BIOS Middle East Honored with Cisco award

Dubai, UAE, June 23, 2019: BIOS Middle East, the leading Managed Cloud Provider in the UAE, announced that it has won the Cloud and Managed Services Partner of the Year Award for the Gulf East region by Cisco at their Commercial Partner Summit 2019, which took place in Dubai.

This award is designed to recognize the company, who used best-in-class practices, and serves as a model to the rest of the industry. Areas of consideration include innovative practices and process, architecture-led approach successes, strategic business outcome-focus that result in customer success.

“It gives me great pleasure to recognise BIOS Middle East, a Cisco powered cloud in the UAE, who continue to demonstrate superior performance and drive value for our customers. They demonstrate leadership and innovation to help enterprises with their digital transformation projects,” said Shukri Eid - Managing Director, Cisco East Region. “It’s an honor to present this award to BIOS Middle East in recognition of its outstanding achievement in helping customers respond to their business challenges,” he added.

Rudi Feitsma, Director, BIOS Middle East said, “It is a great honor to be recognised with this award once again this year. It demonstrates BIOS Middle East’s expertise and achievements and also confirms our intention to master new prospect and strategic directions of the industry.”

Crushing on cushion at PAN Emirates

PAN Emirates Home Furnishings unveils its cushions collection

PAN Emirates Home Furnishings showrooms in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Fujairah in the UAE.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Comfort comes in all shapes and sizes. And when it comes to PAN Emirates, it also comes with various textures and colour options.

As the weather changes, and the scorching sun beats down on the region, it’s time to spend more time indoors. Gone are the barbeques and in come the movie nights, sitting on the couch, popcorn and snacks in hand.

Add a touch of comfort and elegance to your couch with the range of cushions available at PAN Emirates. No matter what the colour or design theme in your home, with the wide range of cushions available in store and online, you are sure to find the perfect match – not just for your home but also for each member of the family.

So what are you waiting for? Get shopping now.

PAN Emirates Home Furnishings is making your shopping experience easier and more convenient with PAN Emirates also plans to reach closer to you, with four new store openings planned in the UAE, and one in Oman, within the next six months added to the sixteen existing branches all over GCC. The new stores will allow the brand to get closer to a wider audience. You can enjoy shopping in the comfort of your home by ordering your favourite products for the best in interiors, home décor, lighting and patio-furniture at PAN Emirates stores or on the PAN Emirates app, available on iOS and Android. Head down to any of our stores now or shop online at: https://www.panemirates.com/mega-clearance.html. At Pan Emirates, we make your home beautiful!




About PAN Emirates Home Furnishings

PAN Emirates Home Furnishings, the UAE’s No. 1 and most preferred home refurbishment destination continues to reinvent its product and service offerings, thus continuing to remain synonymous with easy, stylish and affordable home decorating solutions over the last 26 years. Today, PAN Emirates Home Furnishings has 18 showrooms all over the GCC with future plans to expand. Renowned for superior product quality, great in-store experiences and pleasant after-sales service, PAN Emirates Home Furnishings sets the benchmark when it comes to addressing a spectrum of furnishing styles and tastes.

Walking into a PAN Emirates Home Furnishings showroom is almost like walking into a candy shop – you will come away with something – it’s impossible not to, with so much to choose from! Be it furniture, accessories or home décor – for every space and corner of your home and outdoors too. Our signature store in Al Barsha, Dubai is spread across 300,000 sq. ft. and is the biggest furniture store across the UAE. When you shop at a PAN Emirates Home Furnishings store, you can be sure that you are getting the best quality, value and price guarantee for the piece of furniture you will buy. It’s a commitment we offer our customers and we call it the PAN PROMISE. So next time you need to redecorate or if something in our display catches your eye, do walk in and talk to PAN Emirates Home Furnishings professional team. Their assistants will tell you all about, why with PAN PROMISE, you can be rest-assured that you are getting complete value for your money.




