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Timely software updates can cut business data breach costs in half: report

More than half of businesses use some form of out-of-date technology in their infrastructure

Joint UAE-Israel food and water security conference announced

Could Israel’s success story of “making the desert bloom” boost food security in the UAE?

Ooredoo to deploy Ericsson 5G technology across its global network

Five-year agreement covers Ooredoo’s operating companies in 10 countries

Shuaa Capital invests in music streaming service Anghami

Anghami was founded in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2012

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Digitising the supply chain key to post-Covid economic recovery

Webb Fontaine using AI to streamline port and customs operations

A third of employees in the UAE enjoy working outdoors: WFH study

Kaspersky research say employees have taken to WFH, but cyber risks remain

Abu Dhabi Judicial Department launches digital authentication system

Digital authentication will allow access to electronic government services through UAE Pass

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Phi Trends: The standout performers in the stock market

The 26 stocks recommended over the past five months have seen stellar returns, states entrepreneur and investor Shailesh Dash, who shares his market perspective in this monthly column

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JMR Infotech signs JV with UAE’s Seed Group to enhance digital transformation within the financial sector

JMR’s Genie de Banca digital platform will enable banks and financial institutions to automate and digitise their lending departments, develop new revenue channels, and present their customers with new products and services

Israeli tech companies make debut at Gitex 2020

With over 6,000 active startups Israel is referred to as the ‘startup nation’

Gitex 2020: Tech industry comes together amid Covid-19

Gitex Technology Week 2020 previewed a tech-led post-Covid future

Dubai’s RTA launches GCC’s first digital nol card in partnership with Huawei

Digital nol card and nol Pay mobile app now available on Huawei AppGallery

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UAE’s Etisalat rolls out blockchain technology for HR functions

Employees can generate, access and utilise credentials round the clock without manual intervention

Digitalisation of oil and gas could unlock up to $2.6 trillion by 2025: DHL

Growth is expected to be subdued until at least till end 2021, report says

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Cybercriminals to focus on remote and cloud-based systems in UAE next year

Remote and hybrid working likely to continue for many organisations, report says

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Playing for keeps: How the GCC is developing its esports industry

The GCC and its esports stakeholders can leverage the momentum to build a true gaming/esports ecosystem for the region

Saudi Railway taps Oracle Cloud to support expansion, automate services

SAR will also implement Oracle Analytics Cloud and Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse

Ikea to offer installment payments for in-store, online purchases in UAE

Furnishings retailer partners with Dubai-based buy-now-pay-later platform Tabby

Researchers in Abu Dhabi build first national crypto library for the UAE

Library to safeguard vital and confidential sources of information

Emaar’s New Year’s Eve festivities to be broadcast on Zoom from Downtown Dubai

Zoom to invite a global audience of up to 50,000 people to join the celebration virtually

Safeguarding your digital life is critical

With their affluent, digital-savvy populations, GCC nations are attractive targets for hackers

Egypt’s Anubis Gaming wins inaugural Riot Games’ Intel Arabian Cup

More than 22,000 fans tuned in live on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook

UAE winners of the Huawei Middle East ICT Competition picked

The 2020 edition of the competition held virtually due to social distancing rules

Google teams up with Aramco to bring its cloud business to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia joins global network of Google Cloud Platform regions

Huawei says it registered Dhs1.1m sales within first 30 minutes of DSF promotion

Huawei Consumer Group is extending its DSF offers to December 21 and 22

Emirates Group Security picks Huawei to build digital command and control centre in Dubai

The two organisations collaboration also incorporates an exchange program

Dubai’s Sweetheart Kitchen, others, distribute meals to delivery drivers

Over 300 meals will be provided to third-party aggregators’ drivers via the initiative

Surge in cyber-attacks targeting remote collaboration tools in UAE in 2020: report

Kaspersky researchers reveal a 177% in the number of brute force attacks on remote desktop protocols in the UAE

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai

Sheikh Mohammed joins TikTok

Dubai leader to share short clips of his 50-year journey in public service

What does the future hold for the GCC’s gaming industry?

The number of Middle East gamers is believed to be over 100 million