Technology

PayPal and Pokeware Partner to Deliver Opportunities for MENA Merchants

PayPal, one of the leading online payment systems, announced its partnership with Pokeware,

First Online Retail Sales Directory Offeraty.com Launches in Dubai

Offeraty.com, the first online guide for retail offers and discounts in Dubai, has launched in the Emirate, coinciding with the start of the Dubai Shopping Festival 2014.

Ooredoo’s “Buzz” Portal Named as One of “Ten Best Intranets in the World”

Ooredoo’s “buzz” portal – the global intranet that connects employees in its operating companies in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa – has been named one of the world’s top ten intranets in a ne...

Startup Launches at CES to Deliver a New Line of Mobile Device Accessories

THEO, a designer and manufacturer of mobile device accessories, today announced its official launch at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week.

Microsoft Acquires Parature for $100 Million

Microsoft is rounding out its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) product by acquiring Parature, maker of cloud-based software companies can use to create self-service portals for customer...

Spend on In-App Advertising to Grow to Almost $17 billion by 2018: Juniper Research

In-app mobile ad-spend will reach $16.9 billion by 2018, up from $3.5 billion last year, a new report from Juniper Research has found.

Google Acquires Timely App Maker Bitspin

In an odd bit of M&A news, the developers at Bitspin announced that the small company will be joining forces with Google.

Global Startup Community to be Showcased at CES 2014

The 2014 International CES will run Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas spotlighting the power and future of technology through innovative startups and entrepreneurs.

Malware, spam and phishing remain the threats most commonly encountered in GCC

Attacks that employ a variety of malicious programs, phishing attacks, and spam remain the cyber threats most frequently encountered by companies.