Science & Tech

Umniah has recently participated in the scientific day which was organized by the King Abdullah II School for Information Technology (KASIT) at the University of Jordan .. Mohammad Alawneh, the Enterprise and Data Solutions Manager at Umniah, presented a tech-talk session entitled: “The Revolution of Cloud Computing”, where he focused on the latest trends in this field along with Umniah’s …

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Strategy and process that governs appropriate and authorized use of business data is pivotol to the successful implementation of DLP by enterprises in the region   Leading solution provider in the region, Meta Byte Technologies today unveiled its new unique approach to help enterprises in the region to implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) projects in a much more meaningful, informed …

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At a Commencement ceremony overlooking the Red Sea, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology ( KAUST ) is conferring its inaugural PhD degrees. The ten PhD graduates – who engaged in research in areas from computational modeling of materials systems, Red Sea research, plant stress genomics, to mathematical techniques for geophysical subsurface imaging – are among KAUST ‘s third …

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In December 2012 and January 2013 the Bahrain Science Centre is celebrating ‘Bahraini Innovation’, the contributions that Bahrainis have made to science and technology. One of Bahrain’s inventors is Ebrahim Hameed, a qualified engineer who has been combining his expertise in engineering with this interest in horticulture since 1985. Ebrahim has invented a wide range of useful devices including Solar …

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Dubai, UAE, December 13, 2012: The SME Advisor Stars of Business Awards, the premier annual industry event that honours start-ups and small businesses across the GCC, named Easytruck as the winner of the transportation and logistics category, during an awards ceremony held last week at the Yas Viceroy Hotel in Abu Dhabi. Founded by Chris and Natalie Humphrey in 2009, …

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First in the Industry to Adopt Trend Micro’s Evaluation System for Application Pre-Screening Dubai, United Arab Emirates Japanese Android application review and information website Androider.JP, recently announced that it is working with Trend Micro, the global leader in cloud security, to integrate the company’s Mobile App Reputation Solution to pre-screen applications for irregularities and security problems. This will increase the …

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$25000 of prize money to be awarded to110 pre-college students in a bid to boost science and research excellence in MENA. Under the patronage of UNESCO, Intel Corporation announced today that the third annual Intel Science Competition-Arab World (ISC-AW) will take place from December 16th – 19thin Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Designed to inspire the next generation …

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GAC Packaging Solutions, part of leading global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has today announced the launch of a new ecologically-friendly and cost-effective packaging solution for liquid cargo transportation. The ‘g-drum’ is a reusable, collapsible 208 litre (55 US gallon) drum with a ‘bag-in-a-box’ design that uses a product-specific flexible internal liner bag made from 3-ply Food …

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Worldwide Internet: Already more than ten networks connected to the UAE-IX UAE-IX, the Internet exchange point in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), makes a phenomenal start: A mere eight weeks after the system went operational, more than ten Internet service providers (ISPs) are connected to the UAE-IX. The UAE-IX (www.uae-ix.net) is a carrier-neutral platform for the exchange of Internet traffic, …

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A new report by the African Development Bank in collaboration with Vivid Economics, makes concrete proposals that will facilitate access by African countries to the Green Climate Fund A new report by the African Development Bank (http://www.afdb.org), in collaboration with Vivid Economics, makes concrete proposals that will facilitate access by African countries to the Green Climate Fund. Launched in Doha …

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