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PROVEN ARABIA LAUNCHES AI TECH START-UP
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roven Arabia has announced the launch of Proven Solution, a technology start-up that will offer a range of Artificial Intelligence (AI) apps powered through cutting-edge robotic products. Proven Solution will provide advanced portfolio housing AI, Robotics, Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) technologies. These innovative products and solutions can be customised to fit business needs, enabling local and regional organisations to take full advantage of emerging applications and solutions. Zaid Al Mashari, Group CEO of Proven Arabia, said, “Businesses are driving the adoption of new technologies in the wake of the pandemic, resulting in a rapid
ORACLE ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF JAVA 16
Oracle has announced the availability of Java 16 (Oracle JDK 16), including 17 new enhancements to the platform that will further improve developer productivity. The latest Java Development Kit (JDK) finalized Pattern Matching for instanceof (JEP 394) and Records 6
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(JEP 395), language enhancements that were first previewed in Java 14. Additionally, developers can use the new Packaging Tool (JEP 392) to ship self-contained Java applications, as well as explore three incubating features, the Vector API (JEP 338), the Foreign Linker API(JEP 389), and
pace of automation in the region. Building on this momentum, Proven Solution is founded on our vision of providing innovative applications and exceptional customer services that will help streamline business processes and drive efficiencies. We aim to offer advanced products that will play a vital role in the transformation of the tech and robotics industry.” The company’s technology solution start-up will cement the success of innovative technologies in the GCC market and help spearhead revolutionary changes in the industry. The brand will also tap into the US and European markets, extending its expertise and solutions internationally. Proven Solution has already formed partnerships with several key industry leaders such as Softbank Robotics Europe, as service providers for their humanoid robots.
the Foreign-Memory Access API (JEP 389), and one preview feature, Sealed Classes (JEP 397). Oracle delivers Java updates every six months to provide developers with a predictable release schedule. This offers a steady stream of innovations while also delivering continued performance, stability and security improvements, increasing Java’s pervasiveness across organisations and industries of all sizes. “The power of the six-month release cadence was on full display with the latest release,” Georges Saab, VicePresident of development, Java Platform Group, Oracle. “Pattern Matching and Records were introduced a year ago as part of JDK 14 and have since gone through multiple rounds of community feedback based on realworld applications. This process has not only given Java developers the opportunity to experiment with these features before they were finalised, but also incorporated that critical feedback which has resulted in two rock-solid JEPs that truly meet the needs of the community.”
