Women graduating from university in developing markets in 2020 could be the first generation to close the gender pay gap in their lifetimes, according to new research from Accenture. The report, Getting to Equal 2017, reveals that, within decades, the pay gap could close if… Read More
SAP SE has earmarked a five-year USD 200 million investment in the UAE, underpinning objectives outlined by the UAE Vision 2021 plan to create economic diversity and jobs for youth. The company has also set up its new SAP Middle East and North Africa (MENA)… Read More
Analytics is changing the retail industry fast as more retailers begin to realize the importance of big data and how it will drive successful marketing decisions based on insights gained from customer intelligence and predictive analytics. According to a Markets and Markets report, the retail… Read More
F5 Networks has appointed Taj El Khayat as its new Director for the Gulf, Levant & North Africa region. F5 delivers cloud and security solutions that enable organizations to embrace the application infrastructure they choose without sacrificing speed and control. Reporting directly to Diego Arrabal,… Read More
For many industry leaders, data is the new fuel. So much so that by 2021, the prevalence of equity analysts valuing an organization’s information portfolios in order to value the business itself will spark and lead to more formal practices. In a report containing a… Read More
IT spending by banking and securities firms in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is forecast to grow to USD 12.4 billion in 2017, a 3.5 percent increase from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. This forecast provides total enterprise IT spending for internal spending and… Read More
OMA Emirates has acquired India based MobiSwipe Technologies,, a mobile payment solutions company. MobiSwipe enables merchants to accept credit and debit card payments via a mobile application. The investment broadens OMA Emirates’ overall services and solutions portfolio in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the… Read More
The UAE is among the world’s top countries in using e-government services to drive economic competitiveness and citizen happiness, experts said in the run up to the World Government Summit. The UAE is making strong progress in its information management, ranking in the Top 30… Read More
The internet of things (IoT) market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region is forecast to defy the region’s economic outlook by growing 19.6 percent year-on-year in 2017 to total USD 7.8 billion, according to a recent update from International Data Corporation (IDC). This… Read More
In 2016, less than five percent of organizations used smartphones to enable access to offices and other premises. By 2020, Gartner, Inc. said that 20 percent of organizations will use smartphones in place of traditional physical access cards. “A significant fraction of organizations use legacy… Read More
