27 September, 2016

The Sustainable City in Dubai Awarded ‘Best Residential Development’ & ‘Best Residential Property’ at the Arabian Property Awards 2016


Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27th Sep 2016: The Sustainable City - the region’s first fully integrated sustainable community in Dubai – has won the ‘Best Residential Development’ and ‘Best Residential Property’ awards at the Arabian Property Awards 2016.
Diamond Developers representatives Faris Saeed, CEO, and Wassim Adlouni, Executive Director, received the accolades on behalf of the company at an awards ceremony and gala dinner held on Thursday Sep 22nd at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai.
Commenting on the occasion, Faris Saeed stated: “This recognition by the Arabian Property Awards for the implementation of The Sustainable City is a testament to the pioneering nature of our project, and our success in achieving a truly effective and holistic sustainable community is indicated by this award. We are delighted that through this development our team is working towards achieving key aims of Dubai government initiatives, such as the Dubai Sustainability Council and the Dubai Plan 2021.”

During the Gala Dinner the Arabian Property Awards also announced the nominations from the region chosen to compete in the ‘International Property Awards 2016’, and The Sustainable City is proud to represent the region in the competitive international competition held in the UK this December 2016.  

المدينة المستدامة في دبي "أفضل مشروع سكني" و "أفضل وحدة سكنية"
تكريم "دايموند ديفلوبرز" القائمة على تطوير المشروع خلال حفل توزيع جوائز العقارات العربية ٢٠١٦


[دبي - الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 27 سبتمبر 2016] - أعلنت "دايموند ديفلوبرز" الشركة المطورة لمشروع "المدينة المستدامة"، أول مجمع مستدام متكامل بمستويات عالمية في دبي، عن فوز هذا المشروع بجائزتين خلال حفل توزيع جوائز العقارات العربية 2016، عن فئتي "أفضل مشروع سكني" و "أفضل وحدة سكنية" في دبي.
وأقيم حفل توزيع جوائز العقارات العربية 2016 مساء الخميس الموافق للثاني والعشرين من سبتمبر الجاري في دبي، بحضور لورد ليفربول، وعدد من ممثلي مجلس أمناء الجائزة. وحضر الحفل ممثلاً عن "دايموند ديفلوبرز"، كل من المهندس فارس سعيد، الرئيس التنفيذي للشركة والمهندس وسيم عدلوني، مديرها التنفيذي، حيث تسلما الجائزة في هذا الحدث الكبير بالنيابة عن الشركة.
وتعقيبًا على هذا التكريم، قال فارس سعيد: "يأتي فوزنا بهاتين الجائزتين تتويجاً لجهودنا الهادفة إلى توظيف أحدث التقنيات المتقدمة وأرقى معايير ومواصفات المباني الخضراء، للتاكيد على ريادة المدينة المستدامة لقطاع المباني الخضراء في المنطقة. إن هذا التقدير الرفيع من جوائز العقارات العربية يعني حافزًا لنا على مواصلة الاستثمار في البحث والتطوير لنقدم نموذجًا معماريًا فريدًا يعكس التقدم المذهل الذي تحققه دبي والإمارات، ومدى حرصنا على دعم محاور خطة دبي 2021 لتبقى سباقة في مختلف الميادين".

كما تم خلال الحفل الإعلان عن المشاريع المؤهلة التي وقع الاختيار عليها للمشاركة في الدورة المقبلة من جوائز العقارات الدولية التي ستقام في المملكة المتحدة في ديسمبر 2016، وتفخر المدينة المستدامة بدخولها قائمة المرشحين للجوائز.

Annual Health Awards’ seal of excellence and a Great Initiative to transform the healthcare ecosystem, says Ahsan Khan

In a bid to promote best practices in the multi-billion-dollar health care industry of the UAE, the Health Magazine is coming up with an initiative to host a comprehensive Annual Health Awards for the first time on January 16, 2017 supported by Department of Economic Development (DED) – Dubai.

