As per the IBM disability plan, his annual salary was £72,037 and from 2013, he was to be paid £54,028 per year after 25 per cent was deducted
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Saudi Payments has collaborated with IBM and Mastercard to launch ‘Sarie’, which is the Arabic word for ‘fast’
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Carrefour launches blockchain tech to increase food traceability
Retail giant has joined IBM Food Trust, a blockchain-enabled global ecosystem for the food industry run on IBM Cloud
cyber attack
IBM says 31% of UAE, Saudi firms unprepared for cyber attack
About a third of organisations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia are still unprepared to respond to cybersecurity incidents, according to survey
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HPE agrees to buy supercomputer maker cray for $1.4bn
The deal will help HP Enterprise strengthen its position against IBM
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ADNOC adopts blockchain for oil and gas production operations
The ADNOC platform created in partnership with IBM will track, validate and execute transactions
Blockchain
Smart Dubai, IBM launch major blockchain platform for the UAE
Dubai Blockchain Platform is set to transform and digitize applicable government processes and citizen services
Amazon
Middle East universities need to keep curriculums up to date with technology
“If you’re learning the latest in tech from a text book, it is mostly likely outdated,” according to regional director for MENA at online education platform Udacity
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, IBM plan to set up AI Centre of Excellence
Abu Dhabi Smart Solutions and Services Authority signs deal with tech giant to drive development of artificial intelligence
big data
Revealed: the cost of Saudi, UAE data breaches
New IBM Security report finds that data breaches cost companies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE $163 per lost or stolen record
Aviation
IBM, Emirates sign deal for $85m IT upgrade
IBM will manage the airline’s IT infrastructure, including data centre services and a private cloud solution
Apple
In pictures: Top 10 Global Brands 2017
Interbrand has been ranking the value of global brands, and for the last five years Apple and Google have held the top two positions.