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Zoftware’s Aayushman Dalmia wins Innovation Excellence award at Ignyte SME Challenge

  Win highlights Dubai’s rising role as a launchpad for tech innovation and SME empowerment in the region

Dubai, May 29, 2025 – Aayushman Dalmia, founder of Dubai-based startup Zoftware, has won the Innovation Excellence Award at the Digital Enablement of SMEs Challenge. The event, hosted by the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence of UAE and Ignyte, positions Dalmia for further growth as he continues his mission to simplify software discovery for small and medium businesses across the region.

Dalmia’s platform, Zoftware, has been steadily gaining traction in the MENA startup ecosystem for offering a streamlined approach to finding, comparing and selecting enterprise software solutions – a process that remains a hurdle for many growing businesses.

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Yango Group expands ‘Points’ loyalty program to Abu Dhabi with valuable rewards for rides

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 May – Yango Group, the global tech company, has launched the Yango Points program in Abu Dhabi, a loyalty program designed to reward users for cashless ride payments made through the Yango app. Introduced as part of the brand’s ongoing commitment to deliver greater everyday value, the program allows users to earn loyalty points that can be redeemed for future rides, creating a rewards experience that complements the evolving expectations of digital-first consumers in the UAE.

Exclusively available to subscribers of Yango Play, the program offers users the opportunity to earn cashback in the form of Yango Points every time they complete a Comfort-class ride using a cashless payment method. These points can then be used for upcoming rides across any category, including Comfort, Taxi, and Taxi Van, provided the trip originates within the boundaries of Abu Dhabi. The value of each Yango Point is 1 AED.

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du and Hewlett Packard Enterprise host roundtable on the future of AI, hybrid cloud, and networking in banking

The event, focusing on smarter banking operations, enhanced customer experience, and robust data security, featured insightful sessions, including a notable fireside chat between Ahmad Al Khallafi of HPE, along with discussions on Multi-Cloud management and AI strategies.

Dubai, UAE, May 27, 2025: du, the leading telecom and digital services provider, in partnership with du Tech and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) recently hosted a roundtable titled “Unlock the future of AI, Hybrid Cloud and Networking”. With 90% of UAE financial institutions expressing strong interest in adopting AI, the exclusive event aimed at revolutionizing the banking sector with cutting-edge technological insights for senior decision-makers and technology leaders within the industry.

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Microsoft and Core42 present comprehensive whitepaper on the critical role of sovereign public clouds in the AI era

New whitepaper offers insights and solutions to organizations in highly regulated sectors looking to balance innovation and compliance in the age of AI

26 May, 2025; Dubai, UAE – Microsoft and Core42, a G42 company specializing in sovereign cloud, AI infrastructure, and digital services, today released a comprehensive whitepaper titled “Balancing Innovation and Compliance in the AI Era: Core42 Sovereign Public Cloud Leveraging Microsoft Azure”. This whitepaper delves into the transformative role of sovereign public cloud solutions in shaping the UAE’s digital future, providing strategic insights and best practices for technology leaders to effectively adopt and deploy these solutions.

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Dubai based cable seal maker Roxtec achieves record data center sales growth as AI boom transforms the Middle East tech sector

  • Roxtec’s data center business in the Middle East region has grown 300 per cent since 2022
  • Continued growth is now forecast following President Trump’s recent visit with AI driven project announcements across the UAE and massive US investment
  • The data center sector represents more than 25 per cent of Roxtec’s infrastructure business unit sales – with the potential to hit 50 per cent in the next 18 months
  • Roxtec is currently in detailed discussions with several companies looking to build the next generation of HPC (High-Performance Computing) data centers in Gulf states
  • Watch Roxtec data center film ‘Save your cloud from drowning during floods’  

The Middle East’s rapid development as a global data center powerhouse, supercharged by AI and cloud computing demand, is driving unprecedented growth in the region for safety seal manufacturer Roxtec.

Dubai headquartered Roxtec Middle East FZE is expanding from working on six data center projects in 2023 to more than 20 in 2025, including programmes for major global players and AI ‘hyperscalers’.

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