Pakistani model turned TV actor Ahsan Khan on Saturday evening, 24th September 2016 extended his support to the Annual Health Awards 2017. Describing the Health Awards as a ‘seal of excellence’, Ahsan Khan said that such a recognition helps to closely scrutinise how healthcare professionals can further develop their services regularly and consistently to meet the ever-growing needs of the wider patient community.
“I am sure winning this award will strongly boost the confidence of healthcare providers and professionals that they are moving towards achieving their ambition to make quality healthcare available in UAE .I wish all of you to join #heathawards, and sign up for this great cause and make it a multi-fold success,” Khan added.
The initiative, which has received participation from major healthcare groups and appreciation from Bollywood, Pakistani actors, has opened for nominations with a deadline of October 31, 2016 for all registrations. The awards will publicize and promote significant achievements from professionals across the region, to inspire the young readers to dream big and to embark upon great endeavors. It will honor many more deserving achievers in the years to come, gradually evolving as an industry benchmark of professional excellence.
For further details on this award and nominations, please visit the website: http://www.healthmagazine.ae/awards/index.php or send an email to: info@healthmagazine.ae 
HEALTH Magazine
HEALTH magazine is a bimonthly, bilingual (English, Arabic) BPA-audited publication. As one of the leading health and lifestyle magazines in the region, HEALTH covers a variety of topics such as health, lifestyle, wellness, fitness, beauty, family, parenting, diet, nutrition, luxury and fashion.
Launched in 1999, HEALTH now boasts of a circulation of 20,000 copies in print, with a readership of close to 80,000. Its distribution and coverage area is spread across the UAE in leading retail outlets, major airports, leading medical institutions and upscale clinics, pharma companies, boutiques, gyms, coffee shops, spas and resorts, bookshops, hotels and malls.
HEALTH Magazine has a significant online and social media presence. Its dynamic website receives around 20,000 hits per month, and its Facebook page is followed by close to 17,000 readers. HEALTH Magazine’s mobile app is available on the android app store, and has already been downloaded by a number of users. HEALTH Magazine inspires health and lifestyle and also organizes regular events.

Cyber Criminals are out there. What are you doing about it?

The CyberXchange Conference 2016 which will hold at the Landmark Event Centre, Lekki Peninsula, Lagos on the 2nd and 3rd November seeks to identify the key trends and technologies in Cyber Security
LAGOS, Nigeria, September 26, 2016/ -- Every 5 seconds there is a case of cyber crime, and this poses a threat to individuals and most especially organizations. Let’s build immunity, join the biggest holistic cyber security event in West Africa.

The CyberXchange Conference 2016 (www.CyberXchange.com) which will hold at the Landmark Event Centre, Lekki Peninsula, Lagos on the 2nd and 3rd November seeks to identify the key trends and technologies in Cyber Security; emerging from diverse industries such as Finance, Payments, ecommerce, Banking, Telecommunications, Law enforcements, Oil and Gas, Insurance, Digital Media, Energy, and emerging start-up companies.

So, are you an Academia, Professional, Researcher, IT guru, Developers of cyber security in the private and public sector? then you do not want to miss this conference that has a carefully selected agenda of interactives, B2B matchmaking, Hackathon, Workshops, Demos, Exhibition Live Hack and other fun filled activities that will avail you the opportunity to;
  • Engage in discussion topics that will help you learn new innovations and skills
  • Explore highly relevant sessions, led by some of the industry’s top experts.
  • Meet prospective business partners from the sea of professional in attendance
  • Earn CPE credit that will give you a good standing in your organization
  • Be inspired by presentations from thought leaders representing a wide range of disciplines within and outside the info security industry.
  • Network productively with representatives from several companies, including sponsors such as Facebook, Interswitch, Co-Creation Hub IBM and more.  
Organizations which will be represented at the CyberXchange Conference 2016 includes; IBM, Interswitch, Ernst & Young, UBER, Belverdere, PAGA, Digital Encode, Central Bank of Nigeria, Liberia Telecommunications Authority, Facebook, Co-Creation Hub, DeltaGRiC Consulting, ERPScan, Vmware, ImpervaIncapsula, Rack Centre Limited and Union Bank.

