Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:43 am

Global IT Provider Completes Acquisition of usable, UI/UX design firm

Synechron, the largest independent pure-play technology consulting and outsourcing provider for the financial services industry, today announced the acquisition of usable, a U.S.-based boutique UI/UX design firm. The acquisition strengthens and further expands Synechron’s digital design and...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:30 am

Payments Security & Authentication Global 2015 Conference & Expo

Debuting this year, the Payments Security & Authentication Global summit will bring together futurists, cyber security and payments professionals from across the region to discuss how to protect their customers through developing and upscaling secure payments infrastructure. Co-located with...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:23 am

AmTrust signs up to ReMetrica for Life, Health & Pensions

Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has licensed ReMetrica for Life, Health & Pensions to insurer AmTrust at Lloyd’s. ReMetrica is Aon Benfield’s risk and capital modelling platform. One of the ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:20 am

Mindware bolsters its ERP on a Cloud and marketplace based application with 3i-Infotech’s Orion 11j

Mindware, a Dubai based virtualization-focused distributor adopts 3i Infotech’s ORION 11j product as its ERP solutions for their Cloud based application. This agreement holds significant importance, as it is 3i Infotech’s first ERP implementation to be adopted on a Cloud based...

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Business & Money | Saturday 1 August, 2015 1:17 am

IATA Disappointed by Aéroports de Paris 2016-2020 Airport Charges Agreement

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) criticized the decision by the French Government to allow the operator of Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) airports to continue increasing airport charges for each year of the 2016-2020 period. The French government’s...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 31 July, 2015 5:37 pm

ETIHAD AIRWAYS’ NEW SECOND DAILY SERVICE CONNECTS MELBOURNE TO THE WORLD

The launch this weekend of Etihad Airways’ second daily non-stop service will connect Melbourne with more of the world’s great cities and create new opportunities for international commerce and trade.   Etihad Airways flight EY462 will depart Abu Dhabi at 10:30am local time...

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Technology & IT | Friday 31 July, 2015 5:34 pm

Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global 2015 Conference & Expo

The premier global payments gathering in the region, Mobile Money & Digital Payments Global takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, 1-3 December 2015.   Returning for the ninth consecutive year, the event offers a comprehensive conference agenda exploring the issues and trends shaping...

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Culture & Education | Friday 31 July, 2015 3:54 am

Four Saudi students bag medals at ICho

Four Saudi secondary students including a young woman from the Eastern Province have received prestigious medals at the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO), which concluded in Azerbaijan last week. The winners of the four bronze medals were Omar bin Fawaz Arafat, Saad bin Fahd Al-Bawardi, ...

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Government | Friday 31 July, 2015 3:53 am

Kingdom imports 3 million sheep and camels for Haj

Saudi importers of cattle said the Haj season this year will not see an increase in the price of livestock due to the stability of the local market and the available supply. There are also guarantees from exporting countries that required quantities are available. Fahd Al-Salmi, one of the...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 31 July, 2015 2:15 am

Audi presents latest lighting technology at the IAA in Frankfurt

Audi is presenting its next step in automotive lighting technology at the IAA in Frankfurt. The new Matrix OLED lights enable a previously unattainable level of lighting homogeneity, opening up further creative opportunities for design.    As the leading brand in...

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