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Show dates: 8-12 October 2017, Dubai World Trade Centre | AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK | Exhibition hours: 11am -7pm

Dell EMC partners with DAFZA for cloud migration project Dell EMC has announced it is partnering with Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), to pursue a project titled ‘DAFZA Cloud.’

This latest collaboration aims to power the ambitious vision to provide transformative ICT services to all stakeholders, in line with DAFZA”s strategy to leverage frontline technology solutions to develop and deliver accelerated digital services, and ultimately achieve unparalleled customer happiness.

Expanding on these smart transformation efforts, DAFZA will adopt Dell EMC’s enterprise hybrid cloud, data protection and backup solutions to offer unique services.

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Seclore displays agent-less EDRM solution through Redington partnership

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Esharah announces partnership with Cradlepoint Dubai-based telecommunications and security solutions firm Esharah has announced a par tnership with Cradlepoint at GITE X Technolog y Week 2017.

This new collaborative relationship between the pair is set to result in the introduction of new and innovative communication and security projects in the UAE. Esharah ser ves as a system integrator and solution provider focused on providing full turnkey ser vices related to low voltage and Hubert A Da Costa, Cradlepoint

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Rohit Oberoi, Seclore

Seclore is debuting at the 37th edition of GITEX Technology Week in association with its value-added distributor for the region, Redington Value.

Exhibiting with its distributor, the firm is showcasing the features of the latest version of its complete agent-less Enterprise Digital Rights Management (EDRM) solution.

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Helping organisations to succeed in a multi-cloud era, “DAFZA Cloud” will function as an enabling platform extending the necessary ICT infrastructure, from end-to-end client solutions to high-performance computing and storage.

With a mandate to support t the Smart Dubai Strategy, the National Innovation Strategy, and 10x initiatives, DAFZA designed a roadmap spanning 5 years. This involves automating its internal processes and launching a new and integrated cloud infrastructure to introduce and improve a range of smart cloud services.

“As an entity known for innovation-based initiatives, we required an integrated

platform that successfully meets our objective of accelerating growth, continually innovating and delivering services that cater to the rapidly evolving digital economy,” said Buthaina

Bin Fahad, Senior Director of Information and Communication Technology at DAFZA. “In our journey to evolve to a digitalready organisation, in line with the broader vision of the

Given DAFZA’s pace of ensuring digital-readiness, our work with them is to enable delivery of cloud infrastructure and services to provide complete access to smart services and empower innovation.”

leadership, we believe Dell EMC is the right partner to help us enhance our ICT capabilities and make Dubai the happiest and smartest city in the world.”

Fady Richmany, Senior Director and General Manager, UAE at Dell EMC said, “Given DAFZA’s pace of ensuring digital-readiness, our work with them is to enable delivery of cloud infrastructure and services to provide complete access to smart services and empower innovation. With this partnership, we are committed to supporting DAFZA in their mission to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of creating a smart and sustainable future for Dubai.”

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telecommunication systems being used by the government, semi-government, and private organisations.

Cradlepoint, meanwhile, provides cloud-managed networking solutions for branch, mobile and M2M/ IoT deployments under a unified sof tware platform called NetCloud, which extends the company’s 4G LTE-enabled multifunction routers.

“Cradlepoint’s worldclass networking solutions are a great addition to our por tfolio of telecommunication and security ser vices,” said Ramzi Fayez, commercial executive director of Esharah. “This technolog y ensures that our clients can be sure of critical communications reliability and a tailored solution to meet their connectivity goals.”

Having this best-in-class technology is paramount, as these solutions impact the infrastructure of very important government clients such as Dubai Police, Dubai Airports, and Dubai Civil Defence.”

He added, “Having this best-in-class technolog y is paramount, as these solutions impact the infrastructure of ver y impor tant government clients such as Dubai Police, Dubai

Airpor ts, and Dubai Civil Defence. We look for ward to fur ther collaborating with Cradlepoint to enable our clients in Dubai stay connected when and where it matters most.”

