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Cisco to Buy Whiptail for $415 Million

Cisco has announced that it will acquire Whiptail, a solid state memory system company, for $415 million.

iPhone Apps That Can Increase Productivity for Small Businesses

Believe it or not, your iPhone is handy for  more than just playing Angry Birds or Words With Friends – it’s an essential tool for many small business owners.

12 Startup Teams Join Local Accelerators

A dozen early stage startups from the Middle East, Western Europe and the Ukraine have traveled to Dubai to join two local seed accelerators.

Infographic: The View From Above – Billion Dollar Startups

How many tech startups do you know is worth billions of dollars? This infographic by Staff.com lists 12 startups (since 2004) that have reached the billion-dollar worth – Instagram, Evernote, Box, Air...

Saudi Arabia leads growth in Arabic digital content

97% of internet users in Saudi Arabia prefer to use Arabic for web browsing on digital and social media platforms

Careem receives $1.7m investment in round led by STC Ventures

Careem announced that STC Ventures, backed by Saudi Telecom Company, recently led a $1.7m investment round

iMENA Holdings and Rocket Internet launch Hellofood.com

iMENA Holdings, a leading regional group of consumer online businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and Rocket Internet

Former Nokia CEO founds Newkia to make Android devices

On the day Microsoft acquired Nokia’s device business, Singapore-based Newkia was founded by Thomas Zilliacus

World’s largest business competition comes to UAE

The world’s largest strategy and management competition, which pits university students and corporates against each other, kicks off for the first time in the United Arab Emirates.