Today: Sep 25, 2026
World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 concludes on a high note
The final day of the World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 brought three days of global technology leadership, thought-provoking conversations, recognition and meaningful connections to a spectacular close in Colombo. Held at Cinnamon Life at City of Dreams, the Grand Finale marked the culmination of the World CIO 200’s year-long global journey, bringing together CIOs, technology leaders, government representatives,
UAE showcases agentic AI government vision at Salesforce Dreamforce
HE Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE Minister for AI, presented the country’s pioneering agentic AI strategy at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference. The UAE plans to transition 50% of government operations
BOTS 9.0 brings 200 CIO voices together at the World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026
The World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 marked
World CIO 200 Grand Finale Day 2 brings global leaders to Colombo
On 23 September 2026, the second day of
HP launches ZBook Ultra G3a mobile workstation for agentic AI
HP has launched the ZBook Ultra G3a 16-inch
Jaggaer completes Ivoflow acquisition to boost AI spend intelligence
Jaggaer has finalised its acquisition of Ivoflow, a German-based price intelligence platform. The deal integrates AI-driven analytics into Jaggaer’s procurement suite, allowing manufacturers to compare internal purchasing data against live market indices. This enables procurement teams to automate price-increase validations, identify hidden savings in direct materials, and improve negotiation outcomes through data-backed market insights. The acquisition advances Jaggaer’s strategy
VAST Data launches DataEnclave to secure AI models and sensitive data
VAST Data has unveiled VAST DataEnclave, a confidential AI capability designed to integrate leading AI models with sensitive enterprise data. Built on NVIDIA Confidential Computing, the platform offers hardware-isolated
Abu Dhabi to host Ai Everything 2026 as global AI intelligence hub
Ai Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 is set to
Zoho launches agent-ready Catalyst platform for MENA developers
Zoho has launched Catalyst 3.0, an enhanced cloud
The agentic enterprise needs human judgement, not human intervention everywhere
The enterprise AI conversation is entering a new
SUSE named leader and visionary in three 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant reports
SUSE has been recognised by Gartner across three 2026 Magic Quadrant reports, including a Leader position for Container Management for the third consecutive year. Named a Visionary in Server Virtualisation and Distributed
Google Cloud Summit Doha 2026 marks three years of AI innovation in Qatar
The Google Cloud Summit Doha 2026 celebrated three years of regional innovation, announcing the MCIT Innovation Lab and a national skilling programme to provide 50,000 learning opportunities by 2030. The event highlighted
Riverbed launches agentic AI for advanced network observability
Riverbed has unveiled Network 360, a suite of intelligent observability solutions that integrate agentic AI into network operations. By combining Riverbed IQ and Q with AppResponse and NetProfiler, the platform enables teams to automate troubleshooting and predict disruptions
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 to manage the demand. The research
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 end of 2024 to ensure a
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
Microsoft to invest $10bn in Middle East AI and digital resilience
Microsoft has announced a $10 billion investment framework for the Middle East, aimed at bolstering AI infrastructure, digital resilience, and talent development by 2030. Unveiled at the UN General Assembly, the initiative
DataFlow Group acquires NEAC to expand global healthcare pathways
DataFlow Group, the world’s leading primary source verification firm, has acquired NEAC Medical Exams Application Center. This strategic acquisition marks DataFlow’s entry into the US market and enhances its ability to guide healthcare professionals through
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
