TECHNOLOGY

July 23, 2017

Business confidence across the Middle East has fallen sharply in the last quarter and is now at its lowest level since the second quarter of 2016, according to the latest edition of the Global Economic Conditions Survey (GECS).

The region is also likely to face further challenges over the coming year, according to the quarterly"... Continue Reading

July 23, 2017

There should be one unified Arabic language academy, instead of the 12 academies currently existing in the Arab world, and its headquarters should be Makkah City, said Khalid Al Karaki, President of the Arabic Language Academy of Jordan, the institution that won the King Faisal International Prize 2017 for Arabic Language and Literature.

Al"... Continue Reading

Samsung Electronics said it has installed the world's first commercial cinema LED screen at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Korea in collaboration with Harman Professional Solutions.

Designed as a High Dynamic Range (HDR) LED theater display, the Cinema LED Screen creates a more captivating and vibrant viewing experience through next-generation picture quality and true-to-life audio thanks to"... Continue Reading

Wavefront Technology Solutions Inc., a global supplier of fluid injection technology for oil and gas well stimulation and Improved/Enhanced oil (IOR/EOR) recovery has announced that the Company, through its local distributor, has been issued a campaign of 15 well stimulations in Kuwait.

The 15-well stimulation campaign consists"... Continue Reading

July 21, 2017

(ME NewsWire)-- ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open networking solutions, today announced that Call Flow has chosen its XGS-PON solution to power the UK’s first generation of symmetric multi-Gigabit Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) services. The rapidly-growing ultrafast broadband operator has already built out up to 100Mbps FTTC-based services across Southern England and, to allow services to scale, has now selected ADTRAN’s next generation 10Gbps FTTH solution. This new architecture, fully compatible with Call Flow’s existing FTTH network, is set to bring about a step-change in symmetric multi-Gigabit access performance to differentiate it from other providers...... Continue Reading

Wavefront Technology Solutions Inc.’s Powerwave technology is doing what leading global service providers couldn’t do to stimulate the reservoir and improve oil production and water injection rates, moving it toward the method of choice in Kuwait, the Edmonton-based company’s partner said.

Through its marketing"... Continue Reading

July 20, 2017

(ME NewsWire)-- SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS

• Total and base orders grew 3%1; higher orders in all regions
• Revenues up 1%
• Operational EBITA margin2 12.4%, dampened this quarter by commodity prices and some overcapacity
• Net income $525 million
• Cash flow from operating activities $467 million reflects timing of short-term"... Continue Reading

July 20, 2017

(ME NewsWire)-- The 10th edition of the World Games 2017 will be distributed in Europe jointly by SES and ATM System, the official host broadcaster for the multi-sport event. The international event, taking place in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 to 30 July 2017, will be transmitted via two SES satellites: SES-4 located at 22 degrees West and ASTRA 3B at 23.5 degrees"... Continue Reading

July 20, 2017

(ME NewsWire)-- The GSMA provided further updates for the upcoming Mobile World Congress Americas, including several recently confirmed keynote speakers, new programs and events, and additional exhibitors and partners. Mobile World Congress Americas will take place September 12-14, 2017 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

“We"... Continue Reading

July 20, 2017

(ME NewsWire)-- PicsArt, the leading image editing app and creative social network, today announced the appointment of Natalia Vodianova, the supermodel and philanthropist, as Head of Aspiration. In this new role, Natalia will inspire and suggest opportunities to drive positive change through creativity. She has also joined the company’s advisory board. “We are thrilled to welcome a talent and role model like Natalia into our family,” said PicsArt CEO Hovhannes Avoyan. “Natalia has been deeply involved in bringing creative inspiration to the world through fashion and social commitment. She’ll help connect the fashion world and the brands and charities she works with to our creative community of 90 million monthly active users, for remixing and inspiration.” “I’m excited to be part of a community where social...... Continue Reading