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Egypt-spaces
COVID-19

Orange, Avaya partner to enable remote learning in Egypt using Avaya Spaces

In quick response to the Egyptian government’s decision to close schools and universities for two weeks, as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Orange Egypt and Avaya have partnered to jointly enabl...

global-small-business
COVID-19

Facebook creates $100M programme to help 30,000 global small businesses

While the health and safety of people is Facebook’s top priority, the impact of this pandemic is being felt in our communities around the world, and the heartbeat of these local communities is small businesses....

DFSA
COVID-19

Dubai Financial Services Authority highlights cyber scams linked to COVID-19

The Dubai Financial Services Authority, DFSA, announced that it continues to closely assess and address the implications of the evolving situation of COVID-19 pandemic. The DFSA will take all necessary proactiv...

sevuoipuc
COVID-19

Elisabetta Franchi launches funding for Italian hospitals battling COVID-19

Elisabetta Franchi is organising a campaign to support hospitals that are facing, or will be facing, difficulties dealing with the COVID-19 emergency. Through the activation of fundraising, Elisabetta Franchi F...

Jens-Monrad
COVID-19

FireEye warns of coronavirus-themed spear phishing and disinformation campaigns

Due to the wide interest in COVID-19, both criminal and espionage threat actors have been distributing malicious documents themed around the pandemic. FireEye expects to see continued use of coronavirus themed ...

Care
COVID-19

Huawei offers extended warranty, free pickup and drop to reduce COVID-19 risks

Huawei users are being offered extended warranty on a range of products as a precautionary measure to prevent the COVID-19 outbreak. The offer includes Huawei’s wide range of products including smartphones, not...

View-sonic
COVID-19

ViewSonic offers schools and univs in MEA free distance learning tools

ViewSonic is offering their popular distance learning solution, myViewBoard, to K12 colleges and universities for free, during the ongoing period of coronavirus outbreak. With the increasing spread of coronavir...

Benq
COVID-19

BenQ offers products that support germ resistance, promote healthy elearning

BenQ supports healthy learning environments both at home and in classroom with germ-resistant interactive flat panels, Android-based smart projectors with built in video conferencing apps for remote learning an...

eset
COVID-19

ESET’s five tips for a cybersecure home office experience

If the coronavirus has you working from home for the next few weeks, don’t forget about cybersecurity best practices that can help defend against a cyberattack. Along with the coronavirus upsurge, new opportuni...

IDC
COVID-19

IDC says East Africa smartphone market may overcome COVID-19 impact by Q3 2020

Kenya’s smartphone market saw shipments increase 20.3% year on year in Q4 2019, according to the latest figures from global technology and consulting services firm International Data Corporation, IDC. Els...