Announcements
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IBM's annual report finds financial services, industrial, and technology organizations recorded the highest average data breach costs in Saudi ArabiaRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 30, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) released its 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach for organizations in Saudi Arabia reached...
Aug 3, 2026
• IBM’s annual report finds that mismanaged secrets and keys, excessive privileges and poor role management and an inability to prioritize threats were the leading factors increasing breach costs • Financial, technology and industrial organizations recorded the highest average costsDubai, UAE, 03 August 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) released its 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach for organizations in the Middle East reached $8 million.
Aug 3, 2026
Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar), in collaboration with IBM and SAP, today announced a strategic initiative to transform its enterprise operations through a comprehensive SAP S/4HANA...
Jul 20, 2026
74% of surveyed UAE executives say meeting data residency and sovereignty requirements across geographies is challengingDubai, UAE, July 14, 2026 – A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed...
Jul 14, 2026
IBM Bob helped developers cut discovery effort by up to 40% and reduce analysis timelines from weeks to days.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — July 07, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Ejada Systems, a Saudi-based digital transformation leader and IBM Business Partner, today announced the results of a joint...
Jul 7, 2026
Cairo, Egypt – 30 June 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the appointment of Eng. Tamer El Kholy as General Manager for North East Africa, succeeding Marwa Abbas, who has led IBM's...
Jun 30, 2026
67% of surveyed Middle East organizations now have a Chief AI OfficerDubai, United Arab Emirates, June 16, 2026 – A new global study from the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value, with insights from 100 surveyed CEOs in the Middle East, finds that the...
Jun 16, 2026
Istanbul, Türkiye – [11.06.26] – IBM today announced the expansion of its collaboration with Halkbank, one of Türkiye’s leading financial institutions. Through this expanded collaboration,...
Jun 11, 2026
Data movement performance improved by up to 10x, while disaster recovery drill times decreased by 88%Cairo, Egypt – 10 June 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new collaboration with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and TECH-HUB, an IBM business partner, to strengthen the bank's disaster...
Jun 10, 2026
Dubai, UAE – 9 June 2026: Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), in collaboration with the IBM Institute for Business Value, has launched a new global study examining the growing importance of...
Jun 9, 2026
• Blue Pearl completed a full Java uplift in ~3 days, down from ~30 days, while preserving 160+ engineering hours.JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 9, 2026 – IBM today is announcing a significant milestone in how Blue Pearl is leveraging IBM Bob, an agentic AI-powered software development partner, to...
Jun 9, 2026
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – May 5, 2026 – Aramco (2222.SE) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance artificial intelligence, agentic AI,...
May 5, 2026
UAE Cybersecurity Council and IBM announce plans to establish a joint Innovation Center in Abu DhabiThe Innovation Center will aim to advance trusted AI, strengthen cyber resilience, and support the UAE Government’s ambition to lead in the technologies shaping the futureABU DHABI, UAE, May 4, 2026: IBM and the UAE Cybersecurity Council announced plans to establish a joint Innovation Center in Abu Dhabi to help accelerate the UAE Government’s agenda for trusted...
May 4, 2026
Cairo, Egypt – 31 March 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced a strategic collaboration with Elsewedy Electric, an integrated energy solutions provider, to advance enterprise-grade agentic AI...
Mar 31, 2026
New IBM Impact Accelerator cohort will support nonprofit, government and academic organizations applying AI to transform education systems and workforce developmentDOHA, Qatar, February 04, 2026 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of a global request for proposals (RFP) for the next cohort of the IBM Impact Accelerator, focused on AI for...
Feb 4, 2026
The collaboration leverages IBM Consulting’s generative AI capabilities to drive operational efficiency, sustainability, and innovation across Saudi Arabia’s water ecosystemRIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, February 03, 2026: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration with the Saudi Water Authority (SWA) to launch the H2O Platform, a next-generation digital ecosystem...
Feb 3, 2026
New AI-powered consulting service delivers a secured platform, shared standards, and reusable AI assets to help organizations accelerate growth and drive innovationDUBAI, UAE. January 26, 2026 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Enterprise Advantage, a first-of-its-kind asset-based consulting service that combines proven AI-tools and expertise to help...
Jan 26, 2026
Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the deployment marks e&’s move beyond traditional chatbots to enterprise-grade agentic AI.Davos, Switzerland and Dubai, UAE – January 19, 2026 — Global technology group e& and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a strategic collaboration to advance towards an enterprise-grade agentic...
Jan 19, 2026
• Fast decision-making will turn disruption into opportunity, with 63% of UAE executives saying economic and geopolitical volatility will create new business prospects for their organizations.DUBAI, UAE, JANUARY 6, 2026 – The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) has unveiled Five Trends for 2026, a new report identifying the forces that will redefine competitive advantage for...
Jan 6, 2026
Cairo, Egypt – (Date) January, 2026 – Bank NXT today announced that it has selected IBM Instana®, IBM Turbonomic®, and IBM Cloud Pak® solutions in collaboration with Inspire for Solutions...
Jan 5, 2026Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — December 11, 2025 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced its accomplishment of empowering more than 500,000 Saudi nationals in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of...
Dec 11, 2025
Partners’ work to empower technical and consulting talent at new IBM branch in Al-Baha is now well underway, with first cohort of students upskilled and given the opportunity to join the workforce as IBM employees and enrolling on a range of training programs.RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, 08 Dec, 2025: As part of its collaboration with Al-Baha University, IBM Consulting has announced today the official launch of its operations in the Al-Baha region of Saudi...
