22,815 e-transactions done by organiza-
tions and businesses on RTA
A total number of 22,815 e-transactions were conduct-
ed by businesses and organizations benefitting from
the services offered by the Roads & Transport Authority
(RTA).
250,000 Etisalat UAE Downloads
Etisalat UAE new interactive app had 250,000 down-
loads within 30 days, setting a record download rate.
Through its app, Etisalat seeks to maintain faster
and easier communication with its clients for its
various services and offers. This comes in Etisalat’s
strategy aiming to continue providing its clients with
smart services.
50 billion connected devices by 2020
According to Wim Elfrink, Cisco’s Executive
Vice President for Industry Solutions and Chief
Globalisation Officer, by the year 2020, the
world will be home to nearly 7.6 billion humans,
many of them connected to the Internet. The
world will also have some 50 billion devices
wired to the Internet.
USD 635.5 million GCC’s big data market
According to Frost & Sullivan, a leading global mar-
ket research and analysis firm, the GCC’s Big Data
market is set to grow nearly five-fold from USD 135.7
million in 2013 to USD 635.5 million in 2020.
Apple fined USD 368 million
Apple Inc is required to pay VirnetX Holding Corp USD 368
million in damages for infringing four patents in networking.
Originally VirnetX was asking for USD 900 million, but the
Court decided USD 368 million was enough.
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