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- The opening of the new office reflects IBM's commitment to growth in Qatar and its dedication to supporting local clients in accelerating their digital transformation.
Doha, Qatar, December 15, 2024 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the inauguration of its new office in Al Mana Tower, located in the Corniche area of Doha, during an official ceremony attended...
Dec 15, 2024 
Developed by IBM through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, the ‘Green Taqa’ platform ecosystem aims to enable the delivery of affordable, reliable clean energy to communities6 November, 2024; Cairo, Egypt – IBM and Environment Without Borders Foundation (EWBF) announced the launch of Green Taqa, an innovative platform ecosystem designed to expand access to clean...
Nov 6, 2024
IBM will develop Saudi next-generation consulting talents for the digital ageRiyadh, KSA, 03 October, 2024 – IBM, a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced plans to collaborate with Al Baha University to potentially establish a...
Oct 3, 2024
Himmah, the local edition of the IBM Consulting Associates program, reinforces IBM’s commitment to develop local talent and advance the country’s technology industryRiyadh, KSA, 17th September, 2024 – IBM, a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced today the launch of Himmah (meaning ‘determination’), the local...
Sep 17, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 10, 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM) introduces its enterprise studio, watsonx.ai, and the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority’s (SDAIA) open-source (with...
Sep 10, 2024
CEOs are increasingly looking to disrupt their own ways of working, rewriting their organizational playbooks and accelerating the pace of changeDUBAI, UAE, JUNE 25th, 2024 – A new study by the IBM Institute for Business Value has found that CEOs believe remaining competitive in the age of AI demands taking significant risk. 68% of...
Jun 25, 2024
SDAIA’s Arabic Large Language Model ‘ALLaM’ is now fully operational on IBM watsonxRiyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 21 May 2024: Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the launch of SDAIA’s open-source (with optional AUP)...
May 21, 2024
Growing AI adoption in business operations in UAE: 65% of IT professionals have accelerated AI rollout in the last 24 months.DUBAI, UAE – 20 March 2024: Among growing AI adoption in personal and business lives in the region, IBM has released the regional findings of two significant studies: the 2023 Global AI Adoption...
Mar 20, 2024
Riyadh KSA, 06 March 2024: IBM announced today the next steps in their collaboration with Riyadh Air, the digital-native airline currently scheduled to commence operations in early 2025, to...
Mar 6, 2024
- IBM Software lab expected to deliver next-generation hybrid cloud and AI solutions on an international scale.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 4 March 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM), a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced today its plans to invest over 200 million dollars in talent...
Mar 4, 2024
Alinma Bank Accelerates Speed and Convenience of Customer Experience with IBM AI-powered Cloud SuiteAlinma Bank reimagines the customer journey with powerful automation solutions and a hybrid cloud strategyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, 28 February 2024: Alinma Bank, a leading bank in Saudi Arabia, selected IBM to launch a comprehensive suite of modern banking applications, offering the bank a new platform...
Feb 28, 2024
Cairo, Egypt, 22 February 2024 – Through a long-term collaboration, IBM has partnered with FABMisr, one of the largest banks in Egypt, to employ IBM’s Cloud Pak solutions to facilitate the...
Feb 22, 2024
IBM Consulting Transforms Al-Futtaim Group’s Operational Excellence and Elevates Customer Experience- Revamping customer experience for the Blue Rewards digital lifestyle platform, with over 3.1 million users.Dubai, UAE, February 22, 2024 - IBM Consulting (NYSE: IBM) has been selected by Al-Futtaim Group to redesign its Blue Rewards’ customer experience journey and transform the Group’s Digital...
Feb 22, 2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 22 January 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM), a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI and consulting expertise, announced today the inauguration of its regional headquarters in...
Jan 22, 2024
Using IBM technology, CIB integrated existing and new services from all the bank’s platforms supported by a hybrid cloud approachCairo, Egypt, 17 December 2023 – Commercial International Bank Egypt (CIB) has chosen IBM’s technology to integrate existing and new services from branches, digital channels, mobile and...
Dec 17, 2023
Dubai, UAE, December 12 2023 – Emirates Steel Arkan and IBM announced today on the sidelines of COP28 that the Group will be leveraging the advanced capabilities of IBM Envizi ESG Suite software...
