Today: Sep 22, 2026
World CIO 200 Grand Finale begins in Sri Lanka
The World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 begins today in Sri Lanka, bringing together CIOs, technology leaders, government representatives and industry experts from around the world for three days of leadership, knowledge sharing, networking and recognition. Taking place from 22–24 September at Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams, the Grand Finale brings together a global community of technology leaders
Your security stack could be the risk: ManageEngine on why more tools buy less visibility
ManageEngine’s Praneet V explains why security tool sprawl remains a constant risk, how ZIA brings operational context into one place, and which manual work IT teams should hand to
DBS warns underpriced oil shock is blind spot in AI race
DBS Bank has identified a critical market risk:
Nintex appoints Amy Payne as chief marketing officer
Nintex has appointed Amy Payne as its new
Cisco’s dashboard now runs Axis cameras
In October 2016, the Mirai botnet commandeered hundreds
Huawei unveils AI infrastructure breakthroughs for Middle East scaling
At Huawei Connect 2026, Huawei launched the Atlas 960E SuperPoD and the Hi-ONE optical engine to meet the Middle East’s growing demand for large-scale AI infrastructure. The company also confirmed its Ascend AI chips will now move to an accelerated one-generation-per-year development cycle to support models exceeding 100 trillion parameters. Announced at Huawei Connect 2026 in Shanghai, the new
iCodejr launches Bloqi bilingual AI and coding platform for schools
iCodejr has launched Bloqi, a bilingual B2B platform designed for UAE schools to teach coding, AI, and robotics. Tailored for ages four to 18, the system allows non-specialist teachers
WSO2 Agent Manager launches to solve enterprise AI agent sprawl
WSO2 has announced the general availability of WSO2
e& UAE and Accenture partner for AI transformation in the UAE
e& UAE and Accenture have signed a Memorandum
Open Innovation AI and Dhow Engineering to drive Kuwait sovereign AI adoption
Open Innovation AI has partnered with Dhow Engineering
Seagate report: 99% of firms expect AI to increase storage needs
Seagate Technology’s 2026 Data Infrastructure Readiness Report reveals a significant gap in AI preparedness. While nearly all IT leaders anticipate increased storage requirements due to AI adoption, only 38% feel fully equipped
SUSE appoints Stefan Gaiser as new chief financial officer
Open source infrastructure leader SUSE has appointed Stefan Gaiser as its new chief financial officer. Gaiser, currently on the SUSE supervisory board, succeeds Ian Halifax, who will provide advisory support until the
Liferay launches Digital Sales Room to accelerate B2B deal cycles
Liferay has announced the general availability of Liferay Digital Sales Room (DSR), a new tool designed to streamline B2B sales. By providing a centralised, branded microsite for deals, it enables sales teams to collaborate securely with buyers and
Broadcom launches VMware Private AI Cloud for secure enterprise scaling
Broadcom has introduced VMware Private AI Cloud, a platform designed to help enterprises scale AI workloads securely and cost-effectively. Built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the solution integrates infrastructure and AI software to support inference and agentic applications
ASUS launches ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 with AI features for students
ASUS has introduced the ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 in the GCC, a versatile 2-in-1 laptop designed for students. The device features a 360-degree flippable design and is powered by the Intel Core 7 Series 3 processor with an
Synology launches ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 with expanded cloud support
Synology has unveiled ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, enhancing its DP-Series data protection appliances. The update introduces support for Amazon EC2, Azure VM, and Google Workspace, alongside cross-platform recovery. Enhanced security features include volume-level encryption, with AI-driven anomaly detection and
Qlik expands MCP server to AWS and Databricks marketplaces
Qlik has expanded the availability of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to AWS and Databricks marketplaces. This move allows enterprises to integrate Qlik’s governed data and analytics context directly into AI agents and assistants, reducing the need
Arab Tank Terminals adopts IFS Cloud to modernise operations
Arab Tank Terminals Ltd (ATTL) has selected IFS Cloud, integrated with IFS.ai, to modernise its enterprise operations and consolidate business functions. The joint venture between SARCO, IPG, and ENOC aims to improve
DataFlow Group partners with Kuwait to verify academic credentials
DataFlow Group has signed a cooperation agreement with Kuwait’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to modernise academic credential verification. The partnership aims to improve service efficiency, reduce turnaround times, and utilise digital solutions
If your data is highly sensitive, you should have started last week
Adnan Bassem Fakhouri, Customer Delivery and Success Engineer at QuantumGate, on why budgets and roadmaps for post-quantum cryptography have raced ahead of the one task that has to come first. Two thirds of UAE entities have set aside money to move off classical encryption.
Kaspersky’s Yamout: agentic attackers are not new, they are just 1,000 times faster
Maher Yamout, Lead Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team,
70% of enterprises have adopted Gen AI. only 26% put any controls around It
Ram Narayanan, Country Manager, Check Point Software Technologies, Middle East, told GEC
By the time your analyst opens the console, the attack has already happened
Amit Mishra, Co-founder and CPO, Evolvable AI, told GEC Newswire that legacy
Syntrix launched at GISEC with 5 vendors and an argument against buying more tools
Jayendra Raman, CRO, Syntrix Technologies, told GEC Newswire that the company will
