by Vernon Saldanha Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, announced that the Epicor iScala solution was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Best New Software Product of the Year, Financial Management Solution category in the 14th Annual International Business Awards. The latest version…
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Las Vegas taps AI for cybersecurity help
by inbusiness Hundreds of thousands of people live in the city of Las Vegas. But the city’s information security team is made up of just three employees and one intern, so the chief information officer of Las Vegas relies on artificial intelligence to keep the city’s data and tech secure. “The things that keep me…
Fortinet Named a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls) for the 8th Consecutive Time
by Amber Dale Dubai, UAE, July 12, 2017: News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management (SMB Multifunction Firewalls)1 for the eighth consecutive time. Gartner recognized Fortinet for its completeness of vision and…
TechAccess Inks Master Distribution Agreement with Informatica
Agreement covers the Gulf Cooperation Council, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Levant, North Africa and Pakistan Dubai, UAE, July 10, 2017: TechAccess, a leading value added distributor in the Middle East, North Africa, LEVANT, Pakistan and Afghanistan, has signed a master distribution agreement with
Why Entrepreneurship Education Does Not Work – InBusiness
by inbusiness By Andrew Yang, CEO & Founder, Venture For America I know dozens of entrepreneurship professors at campuses around the country and they’re almost universally great guys (they are typically male). I love what motivates them. They’re truly dedicated to developing young people. But I’ve also spoken to hundreds of students groping for…
What is the Highest Paying Job in Your State?
This article originally appeared on Monster.com. If you want to make a lot of money (and really, who doesn’t?), your job title and location are two major factors that contribute to a high salary. Fact is, some jobs in certain places just pay better than others. Where should you live and what job should you…
The video game industry now gets more money making games for smartphones and tablets than for consoles or PCs
by inbusiness There’s a common feeling among video game enthusiasts that mobile games don’t really count. When it comes to the video game industry’s bottom line, though, mobile games are anything but worthless. This year, smartphone and tablet games combined are expected to bring in 42% of the gaming market’s global revenues, according to a…
A Computer Designed Stanley Black & Decker’s New Tool
Stanley Black & Decker has enlisted an algorithm’s help to redesign a tool for electricians, marking a big shift from relying on humans to do the job. For the past several months, the industrial and household tool giant has been experimenting with cutting-edge technologies to produce the tool, which is used to fix hanging electrical…
Sennheiser HD 1 Review: The Only Wireless Headphones You Need
by inbusiness Not quite flashy, not quite retro, and excellent in sound quality, the Sennheiser HD 1s are just right for music, gaming, and even talking on the phone. ———- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Bloomberg is the First Word in business news, delivering breaking news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data,…
The abyss of analytics
by inbusiness I want to talk about a mistake I see client after client making. (I work at a tech consultancy. We have a lot of clients. Not all of them make this mistake! …But many do.) That mistake is to obsess over analytics data, without any strategy; to assume that all that needs to…
Here comes the Tour de France, the world’s greatest bike race
Here comes the Tour de France, the world’s greatest bike race by inbusiness Michael Steele/Getty Images It’s that time again, cycling fans. The three-week Tour de France is upon us. The world’s largest annual sporting event starts this year in Düsseldorf, Germany, on Saturday, July 1, and finishes in Paris on Sunday, July 23. After…
Circle with Disney raises $10 million for its parental control device for families
Circle Media, the company behind Circle with Disney – a device that helps parents enforce their home’s internet rules and restrictions – has raised $10 million in Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The round was led by early stage venture fund Relay Ventures. There was another private equity investment in the round,…
Here is what Qatar’s doing to the old flour mills near the Corniche
Elemental’s design concept for the Art Mill Qatar Musems An old flour mill that sits off of Qatar’s Corniche will soon be redesigned into an art gallery and cultural center with the help of Chilean firm Elemental, officials have announced. The Santiago-based architecture group is the winner of a two-year long design contest held by Qatar…
The UAE’s Liberty of Conscience Portfolio – InBusiness
By Fadi A. Haddadin Today, Arabs are at a decisive stage; struggling against intolerant societies and fundamentalist ideologies. In addition to Al Azhar’s calls for moderation and the Amman Message on toleration, a leap of hope appeared just recently by the UAE’s new post within the executive branch: a Minister of State for Tolerance designated…
Here are 13 of the most wheelchair and stroller-friendly places in Qatar
Here are 13 of the most wheelchair and stroller-friendly places in Qatar May 12, 2017 by inbusiness Photo of Al Khor Park for illustrative purposes only. Bijan Choudhury/Flickr Though people with disabilities in Qatar have long struggled to access many venues across the country, the situation has been improving in recent years. This week, more than a dozen…
Business and IT Disconnected Over IoT, Creating Widely Disparate Adoption Rates across EMEA: Aruba Study
by Vernon Saldanha The internet of things (IoT) market remains fragmented in EMEA stemming from a disconnect between IT and business departments over what IoT is and how it should be used. This is according to a new survey of 1,400 business and IT leaders from 11 countries in Europe and the Middle East. Findings…
Carbon Black to Showcase Next Generation Endpoint Security at GISEC 2017
Carbon Black, the leader in next-generation endpoint security, today announced its participation in the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC 2017) for the third consecutive year, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 21st to 23rd May 2017. The company will showcase its latest endpoint protection, detection and response solutions…
Festival City’s IMAGINE show with Panasonic Projectors receives second Guinness World Record
Dubai Festival City, Intercontinental and Panasonic representatives receive the Guinness World Record at the public launch of IMAGINE’s new show, ‘A Child’s Dream’ Guinness World Records recognised IMAGINE, the latest multimedia attraction in Dubai, for the World’s Largest Permanent Projection Mapping after a three-month successful run, using over 60 Panasonic projectors covering approximately 4857 m2…
Cooper Tire (CTB) Beats on Q3 Earnings, Misses Revenues
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s CTB shares gained 7.1% to close at $36.75 on Oct 31, after the company reported adjusted earnings of $1.04 per share in the third quarter of 2016 that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Moreover, earnings were higher than 93 cents per share recorded in the year-ago quarter. Reported…
Networking app for skilled refugees wins first prize at NYU Abu Dhabi International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World 2017
by Anisa Khan Hiat, an application designed to connect skilled refugees and the local community in an easy-to-use gig economy platform has won top honors at NYU Abu Dhabi’s 7th Annual International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World. The application was designed by a team of six students who were mentored by Islam…