Dec 12, 2023
- IBM collaborating with Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Government of Kenya and the United Kingdom’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Hartree Centre to expand application of IBM’s geospatial AI technologies to urban heat island mapping, reforestation and climate resiliency in aviation.Dubai, UAE, November 30, 2023 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM’s geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration...
Nov 30, 2023
- New sustainability projects includes collaboration with The University of Sharjah (UAE)Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 24 2023 – Ahead of COP28, IBM announced the latest investments in its effort to advance environmental sustainability through its social impact programs. A...
Nov 24, 2023
- Delivering joint solutions upgraded with generative AI capabilities for critical uses cases.United Arab Emirates, November 20, 2023 — IBM (NYSE: IBM( announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help more mutual clients operationalize and derive value...
Nov 20, 2023- The airline to work with IBM Consulting to create and build mission-critical technology and business capabilities to support the path to their first flight
Today, Riyadh Air and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the signing of a strategic agreement in which IBM Consulting will be the lead systems integrator to support creating, building and orchestrating the...
Nov 6, 2023 
- IBM’s continued involvement in the U.N. effort builds on a long legacy of research and action on global challenges in collaboration with governments and civil societyUnited Arab Emirates, September 13th, 2023 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced its role as an Associate Pathway Partner of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). The...
Sep 12, 2023
- The financial sector experienced the highest total data breach costs, reaching SAR 35.29 million.23, August 2023, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, highlighting that the total cost of a data breach for organizations in the...
Aug 28, 2023
Nearly two-thirds of CEOs in the Middle East say advanced AI, including generative AI, will help deliver positive results in the next three yearsRiyadh, August 8th, 2023 – A new global study by the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value, which surveyed 120 CEOs from the Middle East, reveals that leaders across the region identify...
Aug 14, 2023
Authored by Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D, Senior Vice President, Product Management & Growth, IBM SoftwareToday we are announcing that we have begun rolling out IBM watsonx – our enterprise-ready AI and data platform. Previewed at IBM THINK in May, watsonx comprises three products to help...
Jul 12, 2023
Al Rajhi Capital’s new platform leverages a hybrid cloud approach to offer the Kingdom greater access to world-class Investment services solutionsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 21 2023: Al Rajhi Capital (ARC), a leading Investment services company, selected IBM’s AI for business to automate its business processes and enable Al Rajhi Capital...
Jun 21, 2023
Doha, Qatar, June 21st 2023 - QNB Group, in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and its ecosystem partner, Mannai InfoTech, an ICT Division under Mannai Trading Company WLL have delivered an...
Jun 19, 2023
DUBAI, UAE, JUNE 12th, 2023 – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and IBM Consulting announce that they are advancing their collaboration to help migrate more applications to the cloud as part of the bank’
Jun 12, 2023
- Stanbic Uganda selects IBM to help build banking-as-a-service-platform.Kampala, Uganda, June 8 2023 – Stanbic Bank Uganda Holdings Limited (Stanbic Bank Uganda), Uganda’s largest commercial bank by assets with over three decades of serving the market, has...
Jun 6, 2023
Dubai, UAE, June 6th, 2023 – Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC (DIB) has chosen IBM Consulting as its services provider to accelerate its data transformation journey and help the bank to build a robust...
Jun 5, 2023
Finance and Insurance Most-Targeted Industry in MEA; Email Thread Hijacking Attempts Spike; Time to Ransom Moves from Months to DaysDubai, UAE, March 20, 2023 -- IBM Security released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index finding that although ransomware’s share of incidents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) held...
Mar 20, 2023
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps will be adopted to help Telecom Egypt maintain control & governance over their IT operations Telecom Egypt plans to leverage IBM Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to reduce their reporting timeMar 12, 2023
Aims to accelerate etisalat by e& sustainability initiatives using IBM softwareDubai, United Arab Emirates, March 9, 2023 – IBM (NYSE: IBM) and etisalat by e&, announced that the company will leverage IBM sustainability software to help advance etisalat by e& company's...
Mar 9, 2023
Compared to other countries, UAE Students report the highest familiarity with, and interest in pursuing, STEM jobs. To tackle these misconceptions and bring STEM education closer to underrepresented communities, IBM is adding 45 IBM SkillsBuild collaborations globally including Zayed University, Abu Dhabi University, and University of Wollongong in DubaiDUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, February 23, 2023 — Job seekers, students, and career changers around the world want to pursue roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
Feb 23, 2023
New product powered by IBM Cloud Pak for Integration will serve the financial needs of SMEs and enable them to be key contributors to the economyRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 08 2023: Emkan Finance, a leading omnichannel fintech company owned by Al Rajhi Bank, has collaborated with IBM to develop its digital financing product for Saudi...
