Daily Archives: February 13, 2025

Business & Investments

Orkla India unveils innovative Quick Kerala Breakfast Range at Gulfood 2025

With the launch of Eastern’s 5-Minute Breakfast range and an expanded Arabic spice portfolio, Orkla India strengthens its position in the Middle East’s fast-growing packaged food sector.

Dubai, UAE- February 13, 2025 – Orkla India, the parent company of two reputed brands MTR and Eastern, is set to unveil its innovative Quick Kerala Breakfast range at Gulfood 2025.

With a rich heritage in Indian cuisine, Orkla India continues to expand its footprint in the region’s packaged food sector, through Orkla IMEA, its recently incorporated subsidiary in the Middle East. The launch of the Eastern 5-Minute Breakfast range—alongside a refreshed logo and packaging—brings the flavours of Kerala to the evolving convenience foods market in the Middle East.

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Technologies

National IT Academy and Microsoft Launch the First Microsoft Datacenter Academy in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia

Academy will equip the Kingdom’s future workforce with specialist technical skills for the new AI era, enabling them to contribute to Saudi Arabia’s position as a global datacenter hub

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 11 February 2025 – On the sidelines of LEAP 2025, Microsoft Arabia and the National IT Academy (NITA) announced the launch of the first Microsoft Datacenter Academy (DCA) in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia. The Microsoft DCA is a two-year commitment to empower students with a focus on building applied datacenter skills, thereby enhancing their employability in high-demand technical roles and contributing to the Kingdom’s economic diversification.

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Technologies

Omantel attracts cutting-edge AI and metaverse technologies in collaboration with Shaffra Technology

13 February 2025: Omantel has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore-based Shaffra Technology Labs to develop groundbreaking solutions leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and metaverse technologies. These solutions will be hosted within Omantel cloud services and provided to government institutions and private sector companies in the Sultanate of Oman to enhance operational efficiency. The agreement was signed during the LEAP 2025 Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Eng. Aladdin Bait Fadhel, Chief Commercial Officer of Omantel, stated: “At Omantel, our vision is to solidify our leadership role as a key enabler of Oman’s digital transformation and to be the premier provider of innovative technology solutions in the region. Our collaboration with Shaffra will significantly contribute to developing cutting-edge technology solutions, particularly in artificial intelligence, for our customers”.

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Technologies

What If Your Tablet Could Work Like a PC?

Huawei Might Soon Make It Happen

Remember the tablet dream we have been promised for years? Untethered productivity, creativity on the go, a device that is both effortlessly portable and genuinely powerful. Yes, we’ve seen glimpses of it. But none of them were really as good as a laptop. Instead, tablets have always been the middle child of tech. Too big to replace your phone, too limited to replace your laptop. They’ve mostly been relegated to second-screen status, content consumption hubs, or maybe, a slightly oversized e-reader. They were the sidekick, never quite the hero. That might be about to change though.

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Technologies

Nearly Half of Business Users Targeted by Email Attacks in H2 2024, Acronis Report

  • Nearly a third of all emails received in H2 2024 were spam, with 1.4% containing malware or phishing links
  • The UAE was one of the countries most targeted by malware in December 2024, and reported the highest percentage of blocked malicious URLs (16.2%) that month

Gerald Beuchelt, CISO at Acronis

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – February 13, 2025 – Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, released its biannual report titled, “Acronis Cyberthreats Report, H2 2024: The rise of AI-driven threats”. This edition reveals a significant rise in email cyberattacks; a staggering 197% increase detected in H2 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, with a 21% rise in attacks per organization. From July to December 2024, nearly 50% of users were targeted by email-based attacks at least once, and nearly a third (31.4%) of all emails received in H2 2024 were spam, with 1.4% containing malware or phishing links.

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