique provider of End-user IT Analytics, today announced 60% year-on-year growth in 2014 and continuing momentum into 2015 with its flagship event Analytics’15. In addition, Nexthink has secured $14.5 million in a Series D round of funding, led by Auriga Partners with...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 31 January, 2015 2:31 am

2015: Wearables, Millennials & Consumers ‘Caught in the Act’

In tech, we like nothing better than a new trend – and we all know that fashion matters, so we get onboard with it. As an industry we’ve proven to be masters at hyping new trends, setting unrealistically high expectations for them and then, when dust settles, sometimes making money.So what are...

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