United Arab Emirates : DEWA signs OPSA contract with Siemens
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a 12-year Operating Plant Service Agreement (OPSA) with German company Siemens, worth AED 1.7 billion. The contract includes providing maintenance, spare parts and gas turbine rehabilitation for the second phase of K-Station at Jebel Ali Power and Desalination Station, and the third phase of H-Station at the Al Aweer Power Station.
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HTC’s new flagship HTC U11 makes way to shelves in UAE
HTC's new flagship model, HTC U11 is available at AED 2599 ($708) in outlets across the UAE. The new phone comes with a range of new features. The highlight seems to be the highest DxOMarks (90) for any smartphone so far, in addition to the new squeeze interaction technology enabled by EdgeSense.
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Dubai Airports Selects Quintiq for Automated Planning Solution to Deliver World-Class Passenger Experience
Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes brand and global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), has been selected by Dubai Airports to plan and schedule its fixed resources at Dubai International and Dubai World Central. The Quintiq solution will automate the planning process for airport stands, gates, baggage belts and check-in counters to increase overall efficiency, reliability and passenger satisfaction.
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Dubai’s Numu invests in social media video analytics firm Mintrics
Numu Capital, a Dubai-based venture capital seed fund, has invested in Mintrics, a social video analytics dashboard which measures how videos are performing on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Numu Capital said in a statement that its investment will go towards Mintrics’ global expansion plans and further development of the technology.
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