Fortinet, a global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions with offices in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, recently announced its acquisition of AccelOps, an innovator in scalable network security monitoring and analytics solutions. Gulf News Journal spoke with Fortinet Middle East Regional Vice President Alain Penel to get more details on the acquisition. Read More »

Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, recently won top honors at the Treasury Today Adam Smith Awards 2016 for setting a world-class standard in treasury and financial best practices in all areas of its operations. The company garnered the Top Treasury Team award as well as awards for Best Financing Solution and Best Cash Management Solution at the awards event in London. Read More »

As a result of its endeavors in green building practices in the Middle East, the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) is gaining growing recognition. This was evident in the recent appointment of Habiba Al Marashi, EmiratesGBC co-founder, to the Membership Committee of the World Green Building Council, the largest international organization influencing the green building marketplace. Read More »

An Aster IVF & Women Clinic study, conducted by Aster DM Healthcare, attributes the higher Infertility rate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to a shifting demographic trend of late marriages and a sedentary lifestyle. The research study, published during the inauguration of the Aster IVF & Women Clinic in Dubai, said 1 in 5 couples in the UAE face fertility issues. Read More »

Strengthening its dominance in the sub-sea cable market, E-marine, the Middle East’s principal provider of submarine cable solutions, recently launched its newest cable-laying vessel, the CS Maram, in Dubai. The newest in E-marine’s fleet of five vessels, and the fourth in its cable-laying fleet, CS Maram is considered to be the most modern eco-friendly cable ship ever built. Read More »

Criteo’s recent report on online retail and travel industries across the Middle East and Africa region shed light on the increasing importance of mobile commerce for retailers during last year's Ramadan. The study revealed that mobile was the preferred device throughout the Ramadan period, with spending increasing from 44 percent two weeks before Ramadan to 49 percent by the last week. Read More »

 Dubizzle’s first northern emirates property report, comparing rental and sale price trends in the first quarter of  2016 to the same period last year across Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman, indicates that the property sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen an overall decline in prices. The rental market, however, has experienced less of a decline than the sale sector. Read More »

Dubai-based Imdaad, a leading provider of integrated facilities, environment and energy management solutions, offered a vital platform for identifying and recruiting young, qualified and talented Emiratis at the recently held Careers UAE 2016. At the event, the company focused on hiring candidates to reduce the rate of unemployed UAE youths, 18 percent of whom are women. Read More »

To outline and define the technology that will affect and shape the future, Keynote Events will be hosting the first Blockchain Technology Conference in the Middle East on Monday at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai. The conference is being supported by the Smart Dubai initiative with Dubai's Future Foundation as a strategic partner. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and IBM, under the umbrella of the Dubai Smart City initiative, recently launched the DubaiStartupHub, an online platform on IBM Cloud to support Dubai’s technology and startup ecosystem and provide integrated services and information. It offers a comprehensive search portal with a database and profile of Dubai-based tech startups and investors. Read More »

Adding more diversity and capacity to the communication traffic on the route between Asia and Europe, Omantel successfully laid the Asia Africa Europe-1 submarine cable system in Marseille, France. With the deployment of this project, which took a year and a half to complete, Omantel becomes the first GCC telecommunication provider to lay a submarine cable system in mainland Europe. Read More »

Encouraging women in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take up leadership and entrepreneurial roles, Dubai Quality Group will hold the 13th cycle of the Emirates Women Award (EWA) ceremony on May 23 at Four Seasons Resort Dubai. Read More »

Keeping with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's vision to make the United Arab Emirates one of the most innovative and happiest places to work and live, Dubai Quality Group (DQG) recently hosted the 11th Ideas Arabia International Conference 2016. Read More »

Raising awareness about issues related to patient safety, the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), recently hosted the first edition of the Global Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety in Doha. Held in association with Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar, and Sidra Medical and Research Center, the academy educated nearly 100 Qatar-based faculty and health science students on the best practices in patient safety. Read More »

Ericsson hosted the first LTE Towards 5G Forum for the Public Sector last week in Doha where the telecommunications company highlighted how advanced technology can address the critical and diverse needs of the public sector in Qatar. The forum was a networking platform for the various participants, which included Qatar Rail, Ministry of Interior and the Qatar Foundation. Read More »

In a major step to develop programs for the protection of intellectual property and consumer rights in the UAE, Souq.com recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai. Read More »

To highlight the importance of enabling practical and effective resilience and recovery capabilities for organizations in the Middle East, Deloitte is sponsoring the sixth annual Business Continuity & Emergency Response Forum May 23-24 in Abu Dhabi. Read More »

Scoring exceptionally well in most parameters for ‘Muslim-friendly travel’ in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2016, Qatar maintained its position as the fifth most popular destination in the global Muslim travel market Read More »

The second edition of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Middle East Forum, which took place in Dubai recently, urged companies in the region to maintain rigorous processes and continually updated technology to prevent the loss of their payment and customer data, particularly in its burgeoning e-commerce and mobile commerce spaces. Read More »

BECO Capital, a venture capital firm that provides early-stage growth capital and hands-on operational support for technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, recently reported that the tech entrepreneur sector in the area has achieved tenfold growth lately. The company said the technology ecosystem has been growing with the help of major players including angel investors, incubators, accelerators, venture capital firms and government initiatives. Read More »