PAN Emirates now in Mizhar Mall

We ventured out to the new PAN Emirates Home Furnishings in Mizhar and fell in love with their home furnishings….particularly the vintage section and the marine themed deco section. The home-grown furniture brand is looking to enhance its presence in the UAE and in the Middle East with an AED 4 Million investment towards setting up a new store spanning across 17,000 sq. ft. Apart from being accessible by the residents of Mizhar, Mirdiff and Warqa, it is looking to serve the residents of neighbouring areas with exceptional range of furnishing collection that caters to their distinct needs and preferences. … Continue reading PAN Emirates now in Mizhar Mall

Transforming shopping centres to consumer centres

Design International at RECon Las Vegas In the past decade, visitor expectations of shopping centres have changed beyond all recognition. Today, nearly half of all visitors report that the non-retail offer drives both the number and length of visits they make to shopping centres. Increasingly too, they expect to be able to access to services such as such as F&B (79%), leisure/entertainment venues (64%) or medical/health/wellness facilities (51%)1. Shopping centres have been transformed into consumer centres. Responding at pace to these shifting demographics, behaviours and expectations of the consumer is one of the largest challenges facing designers and architects working … Continue reading Transforming shopping centres to consumer centres

AppCentrix Enters Middle East to Address Security and Business Analytics Needs of Regional Enterprises

AppCentrix, a leading South Africa-based managed ICT services company, today announced its expansion into the Middle East and signing of a distribution agreement with ExtraHop, the leader in real-time IT analytics for network performance management and security. The company intends to capitalize on the region’s growing need for robust and competitively priced cyber security solutions by introducing its subscription-based managed services model that also drives strategic decision making by delivering data analysis for management insight.   Managed security services have been gaining steady traction in the Middle East over the last three years. “Organizations have been keen to address their … Continue reading AppCentrix Enters Middle East to Address Security and Business Analytics Needs of Regional Enterprises

Abu Dhabi Airport Reduces Waiting Times and Increases Capacity with Smart IoT Technology

Dubai Technology Partners LLC (DTP), the region’s leading systems integrator for the aviation industry, announced that it has joined forces with Xovis, the leading provider of people flow monitoring solutions, to help improve operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH).   Serving 24 million passengers per year, AUH is one of the fastest growing hubs in the world and it is anticipated that the annual passenger throughput will grow to 45 million passengers within the next 10 years. Integrated with DTP’s desk planner solution, the Xovis Passenger Tracking System (Xovis PTS) will allow Abu Dhabi Airports, the operators of Abu … Continue reading Abu Dhabi Airport Reduces Waiting Times and Increases Capacity with Smart IoT Technology