PAN Emirates Home Furnishings Toll free number: 800 726, website: www.panemirates.com




PAN Emirates Home Furnishings showrooms are at these locations:





PAN Emirates: Sharjah, Al Wahda Showroom, Behind of Toyota Showroom


PAN Emirates: Dubai, Al Barsha, Umm Suqeim Road


PAN Emirates: Dubai, Mizhar, Khartoum Street, Next to Enoc Gas Station


PAN Emirates: Dubai, Dubai Festival City Mall, Mezzanine floor


PAN Emirates: Dubai, Al Madina Mall, Al Qusais, second floor


PAN Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Old Airport Road, corner Al Falah Street, Opposite NBAD


PAN Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Al Shahama, Deerfields Mall, third floor


PAN Emirates: Abu Dhabi, World Trade Center, first floor


PAN Emirates: Al Ain, Al Mutared Area, Al Jebal Round About


PAN Emirates: Al Ain, Remal Mall


PAN Emirates: Ras Al Khaimah, Al Hamra Mall, First Floor


PAN Emirates: Fujairah, Mohammad BinMattar Road


PAN Emirates: KSA, Al Riyad, Al Jazira quarter, SouqSharq Market, Exit 17


PAN Emirates: Oman, Muscat, Al Khowair area, Zakher Mall


PAN Emirates: Oman, Muscat, Al Hail North on the Service Road




Expansion plans -


PAN Emirates: Burjuman center


PAN Emirates: Capital mall, Mussafah, Abu Dhabi


PAN Emirates: Cityland, Dubai


PAN Emirates: Salalah, Oman

"حول الإمارات"، تطلق مجموعة واسعة من الوسائد لهذا الموسم 

تضم مجموعة الوسائد، تشكيلة واسعة من المنتجات بتصاميم متنوعة و ألوان زاهية

صالات عرض "حول الإمارات للمفروشات" في دبي، الشارقة، أبوظبي، العين، الفجيرة ورأس الخيمة، في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

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دبي ، الإمارات العربية المتحدة : أعلنت "حول الإمارات"، العلامة الرائدة للمفروشات و الديكور المنزلي في المنطقة ، عن أطلاق مجموعة واسعة من الوسائد لهذا الموسم بأشكالاً متنوعة وأحجاماً مختلفة. وعندما يتعلّق الأمر بـ "حول الإمارات"، نكون أيضاً أمام تشكيلةٍ ساحرة من الأشكال، غنية بخيارات الألوان.

مع تبدّل الطقس وارتفاع درجات الحرارة، يصبح الجميع ملزمين بقضاء المزيد من الوقت داخل منازلهم. فهذه الفترة ليست مناسبة لحفلات الشواء في الخارج، بل هي الفترة الملائمة لكي تسترخوا على أريكةٍ وتشاهدوا الأفلام المفضلة، مع الاستمتاع بتناول الوجبات الخفيفة.

يبقى أن تضيفوا لمسة راحة ونفحة أناقة على جلساتكم هذه، بفضل التشكيلة الواسعة من الوسائد الرائعة المتوفرة لدى "حول الإمارات". أياً يكن التصميم الداخلي لمنزلكم، والألوان السائدة فيه، فالمؤكد أنّ التشكيلة الساحرة من الوسائد المتوفرة في متاجر "حول الإمارات" وعبر الإنترنت، ستوفر لكم الخيار المثالي- ليس لأجواء للبيتفحسب، بل لذوق كل واحدٍ من أفراد الأسرة أيضاً.

ما الذي تنتظرونه إذاً؟ بادروا إلى التسوق الآن.

للمزيد من المعلومات، الرجاء الاتصال بالرقم المجاني 800726، أو زيارة الموقع الإلكتروني: www.panemirates.com

"حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية"

"حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية"، الأولى في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، والوجهة الأكثر تفضيلاً للأثاث المنزلي، تستمر في ابتكار المنتجات وعروض الخدمة، كما تواصل تأكيد أنها توأم معاني السهولة والأسلوب المعاصر والراحة، في ما خص أفكار الديكورات المنزلية، منذ 25 عاماً. حالياً، تمتلك "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية" 15 صالة عرض على امتداد دولة الإمارات، المملكة العربية السعودية وسلطنة عمان. 

وتفخر "حول الإمارات للمفروشاتالمنزلية" بقدرتها على تقديم تشكيلاتها الجديدة بصورةٍ متواصلة، تجمع بكفاءة بين المروحة الواسعة من الأسعار والتنويع الغني في التصاميم. 