Feb 8, 2023
AI Center of Excellence will focus on finding carbon neutral solutions for existing energy resources and improving access to new AI technologies for Arabic speakersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 18, 2023 - Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) formally launched an AI Center of...
Jan 18, 2023
Dubai, UAE – 10 January 2023: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Shukri Eid has been appointed as General Manager for IBM Gulf, Levant and Pakistan. Shukri succeeds Wael Abdoush who has been...
Jan 10, 2023
Offers Enhanced Incentives, Access and Support to Help New and Existing Partners Win with ClientsJan 5, 2023
Company has signed an agreement with ITIDA in line with country’s digital exports and offshoring agendaDec 1, 2022
IBM to donate $30M worth of services by 2023 through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator program Marwa Abbas: The program represents IBM's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) pillars, and aligns with our goal to support, accelerate and scale the global transformation to clean energySHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT, Nov. 10, 2022 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today at COP27 Egypt’s Environment Without Borders Foundation (EWBF) among the new members of its global pro bono social impact...
Nov 10, 2022
Launching IBM’s Power Servers in Egypt through e-finance Services IBM technology to help e-finance reduce floor footprints by 40% and energy consumption by 50%Cairo, Egypt, November 9, 2022 – Today e-finance, Egypt’s national developer of digital payment infrastructures, announced its collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to grow its digital payment...
Nov 8, 2022
WTTCO modernizes its core business processes in-line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030Riyadh, KSA – October 31, 2022: IBM announced today that Water Transmissions and Technologies company (WTTCO), the only water transmission company owned by the Saudi government selected IBM...
Oct 27, 2022
• SCAD is utilizing IBM intelligent automation and hybrid cloud capabilities to optimize infrastructure management and enhance sustainability across its operations.Abu Dhabi, 13 October 2022 - Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD) and IBM discussed boosting cooperation to fuel SCAD’s growth, accelerate digital footprint and drive sustainable development...
Oct 13, 2022
IBM Will Demonstrate How Technology Can Help Align Sustainability Goals To Business ObjectivesCAIRO, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 – IBM – a leading hybrid cloud, AI, and business services provider – has been named technology partner of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or...
Sep 14, 2022
Riyadh, September 13, 2022, SPA -- Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and IBM announced today the signing of a strategic agreement to drive adoption of artificial...
Sep 14, 2022
IBM App Connect çözümüyle Sabancı Holding ve Bridgestone Corporation iştiraki olan Türkiye lastik sektörü lideri Brisa, entegrasyon servisleri geliştirilmesi için harcanan zamanı ve çabayı yüzde 60 oranında azalttı.Aug 25, 2022
- Dashen Bank is collaborating with IBM to modernise its cloud integration architecture. - The implementation enables Dashen Bank to enhance open banking experiences with fintechs, neo-banks and corporate and telecom partners to improve customer experiences.Addis Ababa, Aug. 18, 2022 – Dashen Bank today announced it has implemented IBM Cloud Pak for Integration on Red Hat OpenShift, to modernise its cloud integration architecture. The collaboration...
Aug 19, 2022
New digital banking platform accelerates internet banking transfers by 80% from 10 minutes to 2 minutes & interbank transfers from 4 minutes per transfer to 50 transfers per minuteCairo, Egypt, (Date) July 2022: IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today its collaboration with Export Development Bank in Egypt (EBank) to launch its digital banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to...
Jul 20, 2022
The collaboration marks the launch of a long-term strategic collaboration that will leverage IBM's resources, expertise, and global network across the Kingdom.Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 27 June, 2022: King Saud University (KSU), the first public university in the Kingdom announced its collaboration with IBM (NYSE: IBM) aimed at advancing skills...
Jun 28, 2022
Collaboration will focus on three key pillars: Natural Language Processing (NLP) including Arabic, AI applications in the healthcare industry, and sustainability.Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 25, 2022 - Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI)—the world’s first graduate, research university dedicated to Artificial...
May 25, 2022
Collaboration aims to further enhance accessibility of FAB’s digital banking services to its customersAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 19 April 2022 - First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has announced a...
Apr 18, 2022