Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 11:20 am

GCC Board Directors Institute: Knowledge of roles and responsibilities is key for boards to remain effective in a business environment

The critical factors essential to developing effective Boards in the GCC have been highlighted in the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI)’s 20th Foundations of Directorship Workshop held in Khobar on 13th – 14th of October in partnership with Saudi Aramco. The Foundations of...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 8:19 am

King Abdullah Port Receives World’s Largest Vessel

The largest vessel in the world, the MSC Maya docked at King Abdullah Port on Wednesday 14 October 2015, making it the latest of the new supersize container ships to deliver cargo to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   The MSC Maya, which has a total capacity of 19,224 TEUs, was launched on...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 7:06 am

Epson showcases versatile projectors the whole family can enjoy at GITEX Technology Week 2015

 Epson’s new series of versatile and mobile projectors is ideal for both the home and office (EB-U32, EB-U04, EB-W32, EB-W31, EB-W04, EB-X31, EB-S31, EB-S04). Whether watching films, viewing family photos or delivering important presentations, the range has the flexibility that all the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 4:18 am

Huawei Affirms Strength of KSA Channel Partner Network with GAPP and Sale Advanced MOU

In affirmation of its commitment to developing the ICT landscape for enterprises in Saudi Arabia, Huawei today signed a joint MOU at GITEX Technology Week outlining Gulf Applications (GAPP) as an Authorized Distributor and Sale Advanced as its Authorized Reseller in the...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 3:16 am

International Baccalaureate and the King Faisal Foundation enjoy success as leadership and pedagogy workshops begin

Early last year, the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the King Faisal Foundation (KFF) launched phase two of their joint educational project, which aims to increase access to an IB education for Saudi students and make a wider impact on the quality of education in the Kingdom of Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 3:03 am

Power Nigeria Posts 14 Per Cent Increase in Exhibitor Attendance

One of Nigeria’s leading power exhibition’s, dedicated to the burgeoning African power industry, opens in Lagos next month (3 November). The exhibition, which is now in its fourth show cycle, has witnessed a 14 per cent increase in both exhibitor numbers and floor space, as...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 3:00 am

Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa passes one million customer mark in Saudi Arabia

Virgin Mobile Saudi Consortium, the Saudi Arabian subsidiary company of Virgin Mobile Middle East & Africa, is now serving over a million customers in Saudi Arabia. The milestone has been achieved in less than one year since the commercial launch of the Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO),...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 2:21 am

Middle East Boardrooms Need Real-Time Data to Succeed In Digital Economy

Middle East boardrooms are urged to adopt real-time data solutions to compete in the region’s digital economy, set to double to USD 30 billion by 2018, business experts announced today at GITEX Technology Week 2015.   With the growth in digital Islamic services, such as mobile...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 2:09 am

eHosting DataFort Introduces Industry’s Best Value and Most Comprehensive Disaster Recovery Solutions at GITEX

eHosting DataFort (eHDF), the region’s leading Managed Hosting and Cloud Infrastructure services provider, today announced the enhancement of its Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions portfolio to support varied customer IT environments and business needs, at GITEX Technology Week 2015. eHDF is...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 20 October, 2015 1:54 am

Microsoft Surface Hub launched in UAE & Qatar during Gitex.

Microsoft has unveiled its new large-screen collaboration device, Surface Hub, for its UAE and Qatar customers to address the growing need for more collaboration and virtualization solutions, especially among enterprises. Surface Hub was launched in UAE and Qatar during the recently concluded Gitex ...

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