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IBM Reappointed to the US President’s Advisory Council on “Doing Business in Africa”
IBM’s El Tohamy to serve 2nd term on key Africa Advisory Council
IBM to increase investment in MEA on back of Egypt’s ambitious digital transformation: Peluso
Daily News Egypt sat with Peluso to learn more about the two new centres and the new deal with the ministry of education
IBM inaugurates 2 new centres to accelerate digital transformation
New IBM centres aim to fuel innovation of AI, hybrid cloud, blockchain, digital security
IBM Appoints Wael Abdoush as Country General Manager for IBM Egypt
IBM today announced the appointment of Wael Abdoush as Country General Manager, IBM Egypt. He succeeds Amr Talaat who served as Egypt’s Country General Manager since 2010 and who has been appointed as Egypt’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology. Wael will be responsible for IBM’s overall business in Egypt with a focus on deploying …
IBM and Injaz train Egyptian women on design thinking on International Women’s Day
This comes as part of IBM’s efforts to improve the traditional templates for Design Thinking
Maersk, IBM to form global venture applying blockchain to improve global trade
AP Moller – Maersk and IBM announced their intention to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology, according to a press statement on Monday. The statement said that the aim of the new company will be to offer a jointly developed global trade digitisation …
DreamTeam, IBM, BTCC, IOTA Foundation and Gibraltar Stock Exchange to headline London Blockchain Week
London Blockchain Week event announced that DreamTeam, IBM, BTCC, IOTA Foundation and Gibraltar Stock Exchange will be headlining the event taking place in January 2018. Blockchain Week will bring together between 800-1400 leading Blockchain thinkers throughout the week comprising of a senior audience from enterprises, start-ups, VC firms, media, government and academia, for the fourth …
IBM shift towards digital economy creates new business opportunities
In 2018, IBM Egypt’s six centers are continuing to export IT services out of Egypt
Lenovo depends mainly on achieving proliferation for its strategic plans for the coming period
The liberalization of the exchange rate contributed to the stability and availability of the currency: Shaheen
Cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics key solutions for growth in coming period: Amr Talaat
The Egyptian market is promising and full of investment opportunities
IBM and Visa collaborate to create potential points of sale with Watson Internet of Things
IBM and Visa work together towards a common vision for IoT at IBM’s first ever “Genius of Things” summit
IBM invests $70m to bring digital skills to Africa through Watson platform
IBM, listed in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it will invest $70m in building and developing digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills to help support a 21st century workforce in Africa. The initiative, “IBM Digital – Nation Africa”, provides a cloud-based learning platform designed to provide free skills development programmes for up …
Despite living a digital life, 98% of Generation Z still shop in-store: IBM
Despite expectations that the first “digitally native” generation would want to shop online, a new study released on Monday by IBM and the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that almost all members of Generation Z (Gen Z) prefer to shop in bricks-and-mortar stores. With the global Gen Z population set to reach 2.6 billion by …
Trade relations between Egypt African countries must improve: Talaat
At the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, country general manager of IBM Amr Talaat said that trade relations between Egypt and African countries need to improve. He said that African countries receive almost 3% of Egyptian exports, which is a small amount that must be increased. He added that so far, large economies in …
IT leaders: from operator to innovator
IBM is one of the oldest companies in the IT industry, and they have become pioneers in the field. As pioneers, they are always leading the market towards huge transformations and revolutionary trends. IBM will introduce a glimpse of the next transformational era: the cognitive era. Cognitive technology means the ability of IT infrastructure to …
Breaking through: women pioneers in Egypt’s technology sector
The field of technology is often stereotyped as a specialisation dominated by men, but women, too, are leaving their mark on this industry. Daily News Egypt has complied some of the top success stories of women working in technology
Etisalat Misr launched Expert Tech app with IBM MobileFirst
The new application aims to improve technical support offered to clients, and will reduce the cost of services by 15%
IBM to launch Watson in Middle East by end of 2015
Watson can identify diseases that are spread in Egypt and can provide cancer treatments
Egypt gains momentum in ICT outsourcing
By Oxford Business Group Egypt has long been a cost-competitive destination for offshore services, such as business process outsourcing (BPO), but a spate of new agreements with a number of large investors has given the ICT sector a further boost, with thousands of potential new jobs in the offing. Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency …
IBM awaits summit to complete vision on projects to invest in
IBM continues to support key sectors of the national economy through and to engage with stakeholders in all sectors to advance social, economic, scientific development, says GM
IBM predicts 50% growth in cloud computing in Egypt by end of 2015
ITIDA and IBM launch 2nd phase of joint-initiative to help telecom SMEs enter new markets
IBM showcases solutions and applications for cloud-computing
IBM will also be exhibiting security, social media, and mobile tablet applications.
PWC, P&G and IBM’s CSR initiative wins Gold Prize
Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali said that Sharek.org is a highly promising and inspiring effort to engage the citizens.
IBM and ITIDA technology cooperation launched: MCIT
IBM assists software vendors in developing technical and business expertise
P&G, PWC and IBM encourage corporate social responsibility with Sharek.org
Sharek.org is the first online platform to connect volunteers with organisations in Egypt and the Arab world
Communications ministry signs agreement with Microsoft, IBM, Henkel and Valeo
The agreement expected to increase Egyptian IT exports by around $20m, according to a ministry statement
IBM to invest $1.2bn to expand ‘cloud’
Fifteen new data centers will be opened to bring the total IBM network to 40, the company said.
IBM Egypt negotiates smart meters project
Some African countries are seeking cooperation with Egypt in [the field of smart meters], including Tanzania and Nigeria
Local, foreign investors maintain confidence in Egypt potential: AmCham
Several companies announce plans to increase volume of investment.
Continental teams up with IBM in automated driving
The technology was aimed ultimately at “making automated driving a reality,” he said.