Technology

2018 will be vital for UAE?s IoT sector, market to triple in 2019

In the UAE, requirement of broadband service is on peak and with the help of IoT, platforms technologies such as mobility, analytics, cloud and social media have helped billions of users through mobile broadband, social businesses, big data/analytics, and cloud services. (Image source: Geralt/Pixabay)

With the UAE?s Internet of Things (IoT) market tripling over the next two years, 2018 will be the vital year for organisations to undergo digital transformation, industry experts announced recently on the sidelines of the Smart Life exhibition, sponsored by Ajman Bank

Financial criminals increasingly target cryptocurrency

Tarek Kuzbari, managing director of Group-IB. (Photo: Group-IB)

Group-IB has announced the key findings from its annual ?Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2017? report

Al-Futtaim Selects ServiceMax from GE Digital to digitise operational efficiency

Al-Futtaim selects ServiceMax from GE Digital. (Image source: GE Digital)

Dubai-based Al-Futtaim has announced to digitise its end-to-end service and operational processes using GE Digital?s ServiceMax field service management platform

Kuwait to invest US$160bn to develop five islands

The proposed zone will include the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir. (Image source: Rob Robinson/Flickr)

Kuwait is planning to develop five islands with an investment worth US$160bn, aiming to generate around US$40bn per year along with providing about 200,000 jobs, according to a government study

Iraq and Uganda discuss trade and business

The forum, held at Kampala, discussed commercial diplomacy and trade between the two countries. (Image source: Graham Hobster/Pixabay)

The private sector is the important driver for sustained economic growth, increased productivity, job creation and improvement of livelihoods of the people, as remarked by Sam Kutesa, minister of foreign affairs in Uganda, during the recent Uganda-Iran Economic forum