عندما تحتاج قريباً إلى إعادة ترتيب ديكور بيتك، أو حين تجذب نظرك واحدة من قطع تشكيلاتنا، فقط قم بالتوجه إلى فريق الخبراء لدى "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية"، ليزودوك، من خلال خبرتهم، بكل ما تريد معرفته.مع وعد "حول الإمارات للمفروشاتالمنزلية"، كن على ثقةٍ كاملة بأنك تحصل على القيمة الحقيقية لما تشتريه.

تقع صالات عرض "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية" في المواقع التالية":

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": دبي، البرشا، شارع أم سقيم

‏* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": دبي فستيفال سيتي مول، طابق الميزانين

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": دبي، مزهر, شارع الخرطوم, بجانب محطة أينوك

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": دبي، المدينة مول، القصيص، الطابق الثاني

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": أبوظبي، طريق المطار القديم، زاوية شارع الفلاح، مقابل بنك دبي الإمارات الوطني

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": أبوظبي، الشهامة، "ديرفيلد مول"، الطابق الثالث

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": أبوظبي، المول في المركز التجاري العالمي أبوظبي، الطابق الثاني

‏* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": ‏الشارقة، صالة العرض في الوحدة، خلف صالة عرض تويوتا

‏* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": العين، منطقة المعترض، دوار الجبل

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": ‏راس الخيمة، الحمرا مول، الطابق الأول

‏* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": ‏الفجيرة، شارع محمد بن مطر

‏* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": السعودية، الرياض، مخرج الجزيرة، سوق شرق، المخرج 17

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": سلطنة عُمان، مسقط، منطقة الخوير، زاخر مول

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": سلطنة عُمان، مسقط، الحيل الشمالي- طريق الخدمات

الفروع المعلنة في خطة التوسع

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": دبي،مركز برجمان

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": أبوظبي،كابيتال مول ، المصفح ، أبوظبي

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": دبي،سيتي لاند

* "حول الإمارات للمفروشات المنزلية": سلطنة عُمان،صلالة

Telecom Egypt and Juniper Networks Partner to Enable Digital Transformation for Egypt’s Enterprises

Companies Building Fast, Secure and Reliable Network for Residential and Businesses Across Fixed and Mobile Services




CAIRO – June 19th, 2019 – Telecom Egypt (EGX: ETEL), Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator, and Juniper Networks, (NYSE: JNPR) a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week in Cairo further cementing Juniper’s position as a strategic technology provider for Telecom Egypt. This MoU will highlight the companies’ intent to scope the Egyptian business landscape for shared opportunities to provide IP-based, high-performance networking solutions to enterprises. Telecom Egypt will also have the option to become an authorized resale partner of Juniper’s technology solutions in Egypt.




Furthermore, Telecom Egypt, the country’s longest established and most prominent telecom operator, is also upgrading its own network infrastructure to include Juniper Networks MX Series 5G Universal Routing Platform, QFX Series Data Center Switches and SRX Series Next-Generation Firewalls. This will create a secure, high-capacity infrastructure from the core and data centers to the network edge and is uniquely designed to carry fixed, mobile, voice and data services traffic for domestic and business connectivity, including 5G services when launched.



News highlights:


Egypt is increasingly focused on digital transformation with the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT), announcing a four-step strategy, ICT 2030, to support new ICT initiatives that will help to drive the country’s economic growth domestically, regionally and internationally.


With the ongoing drive around digital transformation, it is expected that Egyptian enterprises will have increased demand for best-in-class networking solutions, services and professional support to help create fast, secure business infrastructures.


Telecom Egypt’s new network is being built using numerous routing, switching and security solutions from Juniper, comprised of Juniper Networks® MX Series, QFX Series and SRX Series.


Telecom Egypt has deployed Juniper’s single operating system, Junos® OS, simplifying and streamlining operations.


Juniper is also providing a range of professional support services to Telecom Egypt to help plan, build and operate its network infrastructure.





Supporting Quotes

“The opportunity to agree to an MoU with Juniper and explore the business market potential for transformative networking technology is very exciting for Telecom Egypt as it seeks to pioneer innovation in Egypt. Telecom Egypt appreciates the collaboration with Juniper Networks because Juniper’s technology is highly reliable and scalable and it also provides an excellent return on investment. It’s a key partnership for us on the journey to help deliver our strategy toward digital transformation and specifically for Egypt’s enterprises.”


