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44% of Saudi companies use Cloud
A new study commissioned by EMC has revealed that
44% of Saudi public companies have already imple-
mented or plan to implement a cloud computing model.
$215 for IT
Middle East IT spending is projected to reach
$214.7 billion in 2015 a 5.2% increase from
2014, according to the latest forecast by Gart-
ner, Inc.
44% of GCC companies are victim
to DDoS attacks
44% of cent of companies with operations
including online shopping, online media, and
others suffered DDoS attacks over the last
12 months according to research by B2B In-
ternationaland Kaspersky Lab.
300 minutes of selfie
Young women spend 5 hours a week taking
selfies, according to a new British survey of
2,000 women. With an average of three self-
ies a day, they take time to applymake-up
and get the right lighting and perfect angle.
1 Million video calls on Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger users made over 1 million video calls during
the first two days ofits launch. Video calling is currently available
in 18 markets, including the UK, France, Mexico, Portugal and the
United States. Oman is the only Arab country that has the service.
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