Cradelpoint’s multi-WAN devices can be quickly deployed, secured and managed for mission-critical connectivity wherever it is needed. The company’s global credentials as leaders in cloud-managed networking solutions have driven Cradlepoint’s fast grow th throughout EMEA, and now, in par tnership with Esharah, they hope to accelerate this grow th in the UAE. Huber t Da Costa, vice president of Cradlepoint EMEA, said: “Our par tnership with Esharah will suppor t them as a leading systems integrator and solution provider in the UAE for government clients, as well as continuing to cultivate our presence in the region. We look for ward to working with Esharah’s highly experienced team as we continue to collaborate to create world-class networking solutions.”

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Seclore...

According to the company, the enhanced solution gives enterprises the ability to “leverage the full power of data-centric security without requiring downloads or agent installs.”

Having signed up with Redington earlier in the year, Seclore is looking to develop and expand its presence in the GCC market. It has also opened an office in Dubai serving as a testimony to its commitment to the region.

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Our growth strategies in the Middle East are in line with Redington’s strengths, as we want to increase our footprint in the GCC and Africa markets. The distributor has an extensive reach in these regions.” says, “Our growth strategies in the Middle East are in line with Redington’s strengths, as we want to increase our footprint in the GCC and Africa markets. The distributor has an extensive reach in these regions. It has a niche security

dedicated domain, which was one of the criteria for selecting them. They boast around 600 partners in the security space and fits in well with our expansion plans and investment of resources.”

The vendor is looking to

sign on new partners through the distributor over the next couple of months.

“From lead generation engine to the launch of our partner programme, we will be doing all initiatives jointly with Redington,” Oberoi adds. www.tahawultech.com

Etisalat showcases ‘technologies Elitser promotes ITSM tools of the future’ at GITEX

In line with its theme ‘Driving the Digital Future’ at GITEX Technology Week, visitors took a journey experiencing a selection of futuristic technologies at the Etisalat stand throughout the week.

Etisalat aimed to create an “unforgettable” presence at GITEX by showcasing an array of innovations and concepts driven by its infrastructure, apps and solutions.

From humanoid robot ‘Sophia’ speaking to visitors to a robot conducting surgery over 5G, robotics were one of the major highlights at Etisalat stand.

In healthcare, the 5G robotic surgery is a demo that highlights mission-critical use cases for the use of human skills remotely by using the network.

In Smart home, robots displayed their skills in cooking, and ‘Buddy’ the companion robot that protects

your home, entertains kids and helps stay connected with family and friends.

Augmented and virtual reality made their presence felt in all aspects of life at GITEX this year; Etisalat highlighted the use of these technologies in retail, education and in large-scale industry.

Another technology that has made its presence across the different verticals is artificial intelligence.

In terms of technologies for the visually impaired, ‘Drishti’ developed by Accenture, has smart glasses that recognise objects and describes what they see through audio to the person wearing the glass.

AI was also showcased in education, where a digital library can interact with students to find the answers to their questions.

Elitser Technologies is showcasing its end-to-end IT service management solutions at GITEX along with its partner ManageEngine.

“We are demonstrating ITSM tools at the show along with our capabilities around consulting, solutioning and managed services.

We have recently started offering outsourced services around ITSM and ITIL domains. We can either manage the whole IT departments or offer trained resources,” says Jignasu Rathod, CEO of Elitser Technologies.

Also on the display is security solutions which span identity and access management, network anomaly detection and SIEM. “We are looking to bolster our security portfolio and also explore opportunities in the data analytics space. IoT is another focus area, and we already have solutions around fire panel and ATM monitoring, “ says Rathod.

Elitser is also in the process of expanding its geographical footprint

We are looking to bolster our security portfolio and also explore opportunities in the data analytics space. IoT is another focus area, and we already have solutions around fire panel and ATM monitoring.” in the region with three more offices.

“We have already opened our office in Bahrain and we are aiming to open one in Oman by the end of this year.

Gitex is a great platform for us to meet new customers and vendors, who would want to partner with us if their portfolio is complimentary to ours,” says Rathod.

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Infoblox showcases ‘context-aware’ security solutions

Ashraf Sheet, Infoblox

Infoblox, as part of its participation at GITEX Technology Week, is demonstrating its Actionable Network Intelligence capabilities.

As a foundational Internet technology used in every critical IP-based transaction, Domain Name System (DNS) security is

the primary focus of Infoblox at the trade show.

Ashraf Sheet, regional director, Middle East and Africa, Infoblox, said, “As organisations focus on moving forward with their digital transformation strategies they need to understand that network security is highly critical in ensuring that their systems are protected. DNS is a very important but vulnerable asset. Because of this, DNS has become one of the most targeted vector by threat actors today.”

Sheet highlighted that with recent ransomware attacks like WannaCry and other exploits are proof of this. “This makes the importance of DNS security even more evident.”

To address this, Infoblox is offering its ‘context-aware’ security solutions that will help organisations

close the security gaps. “We have three types of offerings,” said Sheet.

“First is infrastructure protection for better application and service availability. We provide organisations with full visibility of devices.”

Infoblox is also offering Threat Insight, which focuses on protecting against botnets and any exfiltration of confidential information. “It disrupts the cyber killchain with curated up-to date threat intelligence and blocks data being exfiltrated over the DNS channel, and identifies infected devices, accelerating remediation though its ecosystem integration,” added Sheet.

“Finally, we have the Infoblox ActiveTrust,” he said. “This delivers threat intelligence and provides network and security orchestration for automating incident response.

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DSOA, Volkswagen Middle East ink partnership to enhance support for startups

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone Technology Park, and Volkswagen Middle East today announced the signing of a strategic partnership, on the sidelines of the 37th GITEX Technology Week 2017. The two-year partnership opens doors for mutual

support of startups with innovative mobility initiatives across the GCC region.

The partnership agreement was signed by Shahla Ahmed Abdul Razak, Deputy CEO of DSOA and Andrew Savvas, brand director of Volkswagen Middle East at DSOA’s GITEX Stand in Za’beel Hall.

The strategic partnership

between DSOA and Volkswagen Middle East aims to help define the future of mobility in the region through dedicated events, targeted mentorship, and accelerator programmes that will take place at the Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec), DSOA’s wholly owned technology incubator centre and the largest of its kind in the Middle East.

Commenting on the partnership, Shahla Ahmed Abdul Razak said, “We are proud to cement our strong ties with Volkswagen Middle East that began with the community safety-focused Human Crossing initiative at DSO in 2016, which gathered numerous accolades as a smart initiative. We appreciate the company’s efforts in supporting Dtec, currently the base of operations for more than 700 startups. Our strategic partnership opens a two-way corridor of collaboration between our

organizations, and will significantly benefit of the pool of entrepreneurs available at Dtec, especially those in the field of smart transportation.”

Andrew Savvas added, “We continually seek to attract likeminded individuals and entities that demonstrate a strong spirit of innovation and are not averse to challenge. They aspire to stand out from the crowd, create their own path to success and lead rather than follow. To achieve this goal we aim to work with the most innovative industry partners in shaping the future of mobility. As the biggest cluster of start-ups in the UAE, Dtec is clearly one of them.”

Located in the heart of Dubai Silicon Oasis, and home to hundreds of startups and enterprises from more than 70 countries, Dtec is designed to accommodate and support the brightest entrepreneurs in technology.

Attivo Networks tackles cloud threat detection gaps

Attivo Networks, the player in deception technology for cybersecurity defense, has announced that it has expanded its ThreatDefend Deception and Response Platform cloud data centre detection support to include Azure deployment capability in addition to existing support for Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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and OpenStack.

Additionally, the company announced its ThreatDirect solution, which is designed for remote and branch offices (ROBOs) and can be used for microsegmented networks. The technology removes the need for a local BOTsink deception server, reducing cost and eliminating the necessity for skilled local resources. These solutions are specifically designed to address the growing challenges associated with lateral movement threat detection within cloud data centers and the often inconsistent security controls within ROBO environments.

We have put an emphasis on building efficient solutions that provide accurate detection and extensive visibility into the lateral movement of threats within the evolving cloud attack surface.”

“In addition to increased responsibility and workload, security teams are challenged by the industry-wide cybersecurity skills shortage,” said Tushar Kothari, CEO, Attivo Networks.

“To address this, we have put an

emphasis on building efficient solutions that provide accurate detection and extensive visibility into the lateral movement of threats within the evolving cloud attack surface. This will close the detection gap for remote locations, which often have limited facilities and lack the skilled resources required to manage security controls.”

By adding these new solutions organisations are able to decrease the detection deficit by scaling deception in their cloud environment, as well as remote/ branch offices. By doing so, security teams will detect threats faster and in areas of the network that they previously had limited visibility, thus minimising the risk of a breach.

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Canon highlights new business proposition at GITEX

Canon Middle East has showcased its new business solutions and applications through a five-point plan at GITEX Technology Week.

Canon’s new ‘Explore, Inspire, Improve’ business value proposition aims to fully support businesses across all industries in the region to increase productivity, efficiency and ensure sustainable development in the long-term.

“We are inspiring our customers to find better ways of achieving their goals; helping them explore opportunities and guiding them on a path towards growth, increased efficiencies and profitability, in a fast evolving,

increasingly digitalised and global marketplace,” said Shadi Bakhour, B2B Business Unit Director for Canon Middle East. “At this year’s GITEX we are introducing our new value proposition where we have identified five key domains to address our customers’ challenges so they can focus on what they do best. Above all we want to provide a holistic solution to business challenges, rather than just delivering products and services, so our customers stand out in a multi-channel, switched on world.”

The five key domains identified

by Canon are ‘differentiate, accelerate, transform, evolve and

Both governments and businesses in the Middle East are addressing digital transformation as a target for their organisations because of the obvious benefits – the UAE is a leading example through its Vision 2021 targets.”

simply’ with each pillar targeting a business process through a series of applications. These applications are in the form of a software developed to addresses a specific issue or challenge supported by Canon’s imaging and printing products.

During the exhibition, Canon technology experts demonstrated to customers the five domains, each of which was highlighted at the Canon pavilion. While the domains are interconnected to offer a set of business solutions, each one is customisable based on the customer’s requirements and industry.

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“Both governments and businesses in the Middle East are addressing digital transformation as a target for their organisations because of the obvious benefits – the UAE is a leading example through its Vision 2021 targets,” added Bakhour. “Canon is able to meet customers ‘evolving digital needs by utilising our strong imaging heritage, our unsurpassed portfolio and our digital expertise, and passing on this confidence to customers to help them build better businesses through all stages of their digital transformation journey.”

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Microsoft unveils enterprise-ready blockchain framework

Necip Ozyucel, Microsoft Gulf

Microsoft has introduced the company’s open, hyper-compatible Coco Framework for enterprise blockchain networks at GITEX Technology Week.

Blockchain analysis features heavily on the agenda of this year’s event, with experts from across the globe on hand to advise regional organisations

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on its potential for securing audit trails. Microsoft’s announcement follows its commitment in July this year to the Dubai Future Foundation’s Global Blockchain Council.

Starting life as a means to build credible and secure audit trails for the digital currency bitcoin, blockchain has become popular among organisations looking to maintain trustworthy transaction records. Blockchain architecture distributes data on asset ownership and critical transactions across trust boundaries, so that no one site holds

the information exclusively. Such transparency is vital in protecting trust-centric data flows, such as those of financial institutions.

“Investment in blockchain, across the GCC and beyond, is reaching fever pitch, as organisations recognise it as a digitally transformative tool, so we felt that GITEX 2017 was the perfect venue for introducing Coco to the region,” said Necip Ozyucel, Cloud and Enterprise Business Solutions Lead, Microsoft Gulf. “Microsoft joined the Global Blockchain Council because we believe strongly in the security of the technology’s auditing capabilities. But blockchain can achieve so much more for enterprises of all scales and walks of life. It allows them to share

business processes with suppliers, customers and partners, leading to new opportunities for multi-party collaboration and, eventually, exciting new business models.”

Based in the Azure cloud, Microsoft claims that Coco enables high-scale, confidential networks that meet key enterprise requirements, providing a means to accelerate the digital transformation potential of blockchain technology.

“Our mission at Microsoft is to help every person and organisation on the planet to achieve more,” said Ozyucel. “GITEX has always been a platform for airing the current issues facing technology professionals in the region and beyond. In 2017, blockchain is front and centre among those concerns. We believe Coco will benefit greatly from its open-source philosophy, as GCC organisations will benefit greatly from adoption of blockchain.”

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RES highlights workforce automation solutions at GITEX

(L-R) Kurt Svenson, director, Field Marketing EMEA, RES and Husni Hammoud, general manager, RES Software

Digital workspace provider RES Software, is showcasing its portfolio of automation and resource management solutions for the enterprise at this year’s GITEX Technology Week.

Exhibiting alongside distributor Mindware, RES is currently in a “transition phase” after being acquired by Clearlake Capital backed company, Ivanti, earlier this year.

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environments via its converged platform. The company’s capabilities for bulk provisioning and de-provisioning user accounts are now combined with Ivanti’s process automation to help IT organisations more effectively automate onboarding and off-boarding processes.

“Since the acquisition earlier this year, we have become very aggressive in our solution development, as we believe we can efficiently support and serve the enterprise in multi-pain areas,” said Husni Hammoud, general manager, RES Software.

“While this can be challenging, it is an area where we envisage seeing a lot of growth over the

We are now focusing on trying to position RES as a ‘glue’ for all IT infrastructures in making business processes more cost efficient and streamlined.

To do this, we are also looking to leverage artificial intelligence capabilities going forward.”

coming year. Our offerings in security, automation and security management put is in a good position to pursue this vision.”

RES Software customers can now expect “ongoing support for their technology investments,” along with access to Ivanti’s global 24/7 support and user community, according to Hammoud.

“We are now focusing on trying to position RES as a ‘glue’ for all IT infrastructures in making business processes more cost efficient and streamlined. To do this, we are also looking to leverage artificial intelligence capabilities going forward,” he added.

While the company is currently in transition phase and is therefore not demonstrating any specific launches at this year’s event, Hammoud confirms that exciting things are to come.

“We are excited to share what we’ve built with a broader, global audience, and to help more CIOs with their digital transformation,” he said. “Our existing customers will greatly benefit from our partnership with Ivanti going forward, as together we have a more comprehensive solution to help organisations solve the growing problem of IT complexity.”

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du launches m-health platform

In line with its ‘10 Times More’ theme at GITEX Technology Week 2017, du has introduced a M-Health platform, CarePassport, which empowers patients to have control over their medical records by allowing them to aggregate, store, share, and manage all their medical data, including radiology images, lab results,

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dental, vitals, medications, and more. du hosted a roundtable with key stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities in adopting new technologies such as CarePassport into legacy healthcare systems.

Speaking about this new technology, Saleem Al Blooshi, Executive Vice President, Network

Development and Operations, said: “As a telecommunications and digital service provider, we have the capabilities to ensure the infrastructure across three layers that addresses the key concerns of cyber security, confidentiality and trust, to provide a comprehensive solution that will empower healthcare providers with the confidence that their patients’ data is never compromised.”

“We are seeing the impact of information and communications technology across the medical sector, and in today’s world of automated services, we look forward to empowering individuals with more control over their healthcare. Joining forces with CarePassport

enables us to do just that, while taking another step forward into the smart future today,” Dr. Mansoor Anwar, Senior Director, Employee Wellness and Happiness.

CarePassport integrates with facilities’ scheduling, clinical results, and medical imaging to help healthcare providers better engage their patients and improve patient satisfaction. It empowers patients to take an active role in their own healthcare through a comprehensive and intuitive mobile application that incorporates the same secure and convenient technology used in travel and banking apps. With a complete view of their medical data available across multiple providers, CarePassport enables users to engage more proactively and meaningfully with their healthcare providers.

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NetApp aims to assist organisations’ digital transformation journey

Fadi Kanafani, NetApp

At the 37th edition of GITEX Technology Week, NetApp is aiming to help customers with their quest for digital transformation.

The data management company has recently enhanced its Data Fabric, which is now fortified with new software releases such as NetApp SolidFire Element OS, StorageGRID Webscale, ONTAP

and OnCommand Insight (OCI) software.

According to the firm, as key elements to the NetApp Data Fabric, these solutions “deliver consistent and integrated hybrid cloud data services to help customers accelerate and protect data, reduce costs, and easily build next-generation data centre architectures.”

Fadi Kanafani, regional director, Middle East and Africa, NetApp, says, “NetApp has developed a data fabric solution offering that consists of many product sets. We are working with Ingram Micro to push this to the market through channel partners. We want to help customers take it to the next generation of hyperconvergence.”

The company is also promoting

its OCI solution, which offers CIOs a “single pane of glass, allowing them to make a decision based on analytics received from their infrastructure – be it network, storage or the application layer.”

At GITEX 2017, the firm is also showcasing the relationships it has established over time.

Kanafani says, “At the end of the day, we owe our customers a solution, not just storage.

We are exhibiting with our key partners such as Splunk and Bosch. We are demonstrating the synergies we have with our technology partners.”

Operating in a two-tier model, NetApp relies on its distributors to deliver the brand across the region.

“Our distributor partner, Ingram Micro, is vital to our

operations. Today we are on a trajectory with double and triple digit growth from quarter to quarter. The only way we can achieve that is when we have a committed distributor standing along side NetApp to take us to new markets. This helps us drive incremental business and provide us reach into the channel. Ingram Micro helps us add partners who are relevant to what we and our customers do,” he adds.

Kanafani is looking to double the size of the organisation in 2018.

“It does sound ambitious but I’m positive it is achievable through dedicated focus and distributors who are strong with us and can develop the right partner ecosystem to take us forward.”

Emirates Investment Bank signs up Finesse

(L-R) Sunil Paul and Imad Bou Khouzam

Finesse has announced that it will provide its human capital management (“HCM”) solution to Emirates Investment Bank.

Finesse will act as EIBank’s strategic IT partner, driving the bank’s human resources

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transformation over the coming months. To deliver EIBank’s holistic HCM solution, Finesse has partnered with software provider Adrenalin.

With Finesse and Adrenalin, Emirates Investment Bank is

expecting to benefit from the following: • Scalable and comprehensive HCM product which would adapt to the growing business needs.

• Granting employees, a single-window web-based access to all HR processes, reducing time spent on administrative activities, significantly enhancing organisational productivity.

• Informed decision-making through analytics and reporting tools that allow managers to review performance and other employee metrics.

Imad Bou Khouzam, CFO at Emirates Investment Bank, said, “After a rigorous evaluation process, Finesse demonstrated its capabilities in enabling HR transformation and support

Finesse will play a key role in developing and implementing a comprehensive human capital management solution, supporting our ongoing business expansion.”

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Trriple aims to cash in on m-wallet trend In addition to launching our mWallet mobile application as fully functional and available for download on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, we will be showcasing its consistently growing capabilities at GITEX 2017. We are proud to have functionality to make payments to numerous organisations such as Etisalat, du, and even the ability for our users to transfer their international remittances using the mWallet app. Our focus is on making the mobile wallet experience a true alternative to cash transactions and freeing Paolo Gagliardi, Chief Executive Officer, Trriple

Please share a brief overview of the company.

Trriple is a UAE-based start up offering a first-of-its-kind mobile wallet that enables secure and convenient everyday payments saving consumers and businesses time and money, while meeting the regulatory environment of UAE. Ushering in the country’s “cashless society” by delivering an inclusive payments ecosystem that is available to both the unbanked using cash, and the banked using cards and bank accounts, it makes on-the-go mobile payments possible on

a mass scale in line with the UAE Government’s Vision for a Smart Society by 2021.

Trriple mobile wallet’s all inclusive payment and funding process covers the entire spectrum of the payments industry, offering instant and easy banking for consumers, real-time settlements for merchants and enterprises, and faster and more cost effective services for government, service providers, money exchanges and banks.

Which are the technologies the company’s showcasing at GITEX 2017?

UAE residents will soon be able to send remittances directly through their mobile phones, using a first-of-its-kind mobile wallet, which will be available to download on app stores at GITEX Technology Week 2017.”

up users from having to stand in queues at exchange houses and at service provider outlets.

Can you give a brief about the kinds of announcements you have made at the show?

UAE residents will soon be able to send remittances directly through their mobile phones, using a first-of-itskind mobile wallet, which is available to download on app stores at GITEX Technology Week 2017. The new service, which enables instant and secure transaction through a mobile application, has been developed by digital payments enabler Trriple.

With a booming economy and a majority expatriate population, the UAE is one of the world’s largest sources of international remittances in the world, topping $19 billion per year, according to Nimmök Consulting. The periodical exercise of sending remittances to their home countries is particularly taxing for those outside the traditional banking system.

By pioneering a smartphonebased solution to this process, Trriple brings users the ability to remit funds instantly and securely, directly to bank accounts or other Trriple users anywhere in the world.

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Smart Dubai exhibits blockchain strategy and ‘paperless government’ initiative

Smart Dubai is utilising GITEX Technology Week to flaunt the latest developments and additions to its flagship Dubai Blockchain Strategy, as well as to its artificial intelligence service, Rashid.

The initiatives demonstrate Smart Dubai’s overarching mission to put cutting-edge

technologies at the service of the people. This aligns with directives from His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who has made the ambitious promise that the Emirate of Dubai will issue its very last paper transaction by 2020 after switching to the Blockchain network.

“We are utilising our platform at GITEX Technology Week to introduce the public – and decision makers, in particular – to the latest advancements in our initiatives, as well as our progress towards achieving the objectives

of the Dubai Plan 2021,” said Her Excellency Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office (SDO). “We are constantly developing and upgrading our services to support our mission of implementing cutting-edge innovations across all sectors, all in an effort to make Dubai the smartest and happiest city in the world.”

Smart Dubai’s Blockchain Strategy revolves around three main pillars: increasing government efficiency by transferring 100% of government transactions to the Blockchain network, strengthening industrial activity by creating new Blockchain-based business models, while securing Dubai’s position as the global leader

in terms of adoption and implementation of Blockchain networks and transactions.

In addition, Smart Dubai is also showcasing the latest developments in its AI service, Rashid, which demonstrates the impactful role that artificial intelligence technology is playing in Dubai’s smart-city transformation. Advanced AIpowered services streamline government operations and provide official and reliable answers to questions from aspiring entrepreneurs looking to launch a business in Dubai or invest in start-ups. Rashid can also reveal to users the procedures, documents and conditions required for a startup, as well as simple, clear and reliable instructions.

Western Digital highlights the ‘power of choice’

Khwaja Saifuddin, WD

Western Digital is showcasing its range of storage technologies at the 37thedition of GITEX Technology Week.

“GITEX has always been a very important platform for us,” said Khwaja Saifuddin, senior sales director, Western Digital, IMEA.

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“We have been participating at the show for 17 years now. It’s an excellent event to meet partners and customers as well as get insights as to what the market it requiring now when it comes to storage solutions.”

At the event, WD is putting the spotlight on its latest product line including 12TB WD Gold Hard Drive, My Cloud Home, SanDisk iXpand Base, WD My Passport SSD, SanDisk 400 GB Micro SD, SanDisk Ultra microSD card with A1, WD Blue SSD, WD Green SSD, WD Purple 10TB Surveillance Hard Disk Drive and more.

Our entire product portfolio of Western Digital and SanDisk products is to fulfil the rising needs of enterprises and consumers,” said Saifuddin. “We are also highlighting the ‘power of

choice’ when it comes to storage, management and security for today’s digital natives.”

Saifuddin highlighted that one of the key offerings that they are displaying at GITEX is the MyCloud Home. “It is a storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so users save their digital content in one central place,” he explained.

“It elemimates users’s problems with their phone’s storage being at over capacity. It automatically backup the photos and videos on your phone, and wirelessly backup and sync devices and cloud accounts.”

In addition, the company is also showcasing its SanDisk 400 GB Micro SD card, which according to the firm, is the ‘world’s highestcapacity microSD card’ for mobile devices. “It is equipped with

It is a storage device that plugs directly into your Wi-Fi router at home so users save their digital content in one central place.”

Application Performance Class 1 (A1) requirements from the latest SD Association’s SD 5.1 specifications,” said Saifuddin.

“Data is at the core of every technology,” said Saifuddin. “A recent study has shown that 50 percent of global data is residing in a WD device. With this in mind, we will continue our efforts and strengthen our commitment to creating the innovative products that will support the market’s needs.”

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