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STC signs cloud computing
agreement with F5 Networks
simplify, automate, and customise
application delivery, and BIG-IP
Application Security Manager
(ASM), which offers protection
against OWASP top 10 threats,
application vulnerabilities, and
zero-day attacks.
Saudi Telecom, represented by STC
Business, Saudi Arabia’s ICT services
provider, signed an agreement with
F5 Networks Inc as an STC Cloud
Marketplace partner on the sidelines
of GITEX 2015 participation.
According to the terms of the
agreement, STC will sell F5 cloud
offerings as a service for use in both
public and private environments.
This will initially include F5 BIGIP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) to
Tarig M. Enaya, Senior Vice
President of STC Enterprise:
“We are working closely with
technology companies like F5 to
enrich our cloud service portfolio
to better serve our customers
through STC Marketplace – a
one stop-shop for customers to
auto-provision cloud services with
efficiency beyond virtualisation
and operational simplicity. We are
providing choices to our customers
to select OPEX over CAPEX by
providing them with complex ICT
Solutions as a service.”
Riyad Bank launches
EMV bank card with
Gemalto
Gemalto has announced that Riyad Bank is migrating
its entire portfolio to Gemalto’s Clarista Contactless
EMV card, powered with the industry-standard MULTOS
operating system. This is the country’s first contactless
payment method, which grants Riyad Bank a clear
differentiator in the local retail banking market.
Consumers love the convenience and speed of paying
with a contactless card – no more fumbling for cash,
counting change, or wondering about whether they
have enough cash for a purchase. The introduction
of contactless cards puts Riyad Bank at the forefront
of one of the most powerful trends currently shaping
the consumer environment in Saudi Arabia, where the
contactless infrastructure is being established.
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The latest report from ABI Research predicts there will
be 100,000 contactless payment terminals across Saudi
Arabia by the end of 2015, rising to 500,000 by 2019.
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