Dec 8, 2025
Riyadh Air’s AI‑powered operations create agility across the business and unify employee and guest experiences, setting a new benchmark in aviationRIYADH, Saudi Arabia and ARMONK, N.Y. – Dec. 8, 2025 – At IBM Think Riyadh 2025, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Riyadh Air announced a major milestone in their collaboration, unveiling Riyadh Air as the...
Dec 8, 2025
The collaboration reinforces Saudi Arabia’s quantum-safe readiness and national cybersecurity resilienceRIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Dec 03, 2025: IBM and stc group announced today an expanded collaboration toprepare Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications sector for the emerging post-quantum era. Under...
Dec 3, 2025
- 77% of Chief Data Officers surveyed prioritize investments that accelerate AI capabilities and initiatives.Nov 13, 2025
• 77% of UAE senior leaders report significant productivity improvements from AI, well above the EMEA average of 66%Oct 29, 2025
Dubai, October 18 2025 – In a strategic move to leverage advanced technology and artificial intelligence to support the UAE’s environmental and climate objectives, the Ministry of Climate...
Oct 18, 2025
• The University’s Welly AI chatbot now running on IBM’s watsonx enables multilingual, intelligent farmer support at scaleOct 8, 2025
The collaboration includes the planned launch of the first IBM-AWS Innovation Hub in Riyadh to support regional clients with advanced cloud solutions and drive local innovation.Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) – September 29, 2025 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an expanded Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with AWS to accelerate secure cloud adoption...
Sep 29, 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – August 10, 2025 – A new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), reveals that Saudi Arabia's approach to AI leadership...
Aug 10, 2025
IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach report reveals AI adoption, encryption and DevSecOps strategies helped reduce breach costs – but financial, energy and healthcare sectors remain most exposed.Dubai, UAE. 30 July 2025 – IBM (NYSE:IBM) released its 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing that the average cost of a data breach for businesses in the Middle East reached SAR 27.00...
Jul 30, 2025
- Joint IBM Institute for Business Value and Dubai Future Foundation study highlights UAE’s enterprise AI leadership, featuring perspectives from RTA and Dubai Customs.Dubai, United Arab Emirates – July 15, 2025 – A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), conducted in collaboration with the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), finds that...
Jul 15, 2025
In the presence of Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information TechnologyCairo, Egypt –The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and IBM have signed a five-year agreement to accelerate the implementation of Egypt’s National Artificial...
May 27, 2025
- Developed through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, the new mobile application supports sustainable agriculture in the UAE and MENA region.Sharjah, UAE – May 12, 2025 – The University of Sharjah (UoS), in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, today announced the launch of My FarmWell, a...
May 19, 2025
Under the patronage of HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force “Lekhwiya”, HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin...
May 13, 2025
- Nearly half of all cyberattacks resulted in stolen data or credentialsDubai, UAE, Apr. 17, 2025 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released the 2025 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index highlighting that cybercriminals continued to pivot to stealthier tactics, with lower-profile...
Apr 17, 2025
Marrakech, Morocco, April 17, 2025 – Société Générale Moroccan Bank a leading financial institution with a legacy of over a century in Morocco, has embarked on a significant digital...
Apr 17, 2025
New Innovations Unlock Capabilities for Enterprise-Scale AI, Including Large Language Models and Generative AIIBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the IBM z17, the next generation of the company's iconic mainframe, fully engineered with AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations. Powered...
Apr 16, 2025
The collaboration integrates IBM’s cutting-edge AI technologies with Power Maroc’s infrastructure expertise, enabling seamless AI adoption.Marrakech, Morocco – April 15, 2025 – Today, Atlas Cloud Services (ACS), a subsidiary of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), announced their collaboration with IBM and IBM ecosystem...
Apr 15, 2025
Riyadh, April 13, 2025 – King Saud University (KSU) has announced a strategic collaboration with IBM SkillsBuild, aimed at cultivating next-generation talent in generative Artificial...
Apr 14, 2025
In today’s fast-paced business environment, finding the right candidate quickly and efficiently has become essential for organizations to stay ahead. Traditional hiring processes are often...
Apr 2, 2025
Riyadh, KSA – March 18, 2025: Olayan Financing Company has partnered with IBM Consulting to execute a groundbreaking SAP digital transformation program, setting a new benchmark for innovation...
Mar 18, 2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 11 March 2025: Arab National Bank (anb) has partnered with IBM and ejada to implement IBM Safer Payments to deliver cross-channel fraud protection capabilities to help...
Mar 11, 2025
1) Agreement will see Riyadh Air leverage IBM watsonx and IBM Consulting solutions to drive Riyadh Air’s vision as the world’s first digital native airline. 2) The collaboration aims to help power the Saudi Arabian airline’s mission to launch flights in 2025 while offering an elevated guest experienceRIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Feb 25, 2025 IBM (NYSE: IBM), -- Today, IBM announced a new agreement with Riyadh Air, which will integrate watsonx, IBM’s portfolio of AI products, and IBM...
Feb 25, 2025
The new platform stimulates innovation in Saudi Arabia’s fintech ecosystem and unlocks new possibilities for businessesRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19 February 2025: IBM and Alinma Bank announce that Alinma Bank, a leading financial institution in Saudi Arabia, has adopted IBM's advanced hybrid cloud and AI integration...
Feb 20, 2025