IBM News page for United Arab Emirates en-kw © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006, 2009. All rights reserved. See http://www.ibm.com/legal/kw/ for copyright and trademark information. askibm@vnet.ibm.com Sarah Bishai/United Arab Emirates/IBM Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ibm.com http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/ http://www.ibm.com/i/ibm_logo_120x60.gif http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/ IBM and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), the Saudi Arabian national research and development organization, today announced a multi-year agreement to collaborate on advancing machine translation technologies, advancing intellectual property development and establishing a National Women Software Development Centre. Under terms of the agreement, KACST will purchase an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer to enable KACST scientists to perform complex simulations and computational modeling. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/11/14/a106199h07772s20.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/11/14/a106199h07772s20.html UAE, Dubai – September 15, 2009 – As part of IBM’s ongoing investment in business analytics, IBM (NYSE:IBM) today launched a suite of mid market offerings including IBM Cognos Express, an all-in-one business intelligence and planning solution specifically built and priced for midsized clients. Deployed in just a matter of hours, the new solution offers clients a low-cost and low-risk, integrated approach to planning, analyzing and reporting performance, identifying trends, and ultimately helping them make smarter business decisions. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/09/15/n314434a29308h54.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/09/15/n314434a29308h54.html A new global study of more than 2,500 Chief Information Officers (CIOs), released by IBM (NYSE: IBM) today, reveals that leveraging analytics to gain a competitive advantage and improve business decision-making is now the top priority for CIOs. More than four out of five (83 percent) survey respondents identified business intelligence and analytics – the ability to see patterns in vast amounts of data and extract actionable insights – as the way they will enhance their organizations’ competitiveness. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/09/10/y041873d33274q74.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/09/10/y041873d33274q74.html Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia– June 24, 2009: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the high-performance computing (HPC) system, named Shaheen, has placed 14 among the world’s most powerful supercomputers, according to the latest TOP500 List of Supercomputers. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/06/24/s482895i78151g89.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/06/24/s482895i78151g89.html ARMONK, N.Y. – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has completed the deployment of an infrastructure that will modernize the delivery of government services for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The multi-year eGovernment Service Bus (GSB) project delivers the core communication and security infrastructure for the Yesser eGovernment Program, the Kingdom’s long-term modernization of all government services. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/06/08/w560925m40743c69.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/06/08/w560925m40743c69.html IBM Middle East today announced the launch of its telecom services portfolio at the MECOM 2009 event where they were the Gold Sponsor. IBM’s speakers at the event also discussed the issues and challenges in communications and the opportunities for companies to push ahead of the competition with ‘Smarter Telecoms’ solutions. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/05/28/x051113e77410x39.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/05/28/x051113e77410x39.html At Impact 2009, IBM today announced new products and services designed to help clients and partners build deeper relationships with their customers, increase productivity and work in a more intelligent way. The IMPACT 2009 roadshow which kicked off in Riyadh on 24th May followed by Doha on 25th May 2009 was held under the theme “Smart Planet”. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/05/26/l641476b66868m27.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/05/26/l641476b66868m27.html For the first time in Qatar, IBM today announced at IMPACT 2009 new products and services designed to help clients and partners build deeper relationships with their customers, increase productivity and work in a more intelligent way. The IMPACT 2009 roadshow which kicked off in Riyadh on 24th May 2009 is held under the theme “Smarter Planet”. Following Riyadh and Doha, IMPACT 2009 is scheduled to finish in Dubai on 26th May 2009. http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/05/25/n865941s96866a05.html http://www.ibm.com/news/kw/en/2009/05/25/n865941s96866a05.html http://www.ibm.com/legal/kw/en/ http://www.ibm.com/legal/kw/en/