Press Releases

MDS Global appoints Bowen as new CEO, as Bunney steps down

BSS-as-a-Service provider, MDS Global Ltd announced that Steve Bowen has been appointed as its chief executive officer. Bowen will succeed Gary Bunney, who has decided the time is now right to hand over the reins for the next stage in MDS Global’s development. (more…)

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February 25, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ooredoo Qatar to use Nokia AI-powered customer engagement solution towards monetising 5G

Nokia has announced that Ooredoo Qatar will soon complete the deployment of Nokia’s customer engagement solution to improve digital experiences by using analytics to better understand customer needs and to recommend and automatically trigger the next best action for a more relevant offer for the subscriber. (more…)

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February 21, 2020

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Retailers scoping AI & big data analytics to drive personalised customer experiences

Retailers across the Middle East and Africa spent $1.95 billion (€1.81 billion) on IT in 2019, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research, consulting, and events firm forecasts this figure will reach $2.04 billion (€1.89 billion) this year and continue rising at a compound annual growth rate of 5.7% over the coming years to reach $2.43 billion (€2.25 billion) in 2023. (more…)

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February 20, 2020

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Airtel and Nokia to collaborate on Industry 4.0 applications for enterprises

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s integrated telecommunications company, and Nokia, a global telecommunications equipment and service provider, have partnered to offer private LTE based Industry 4.0 solution to enterprises.

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February 14, 2020

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L3Harris Technologies selected by US air force for Artificial Intelligence contract

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre has awarded L3Harris Technologies a multimillion-dollar contract to develop a software platform that will make it easier for analysts to use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify objects in large data sets. (more…)

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Sigfox launches second Paris Hacking House helping students to bring IoT-based projects to life

Sigfox, the Internet of Things (IoT) service provider, has launched the second French edition of its Hacking House in Paris. For six months, participants from seven different countries will bring IoT-based projects to life addressing issues as diverse as car theft prevention and bird protection. (more…)

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February 13, 2020

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Why do IoT projects fail?

There was a time when the fact that large IT projects went way over budget and were delivered well past the delivery date wasn’t particularly unusual; it was almost par for the course. So why should the Internet of Things (IoT), which encompasses computing and communications technologies be any different, asks freelance technology writer, Bob Emmerson? (more…)

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February 5, 2020

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High-speed connectivity for IoT applications earns Global Telecom Sprint’s certification for IoT module

Irvine, California-based Global Telecom has received certification for its Cat 12/15 module on Sprint Curiosity IoT. This is said to be the first fully virtualised and distributed core network dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT). (more…)

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February 3, 2020

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Arvind Krishna elected IBM chief executive officer

The IBM board of directors has elected Arvind Krishna as chief executive officer of the company and a member of the board of directors, effective April 6, 2020. Krishna is currently IBM senior vice president for Cloud and Cognitive Software, and was a principal architect of the company’s acquisition of Red Hat. (more…)

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January 30, 2020

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Accenture and Google Cloud collaborate to help life sciences companies

Accenture and Google Cloud announced that Google Cloud will be the cloud technology provider for Accenture’s INTIENT life sciences industry platform. (more…)

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January 29, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello