PRODUCTS

OPPO band

Make the most of the cooler temperatures and exercise outdoors with the OPPO Band, featuring a 1.1-inch AMOLED Screen, continuous SpO2 monitoring, real-time heart rate monitoring, 12 workout modes as well as 50-Meter water resistance and notification sync.

With a health monitoring function, specialized to detect sleep problems the OPPO band supports accurate sleep monitoring, heart rate monitoring, and continuous SpO2 monitoring—providing all-around records and analysis of its user’s sleep health. With its continuous SpO2 monitor and professional sleep monitor, the OPPO Band can help users develop healthier sleep habits.

The OPPO Band comes with a heart rate monitor with builtin optical heart rate sensor to monitor the user’s heart rate around the clock. If the heart rate becomes too high, the smart band will vibrate to warn the user of irregular heartbeat. With the OPPO Band measuring heart rate during exercise, users can avoid over-training and learn what pace they need to keep ensuring that they are progressing towards their goals.

The OPPO Band also has 12 built-in workout modes, including running, walking, cycling, swimming, badminton, cricket, Yoga, etc. Capable of recording the exercising data, users can check their progress in the HeyTap Health app, which is key to boosting motivation for an active life.

Huawei BladeAAU

Operators must take the full advantages of incumbent 2G, 3G, and 4G sites to 5G rollout. But this comes with challenges such as finding antenna space, dealing with wind resistance, and ensuring that towers can bear the weight of equipment. In addition, at singlepole sites, 5G construction requires considerable reconstruction for original commercial network antennas. It brings more challenges if the pole is shared by two operators. By integrating both active and passive antenna units into a single box, BladeAAU Pro simplifies deployments for operators by supporting various bands in reduced antenna space.

BladeAAU Pro increases the height of 5G RF units to improve 5G coverage in du’s commercial networks compared with other solutions and improves user experience. Test results indicating average user experience of Approx. 600Mbps. The integrated design simplifies site deployment by eliminating the need for extra adjustment, significantly shortening 5G construction time. BladeAAU Pro also reduces the space required for antenna installation, saving OPEX. Moreover, the multi-band support provides additional flexibility for du to sustain smooth spectrum evolution over the coming years.

AGON Porsche Design gaming monitor

FGaming display specialist AOC is officially launching the AGON Porsche Design gaming monitor in Egypt. The PD27 bring top-of-the-line performance that brings professional display technologies that is a must-have for any hardcore gamer.

Porsche Design is already known for exclusive lifestyle products that take form and function on a whole new level. When combined AOC’s unique winner gaming displays under the AGON line, you’re getting the best possible gaming monitor that brings a lattice structure design inspired by a Porsche car roll cage.

The PD27 is a 27-inch 1000r curvature display that comes with a QHD (2560 x 1440) resolution plus a 240Hz refresh rate. There is also Adaptive Sync plus HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4, along with Display HDR 400 supports plus 90 percent DCI-P3 coverage.

The new AGON Porsche Design gaming monitor include an ambient light behind the screen that allows for a more immersive experience along with dual 5W speakers enhanced with DTS Sound. A Wireless Gaming Keypad allows you to configure and access different monitor settings including FPS, RGB, etc. at a press of a button. The monitor is also the first to have a boot-up sound that mimics the Porsche engine.

The Porsche Design gaming monitor also includes a user configurable Projection Logo that projects an image of the AGON or Porsche Design logo right below the display. A new OSD is also included on the PD27, which continues the unique design language of the Porsche Design brand.

INTEL VPRO PLATFORM

Intel announced the latest Intel vPro platform, powered by 12th Gen Intel Core. Built for business, the Intel vPro platform with 12th Gen Intel Core processors provides leading productivity and the highest performance and most comprehensive platform security for all businesses.

With over 15 years of innovation, Intel vPro delivers a complete platform portfolio to meet the technology demands and computing options to empower businesses of all sizes.

• Intel vPro Enterprise for Windows is the full-featured commercial platform focused on large enterprises and managed businesses. It features a comprehensive set of technologies to help businesses stay ahead of security threats. • Intel vPro Essentials extends security and device management capabilities previously targeting large enterprise to the small and medium-size business segment. Intel vPro Essentials also incorporates

Intel Hardware Shield to help protect platforms based on the Windows operating system. • Intel vPro Enterprise for Chrome creates a new class of Chromebooks for business environments with the performance, stability and security technologies that businesses require. This new platform further enables decision-makers to match the right device to the right user.

WHY GENDER DIVERSITY MATTERS

SUNIL PAUL, MD OF FINESSE, EXPLAINS HOW THE TECH INDUSTRY CAN EMBRACE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

It’s the 21st century, and here we are still discoursing the importance of women in the workforce. Every year on women’s day, all of us spend a moment thinking about the lack of diversity. But that’s just the problem – it cannot be a once-a-year conversation. Organisations must invest in initiatives that encourage women to take on more technical and leadership roles. The strengths and unique characteristics that women bring are well known, so I won’t delve into that. While we do have many female executives across roles in the Middle East, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done when it comes to gender diversity in the regional technology sector.

Diversity and true inclusion are merely a box to tick for many businesses. But to make a real difference, decision-makers have to critically examine internal processes, hiring practices, staff progression, and the composition of leadership teams. They must acknowledge the current state at their workplaces and then evaluate long-term strategies that can help promote diversity. A genuine commitment to structural change and empowerment of women rather than short-term feel-good actions for better PR and compliance’s sake is the need of the hour.

What do I mean by structural change? The tech industry is notorious for not attracting more women to its workforce. Often this is because of a lack of opportunities and unfavorable work environments. The desire to empower and include women must emerge right from the grass-root levels. This means eliminating gender bias in job advertisements, conscious methods to drive retention of women such as flexible work policies, urging the male workforce to embrace an inclusive culture, mapping growth trajectory for women to reach leadership positions, and so on. According to recent research by Gartner, while women make up almost half of the global workforce, they represent only 26% of IT employees. The report states that CIOs want to increase the number of women in IT, but many struggles with recruiting.

The younger generation of women needs to have role models in STEM occupations and be aware that they too have opportunities in fields such as engineering, coding, DevOps, and so on. A recent report from The American Association of University Women (AAUW) reveals that women constitute only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college. According to AAUW, women represent only 21% of engineering majors and just 19% of computer and information science majors. The need for better awareness and eliminating gender stereotypes must begin right from childhood.

The regional tech industry’s responsibility today is to unlock equal opportunities that support women to pursue and thrive in technical and leadership roles. It is not enough to celebrate one day in the year – support, resources, conscious decision-making, empowerment initiatives and so on are needed all 365 days.

The UAE has made significant strides in ensuring gender balance and opening opportunities for women. For example, way back in 2004, the country announced its first female cabinet minister Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, who took command of the Ministry of Economy. Since then, we have seen more women role models joining the UAE ministry. Another example includes Sarah bint Yousef Al Amiri who leads the UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT).

Diversity of all kinds is important for every organisation. It drives creativity, innovation, better decision-making, and increased turnover among many other benefits. At Finesse, we ensure equal growth opportunities for our female employees and offer attractive growth paths that enable them to assume leadership positions. I hope the regional tech industry can embrace diversity and inclusion in its truest spirit and practice long-term strategies on this woman’s day.