Author: Akin Naphtal

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a London-based group with operations in various regions, has acquired Cysiv MEA, a technology company that specializes in enterprise cloud and cybersecurity services in Egypt, particularly in the financial services sector. The acquisition is expected to introduce some of the best global cloud and cybersecurity products to the Egyptian market and enable Liquid to tap into the wealth of local tech talent in Egypt. The organization plans to rebrand Cysiv MEA as ‘Liquid C2’ to align it with its global cloud and cybersecurity identity and make Egypt a key hub for the Middle East and North Africa…

Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in Oman, has announced a partnership with Wingu Group’s Djibouti Data Centre. The move aims to help Omantel expand into the African market and strengthen its position as a regional wholesale hub. Wingu Group’s Djibouti Data Center is the only carrier-neutral data center facility in East Africa, offering access to major international fiber optic systems connecting Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. Through its Point of Presence (POP) in Djibouti, Omantel will create new wholesale partnerships with operators and hyperscalers. It will also facilitate better commercial models, leading to business…

Du, a subsidiary of the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has recently participated in GISEC Global 2023, an event focused on protecting the integrity of global digital infrastructures. As a strategic partner, Du showcased its cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity and ethical hacking, along with its bespoke cybersecurity solutions for government entities and large organizations. The event included keynotes and exclusive workshops for students to raise awareness about cyberattacks and ethical hacking. According to Jasim Al Awadi, the Acting Chief ICT Officer of Du, the convergence of advanced technologies can lead to a new foundation for the next generation of smarter…

The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), in partnership with Digital Dubai and Microsoft, has launched a report entitled “Advancing Artificial Intelligence Impact in Dubai: Future Directions Towards Strengthening the Digital Economy”. The report is a result of a major fieldwork and policy study conducted by the MBRSG, which explores the role of AI in supporting Dubai’s digital economy. The study identifies key trends, challenges and policy directions related to several key pillars of Dubai’s digital economy agenda, with a focus on the role of AI as a key component and driver. The report was launched at an in-person…

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced its acquisition of OpsRamp, a company that provides IT operations management solutions for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With ITOM estimated to be a $39 billion market, HPE’s acquisition of OpsRamp will integrate its digital operations management solution with the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform, thereby reducing the operational complexity of multi-vendor and multi-cloud IT environments. OpsRamp’s technology delivers end-to-end visibility, observability and control across hybrid and multi-cloud IT environments, spanning multi-vendor computing, networking and storage, along with cloud resources, containers, virtual machines and applications. As more enterprises use multiple cloud providers, the ability to manage…

HITEK Services, a UAE-based smart facilities management (FM) solutions company, has entered into an agreement to supply over 40 licences of its computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software solution, CAFMTEK, to Abu Dhabi Motor Sports Management (ADMM), which manages the Yas Marina Circuit, the home of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. CAFMTEK is a mobile-enabled solution that provides real-time information, streamlining operations such as maintenance, cleaning and security. The solution connects people, assets and spaces from multiple remote sites using IoT, building management systems (BMS), cloud, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to centrally manage and monitor…

MIT and The Bahrain Institute for Pearls & Gemstones (DANAT) have joined forces to develop advanced tools to analyze pearls and explore technologies that could assign unique identifiers to individual pearls. The research collaboration will last for three years and will be led by Admir Mašić, associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in partnership with Vladimir Bulović, the Fariborz Maseeh Chair in Emerging Technology and professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. READ ALSO:Paymob partners with IKEA Egypt to offer a wider range of payment options to customers in MENA-P Realiste introduces new feature to streamline real estate investing…

Paymob, a leading financial services enabler in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan (MENA-P) and IKEA Egypt, a member of the Al Futtaim group of companies, have partnered to offer customers a wider range of payment options. This partnership will provide innovative payment methods such as digital wallets, bank-offered easy payment plans (EPP) and consumer finance options, in addition to cards, to customers in Egypt. Paymob’s secure and trusted infrastructure will power this expanded selection of more flexible payment methods to make IKEA’s products more accessible to a greater number of consumers across Egypt. Gillan Shaaban, Paymob’s CCO, said…

Realiste, a prominent artificial intelligence company in the UAE, has launched a new feature on its flagship product ‘Index’, which aims to simplify real estate investing in the MENA region. The feature enables real estate investors to identify the best developers in Dubai in terms of rental yield and investment returns. The platform provides information on the top three and top ten developers in Dubai and ranks construction companies based on six possible options. These include price growth forecasts for one, two and three years, rental yield, square feet price and number of units. Moreover, the platform offers a map…

With consideration to the immense natural and human resources inherent in Africa which can be leveraged to enhance technological advancement in the continent, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE believes that effective collaborations among the nations in the continent would build a formidable and greater Information Technology (IT) ecosystem. The NITDA Director General made this declaration at the corporate headquarters of the Agency in Abuja during the day one of the 3 day working visit of the Ghanian National Information Technology Agency (NITA) delegation led by its Director General, Mr. Richard Okyere…