Intending participants should visit www.CyberXchange.com

In cyber security the more systems we secure the more secure we all are and our goal is simple; Security and Safety!

Pyramid Analytics unlocks new analytics opportunities for SAP customers

New BI Office functionality enables organizations with SAP to unleash powerful insights and deliver business results

Dubai, UAE- September 27, 2016Pyramid Analytics, the next-generation business analytics platform for the enterprise, today announced new functionality in BI Office that delivers streamlined and governed access to all data sources in the SAP system, including SAP HANA and SAP BW. Using an SAP®-certified connector, customers can unify their SAP data with other critical enterprise data sources within BI Office, empowering both executives and business users to make more informed, data-driven decisions.  
“Thousands of the world’s largest enterprises rely on SAP data to run their business. These data sources represent everything from HR records, CRM system data, and inventory management, which, when combined with other data sources, tell a powerful story that informs a better decision process,” said Omri Kohl, Pyramid Analytics co-founder and CEO. “Because Pyramid Analytics is using a certified connector to SAP, our enterprise customers will be able to easily and confidently integrate their SAP data with our best-in-class enterprise business analytics platform. And they can do so in a secure, governed environment while giving their end users the ability to be innovative with SAP data in a self-service analytics environment.”
BI Office enables businesses to:
  • Curate data models in a governed and secured framework: The robust role-based security framework in BI Office enables IT to make sanctioned SAP data available to the business users in a managed and secured way. This creates an integrated end-to-end analytics workflow that ensures everyone is working from the most current information, without sacrificing IT governance or administrative control.
  • Allow users to connect to all SAP data sources in a self-service environment: With the intuitive interface of BI Office, coupled with the integration of the connector, users can make their own data models to merge SAP data with non-SAP data, create their own dashboards and reports, and even control when the data refreshes— without relying on IT assistance.
  • Access unified analytics dashboards: BI Office serves as a centralized analytics hub where users can easily consolidate and analyze content from SAP and other disparate sources, apply universal interactions, and change context on the fly.
  • Share content and context from SAP data sources: BI Office provides a platform for users to share and re-use content and business logic, as well as offer content recommendations and threaded conversations that expose important insights, relationships, and interactions.
“BI Office has provided us with incredible insights combined with measurable cost and time savings, making it easy to access relevant and timely data,” said Jo McGurk, BI Manager at Voith FRS. “We are pleased BI Office is certified to integrate with SAP. As our user base expands, this addition to the BI Office platform will allow us to offer an alternative approach to access our core ERP data, helping us gain exceptional insight and understanding across our business.”
“We have seen great success driving value for our customers and prospects with Pyramid Analytics’ technology,” said Hermann Hebben, Founder and Managing Director for QUNIS. “BI Office not only increases the availability and value of business analytics for the individual user, but also for the organization as a whole. Decisions are made faster and with less risk. And now with this SAP-certified connector, organizations will be able to extend the reach and impact of their analytics by pulling critical data from their SAP platform into the decision-making process in a way that is secure and incredibly easy. We look forward to implementing it with our customers as they push forward on their analytics journey.”
To learn more about this new BI Office functionality, visit:

STME Wins ‘SMB Client Security Implementation of the Year’ Award

Channel Middle East holds inaugural SMB Innovation Awards

Dubai, 27th September, 2016- STME, the Middle East’s leading IT solutions provider and systems integrator (SI), headquartered in Dubai, won the ‘SMB Client Security Implementation of the Year’ award at the recently concluded inaugural SMB Innovation Awards.

STME received its award for the comprehensive solution utilizing Symantec Endpoint protection for Saudi Arabia’s King Saud University’s (KSU) security issues. During the implementation process, STME had to comply with a policy document which recommended guidelines, industry standards, and the utilization of available best practices to cover approximately 21,000 Endpoints. “The KSU project required a lot of consultation, coordination, and evaluation of choices, finally deciding and implementing the Symantec solution as it best fit the requirements. We are proud of our achievements in that project, and honoured with our award,’’ enthused Mr. Ayman Al Bayaa, CEO, STME.