Adel Hamed, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Telecom Egypt




“Digital transformation in Egypt is moving at an extremely fast pace, setting an impressive example for other emerging markets to follow. Telecom Egypt rightly views network infrastructure as a strategic asset that helps to underpin and shape the country’s economic development, while enabling individual enterprises to differentiate and grow their businesses. Coupled with the high caliber of ICT talent available in Egypt, I am confident that this approach will drive great success. Juniper is extremely proud to be a long-standing partner of Telecom Egypt.”


Rami Rahim, Chief Executive Officer, Juniper Networks

HONEYWELL SURVEY REVEALS TWO-THIRDS OF UAE AND SAUDI COMPANIES VIEW INTERNET OF THINGS AS CRITICAL TO GROWTH

Almost half of medium and large companies surveyed already investing in digitalization initiatives; cybersecurity investment set to grow


Firms cite increased operational performance, time savings and higher revenues as key benefits of IIoT implementation


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 23, 2019 – A new report by Honeywell (NYSE: HON), the global technology leader, has revealed two-thirds of medium-to-large organizations in the UAE (68%) and Saudi Arabia (66%) believe Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies are critical to business operations, or will become critical in the next five years.



Honeywell partnered with YouGov and IDC to launch the “IIoT Market Spotlight – UAE & Saudi Arabia” study, which analyzes the views of approximately 250 C-level executives at companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia across the buildings and cities, transport and logistics and industrial sectors. The report features insights from interviews with executives to gauge their perceptions, degree of implementation and investment outlook on IIoT-enabled technologies and digitalization initiatives within their organizations.



Norm Gilsdorf, president for Honeywell, High Growth Regions, Middle East, Russia and Customs Union, commented: “Digitalization initiatives and Industrial Internet of Things technologies are revolutionizing the way companies across the Middle East operate, by connecting disparate systems across industrial operations to derive previously untapped information that can drive new growth.”



“Our survey reflects a strong and growing appetite to embrace digitalization across UAE and Saudi Arabia. Our customers are generating more data from increasingly connected operations, and are asking for technologies to aggregate this data and convert it into insights that drive profitability. Through the right combination of hardware, software, analytics and cybersecurity, these companies are poised to realize the gains Industry 4.0 has to offer,” added Gilsdorf.



Increasing the performance of operations was highlighted as a main benefit by survey respondents currently leveraging IIoT solutions in both countries (UAE 50% and Saudi Arabia 51%). Time savings came in second as a key benefit (UAE 48% and Saudi Arabia 50%) and increased revenues came third (UAE 28% and Saudi Arabia 38%).



Other findings included:




Almost half of companies are already investing in IIoT today: In the UAE, 46% of decision-makers surveyed say their companies are already investing either moderately or heavily in IIoT, with 40% of organizations in Saudi Arabia reporting similar investment.





A majority of companies surveyed plan to increase IIoT investments in the next five years: In the UAE, 72% of the decision-makers say their companies will increase investments in IIoT, with 64% of organizations in Saudi Arabia reporting a similar outlook.


Cybersecurity will become more critical: Executives also report a growing appetite for investments in cybersecurity solutions in the next five years in both the UAE (75%) and Saudi Arabia (68%).




Fears over data security, budget issues and staff training are holding firms back: Data protection (39%) and a lack of funding (37%) are deemed to be the main challenges to IIoT adoption in the UAE. While a lack of digital culture (50%) and a lack of qualified staff and training (46%) are cited as key hurdles in Saudi Arabia.



As part of its commitment to advancing digital transformation in the region, Honeywell has launched two innovation and knowledge-exchange hubs in the UAE in the past year. The Company will also open a new training and knowledge-sharing hub for IIoT technologies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, representing continued significant investment and commitment to digitalization efforts.



The Honeywell Masdar Innovation Center in Abu Dhabi and the Honeywell Technology Experience Center in Dubai are designed to encourage collaboration and engagement between stakeholders and facilitate the co-creation of industry-specific solutions through the adoption of IIoT technology. Together, the centers demonstrate solutions for a range of sectors including industrials comprising oil and gas, refineries, manufacturing; smart buildings, cities and hospitality; as well as transport, aviation, supply chain and logistics.



