Dubai / WAM In its efforts to achieve the Smart Dubai Initiative, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that it is making use of Microsoft HoloLens, the world’s first self-contained holographic computer to enhance its operations, improve productivity, accelerate innovation and provide best quality of efficient services to its customers. The Smart Dubai Initiative was launched by ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) posted a net profit increase of 12.5% for the nine month ending September 30 to reach AED 335.8 million compared to AED 298.4 million for the same period last year. Total assets increased by 6.5% to reach AED 31.8 billion at the end of the 3rd Quarter 2016 compared to AED ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Third Gulf Film Festival opened at Al Thuraya Hall in Rotana Beach Hotel, Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, who is also the patron, opened the festival which is organised by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the Gulf ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Airports will partner with Huawei to design and build the world’s first Tier III certified Modular Data Centre Complex (MDCC) at Dubai International (DXB), it was announced on Monday. The design and construction contract was signed during GITEX Technology Week, one of the biggest annual ICT trade shows. The project will serve one of the world’s ...

  Dubai / WAM An elite assembly of global maritime industry leaders, decision- makers, policy-makers, senior government officials, and regional and international maritime pioneers, will meet at the Dubai Maritime Summit 2016, on November 2, the organisers, Dubai Maritime City Authority, said. The summit is a quality initiative to discuss the present and future of the global maritime navigation industry, facilitate ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is introducing new licences to encourage entrepre- neurs to set up ventures within the City’s business free zone. The announcement coincides with the 36th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) taking place in Dubai from October 16-20. Masdar City’s full suite of free zone and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi e-Government, through the participation of 21 government entities, officially opened its pavilion at GITEX Technology Week 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) on Monday. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed Al Maktoum visited the Abu Dhabi pavilion ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) is participating in GITEX Technology Week being held at Dubai World Trade Centre presenting three booths as a key part of the pavilion of Sharjah led by Sharjah e-government, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai World Trade Centre successfully achieved a Guinness World Record for most participants riding in a virtual reality roller coaster in one hour at GITEX Technology Week, putting Dubai on the map as a global hub for VR innovation and earning a place in the history books. Powered by Samsung, 461 GITEX participants strapping ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), the driving force behind the transformation of Sharjah, has chosen Oracle’s cloud applications – Software as a Service (SaaS) to drive digital innovation for promoting the Emirate as an investment and visitor destination of choice. The announcement was made today at an event attended by His Excellency Marwan bin ...