Rudie Opperman, Manager for Engineering & Training MEA, Axis Communications. Axis and Cisco deliver unified cloud-based management for connected physical security devices Across Africa and the Middle East, enterprise IT and physical security are becoming increasingly connected. Network cameras and other security devices are no longer isolated systems: they depend on reliable network connectivity, cybersecurity, firmware updates, monitoring and ongoing maintenance, much like other network infrastructure. Yet many organisations still manage physical security and IT through separate tools and processes, creating an operational gap as environments become more connected and distributed.Axis Communications has collaborated with Cisco to integrate Axis security…
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There are certain questions that can quickly expose a pizza purist. Pineapple on pizza is probably the most reliable. Ask Gabriele Bonci, however, and there is no outrage or lecture about what does and does not belong on dough. Instead, the Roman chef, who has spent decades being described as the “Michelangelo of pizza”, offers an answer that might surprise those who take Italian culinary tradition a little too seriously. “I make it!” he tells Khaleej Times during a recent visit to Dubai for the launch of Bonci at Chef’s Society, City Centre Mirdif. “For me, it is one of…
As the Kingdom celebrates its National Day and Vision 2030 reaches its tenth year, its Country Manager reflects on what six years here have built. Happy National Day. Anyone who last saw Saudi Arabia a decade ago would struggle to recognize it today. I have spent twenty years working across this region, and I have never watched a country change this fast, or this deliberately. Saudi talent is now at the heart of a more diverse workforce, with graduates building careers across a growing range of sectors and industries. The digital economy alone now exceeds SAR 522 billion and contributes…
NEW YORK — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI infiltrated government website in June and the tech giant notified Canberra of the breach earlier this month via email. In comments made at the UN summit in New York on Wednesday, Albanese said the agent hacked a statistics portal containing “non-sensitive” data from Medicare, Australia’s universal healthcare scheme , adding that it appeared no personal information had been accessed. Investigations assisted by the Australian Signals Directorate were ongoing into how the agent had hacked the system. “This situation is obviously unacceptable,” Albanese said.…
Matthias Nijs, VP of EMEA Sale, Datadobi. Datadobi’s Matthias Nijs explains why data visibility, continuous governance, and control across hybrid environments are essential for enterprise AI readiness. Enterprises are racing to embed artificial intelligence into everyday operations, shifting the challenge from managing the sheer volume of data to understanding where information resides and how it is distributed across increasingly complex IT environments. The change is particularly visible in the UAE, where organisations have rapidly adopted hybrid and multi-cloud architectures. According to Matthias Nijs, VP of EMEA Sales at Datadobi, data fragmentation is becoming a more pressing enterprise concern than data volume…
As the Kingdom celebrates its National Day and Vision 2030 reaches its tenth year, its Country Manager reflects on what six years here have built. Happy National Day. Anyone who last saw Saudi Arabia a decade ago would struggle to recognize it today. I have spent twenty years working across this region, and I have never watched a country change this fast, or this deliberately. Saudi talent is now at the heart of a more diverse workforce, with graduates building careers across a growing range of sectors and industries. The digital economy alone now exceeds SR522 billion and contributes 15…
TOKYO — The death toll from Typhoon Dujuan, which struck eastern Japan earlier this week, rose to nine on Wednesday as authorities continued searching for four people who remain missing. Authorities discovered the body of a woman in Kanagawa prefecture and recovered a man from a submerged vehicle in Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, Kyodo News Agency reported, citing local authorities. Of the nine confirmed deaths, six were recorded in Chiba and three in Kanagawa. Search operations are continuing for four people who remain unaccounted for following the typhoon. Dujuan caused widespread damage, particularly in Chiba, which had already been…
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet session held today in Jeddah. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques praised and thanked Allah Almighty for the great blessings bestowed upon this country, and for the honor of serving the Grand Mosque, the Prophet’s Mosque, and their visitors. As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates its National Day tomorrow, the King expressed his wishes for further achievements and successes in the nation’s journey of growth, progress, and leadership across all sectors. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques acknowledged the role of military and security…
Ayham Gorani. Pemo’s in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE supports broader financial services for SMEs as fintech enters a more regulated growth phase.T he UAE’s fintech sector is entering a more regulated phase as financial technology companies look to expand their services to small and medium-sized businesses while meeting higher expectations around governance and compliance. For fintech firms operating in the country, the shift is creating an environment where regulatory approval is becoming increasingly important to expanding the range of financial products available to businesses. Pemo, a UAE-based spend management platform, recently received in-principle approval from the…
NEW YORK — Iran said Wednesday it had communicated with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York and conveyed its conditions for ending the conflict, including an end to hostilities, the US naval blockade and what Tehran describes as an economic war. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the communication took place between the two countries’ delegations on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly. “The aim of this interaction was to convey Iran’s conditions, including ending the war in all areas, stopping US aggressive actions and the naval blockade and economic war, and releasing…