The Company also established the Honeywell Industrial Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in Dubai last year, a pioneering technology center that tests and demonstrates process control network vulnerabilities and threats, trains regional customers with real-time attack simulations and provides advanced customer consultations.

In the Middle East for more than 60 years, Honeywell’s solutions blend physical products with advanced software to create value for customers while supporting long-term national development visions and economic diversification across the region.

AUC CELEBRATES THE GRADUATION OF CLASS OF 2019 AT CENTENNIAL COMMENCEMENT

June 22, 2019, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) held last Thursday its centennial commencement ceremony of the Class of 2019 that witnessed the graduation of 644 bachelor’s degree candidates, of whom 115 graduated with honors, 134 with high honors and 125 with highest honors. Master’s degrees were awarded to 125 candidates at the centennial commencement ceremony and two students received a doctorate degree. The ceremony also witnessed the graduation of 43 international undergraduate and graduate students. The centennial commencement ceremony featured keynote speaker, Maggie Michael '00 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting along with an Associated Press team, for covering the war in Yemen.

At the ceremony, AUC President Francis Ricciardone said: “Today’s commencement is a very special ceremony because this year and next, AUC is celebrating the 100th year since our founding. We rejoice in the accomplishments of all of our Centennial Class.” Ricciardone shared with the graduating class another reason to celebrate saying: “just yesterday, it was announced that AUC has climbed 25 places this past year in the world rankings, so you graduates can tell all your friends that you graduated from a University that is not just in the top 1 per cent of Universities around the world but the top 0.7 percent, so special congratulations to the graduates and to all the faculty and staff who helped earn this distinction.”



Welcoming Michael, the key note speaker, Ricciardone said: “Your record of high accomplishment and real courage in the most challenging corners of one of the most challenging professions of our times inspires us all. We are proud that you are both a daughter of AUC, and a “Bint El-Nil”.

Michael shared memories of her time at AUC and some of the lessons she learned during her work as a journalist. “AUC taught me critical thinking and to question everything. For me, this is an essential skill that I treasured throughout 20 years of journalism that was lately recognized by the Pulitzer Prize,” she said. She stressed on the relevance of critical thinking, “It is an essential mind armor while covering this region that is torn between forces of religious fanaticism and chauvinism that divided people into believers and infidels or between loyalists and traitors.”

She also shared with the students how for nearly a year and half as a student at AUC, she had a unique experience in running AUC’s student newspaper The Caravan from scratch, “It’s my most precious memories that I hold on to today.”

Her advice to students’ was to never give up, “have a thick skin in the face of people who undermine everything you do or look down at you, because of your age, religion, gender, or social background or just because of no real reason. There are plenty of them in every company, institution, and agency. Keep your head up, question everything, and surprise yourself.”

Distinguished undergraduate students were recognized for their achievements at the ceremony. The President’s Cup and the Mohamed EL Beleidy Academic Award were given to Nadine Medhat, Nadeen Abdelwahab, Mariz Usama, Noor Absher, Hassan Abdel Rahman, Marlene Maher, Nour Hossam and Sarah Nader, who ranked highest in the graduating class and who studied construction engineering. The Jehane Ragai and John Thomas highest Achiever in Chemistry Award was presented to Marie Gamal.

The Omar Mohsen Athletic Achievement cup was presented to Seifeldin Amin and Farida Wael. Other awards included the Ahmed El Mehallawi Family Award that was given to Ahmed Hossam el Din. The Parents Association Cup was presented to Mohamed Ayman. Students Merna Muhammed, Ahmed Khaled and Mohamed Omar were awarded the student Government Cup. Salma Khaled received the Valerie Farag Music Award. The Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim A. Allehedan Award was awarded to the highest performing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) student Amro Hussam.

The Dr. Ahmed Abdel Rahman El Sawy award, presented to the student with the highest grade point average in the engineering department, who has been a Public School Scholarship recipient, was awarded to Motasem Ahmed.

For graduate students’ awards, Amira Mahmoud, ’16 was awarded 25th of January Award for Scholarly Excellence which is awarded for a student’s outstanding thesis work on a topic related to democracy, human rights, citizenship or sustainable development in the Middle East and North Africa. The Mohammed Bin Abdulkarim A. Allehedan Award, was awarded to the highest performing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) student, Amira Hesham ’14.

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