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  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK Ceramics PJSC (Ticker: RAKCEC: Abu Dhabi), one of the world’s largest hi-tech manufacturers of lifestyle ceramics solutions, on Sunday announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31. RAK Ceramics delivered a 10.8% increase in net profit to AED 65.9 million (Q1 2015: AED 59.5 million) for the period despite heightened ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Social media is emerging as the biggest element in endorsing digital marketing. As the industry moves fast forward towards industrialisation, Liana Technology, a leading cloud-based digital marketing and communications Company, has launched an innovative social media monitoring tool. LianaMonitor is a cloud-based tool that will monitor the online media and social media for the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business NavLink, an AT&T affiliated company, has announced the launch of its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) in UAE and the Gulf region. NavLink’s continuous expansion of services enables it to provide more holistic solutions to its customers. Disaster Recovery as a Service is an innovative, cloud-based, enterprise-grade replication solution to meet the needs of ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business UAE’s real estate industry is gradually bouncing back, especially sale-purchase segment. Market pundits have observed a good rise in the property buyers’ interest that has been recorded at maximum levels in the last couple of years. Industry experts maintained that upcoming mega events in the region, including Expo 2020 and FIFA World Cup, have ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) awarded eleven regional companies for their outstanding procurement and supply management best practice and contribution to enhancing the role of the profession in the Middle East. The 2016 winners of the CIPS Middle East Awards were announced recently at The Address Dubai Marina. The Supply Management Awards ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business A delegation from Ajman’s Municipality and Planning Department headed by Khaled Al Hosani, Executive Director of Support Services, recently visited Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG). The delegation was briefed on SDG’s best government practices in the field of evaluating government websites and electronic and smart services as part of sharing knowledge among government entities. The ...

  Dubai / WAM Huawei, a leading global ICT solutions provider, is hosting a two-day global gathering of government leaders from the public safety and security sector at its Safe City Summit 2016, being held in Dubai on May 17 and 18. Themed, ‘Leading New ICT, Making Cities Safer’, the event will see local, regional and international guests attend workshops to ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a bid to consolidate the efforts of the UAE initiative for the care of orphans and minors launched in 2015 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, a delegation from Al Jalila Cultural Center for Children (AJCCC) recently visited Awqaf ...

  Emirates business Infoblox Inc., the leader in DDI and DNS Security, and Fortinet, global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, will jointly host a security seminar entitled ‘Together We Protect’ at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, May 30. Cherif Sleiman, General Manager, Middle East at Infoblox says, “We are in the midst of a wave ...

  New Delhi / AFP Narendra Modi was elected two years ago this week promising to ease India’s notorious red tape and unpack regulatory tangles, but for foreign firms, doing business in the world’s fastest-growing large economy can still be a costly headache. With a billion consumers and rising middle class, India holds dazzling potential — yet despite signs of ...