The Symantec solution installed had a centralized management system equipped with a strong anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall protection known to eradicate mass malware. The solution was also inbuilt with a SONAR behavioural analysis that stops malicious files designed to appear legitimate, and insight reputation scoring which accurately detects rapidly mutating malware and zero-day threats. The solution’s network protection was successful in stopping most threats before they endangered any machine. In this manner STME built a robust and proactive university security system.

The SMB Innovation Awards hosted by ITP’s Channel Middle East, attracted over 80 IT leaders from the vendor, distributor, reseller and retailer communities from the Small and Medium Business (SMB) sector across the Gulf. The awards ceremony was held at the Conrad Hotel, Dubai, August 2016. 

"اس تي ام اي" تحصد جائزة العام عن فئة "تطبيق الأمن المثالي للعميل"

مجلة "تشانل" الشرق الأوسط تنظم حفل الجوائز الأول (الابتكار في الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة) 
(دبي، 27 سبتمبر 2016) – حصلت شركة "اس تي ام اي" الرائدة في مجال تكنولوجيا المعلومات والانظمة المتكاملة في الشرق الاوسط، على جائزة العام عن فئة "تطبيق الأمن المثالي للعميل" خلال حفل جوائز (الابتكار في الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة) في عامه الاول والذي اقيم مؤخرا.
"اس تي ام اي" نالت جائزتها لتقديمها حلا شاملا لحماية بيانات جامعة الملك سعود في الرياض، والذي استخدم نظام"سينامتيك ايندبوينت" لحماية البيانات. فخلال عملية تطبيق النظام، قدمت "اس تي ام اي" وثيقة توصي بالمبادئ الرئيسية ومعايير الصناعة والاستفادة من أفضل الممارسات المتاحة لتأمين الحماية الامنية الشاملة للجامعة، خاصة أن الحل يحتاج إلى تغطية ما يقرب من 21 الف نقطة نهاية. وتعليقا على هذا المشروع، قال السيد ايمن البياع الرئيس التنفيذي لـ"اس تي ام اي"، "ان تنفيذ مشروع جامعة الملك سعود تطلب الكثير من التشاور والتنسيق وتقييم عدة خيارات قبل ان يقع اختيارنا على نظام"سينامتيك ايندبوينت" لأنه يتناسب مع متطلبات الجامعة تماما، لذا نحن فخورون جدا بإنجازاتنا في هذا المشروع كما نفخر بالحصول على هذه الجائزة".
ان حل " سيناميتيك" يتميز بكونه يحتوي على جهاز كشف وتحليل للبيانات يعمل على ايقاف الملفات الخبيثة المصممة لتبدو طبيعية وغير ضارة، اضافة على قدرته على الكشف الدقيق والسريع على البرمجيات المتغيرة والخبيثة تاركا النظام بدون اي تهديد امني يذكر. كما تقوم شبكة حل "سيناميتيك ايندبوينت" لحماية البيانات بايقاف معظم التهديدات قبل ان تتمكن من الوصول الى اية الة، وبالتالي فهي تقوم بحماية نظام الجامعة حتى من الفايروسات التي تحاول الهجوم على النظام الامني. وبالتالي تكون "اس تي ام اي" قد قدمت حلا مبتكرا وقويا لحماية امن بيانات الجامعة.
حفل جوائز (الابتكار في الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة) الأول، والذي نظمته مجلة "تشانل" الشرق الأوسط الصادرة عن دار "اي تي بي" للنشر، كان قد استقطب أكثر من 80 شخصا وشركة من قادة قطاع تكنولوجيا المعلومات سواء من شركات البائعين والموزعين وشركات اعادة البيع والبيع بالتجزئة من الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة من مختلف دول الخليج العربي.
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