NEWS
Mindware signs
distribution
agreement
with Keysight
Technologies
Mindware, regional value-added
distributor (VAD), has signed a
distribution agreement with Keysight
Technologies, a technology provider that
helps enterprises, service providers and
governments accelerate innovation to
connect and secure the world.
MBZUAI unveils online
courses to empower
students ahead of January
2021 academic year
In terms of the agreement, Mindware will
offer Keysight’s network applications and
security group’s entire portfolio of network
testing, visibility and security solutions
through its expansive network of channel
partners to enterprises across the GCC,
Levant, North Africa and Pakistan.
Nicholas Argyrides, General Manager – Gulf
at Mindware said: “Over the past few years
we have seen cybersecurity emerge as one
of the top priorities for regional CIOs.
“In line with this, Mindware has been
building out its security capabilities in order
to address the needs of the market and our
channel partners.”
Alaa Hadi, Senior Regional Sales Director
– META, Network Solutions Sales (NSS) at
Keysight Technologies, said: “The partnership
with Mindware is certainly very exciting. We
are a relatively new entrant to this market
and will heavily rely on the distributor’s vast
channel network and resources in order to
support our goal of expanding our regional
footprint and driving business.
“We believe the distributor will add great
value to our market leading solutions through
its highly competent technical team.”
Nicholas Argyrides, General Manager – Gulf,
Mindware (L) and Alaa Hadi, Senior Regional
Sales Director – META, Network Solutions
Sales, Keysight Technologies
Abu Dhabi-based Mohamed bin Zayed
University of Artificial Intelligence
(MBZUAI), the world’s first graduate-level,
research-based Artificial Intelligence (AI)
university, has launched online courses
for its accepted inaugural cohort students
ahead of the academic year starting on
January 10, 2021.
The university has recently extended
admission offers to 100 students from
31 countries, with nearly 90% of the
admitted students having already
accepted their offers. Students accepted
into the first cohort were selected from a
high calibre group of 2,223 applicants of
97 different nationalities.
Taught by MBZUAI faculty members, the
courses will provide accepted students
with a comprehensive refresher in core
subjects required for the programmes they
will embark upon at the university. Online
courses will cover the fundamentals of
mathematics and programming.
While not mandatory, the set of online
courses is intended to prepare admitted
MBZUAI students for the challenging
coursework that they will receive at the
university, and to help them perform
innovative world-class research.
Professor Sir Michael Brady, Interim
President of MBZUAI, said: “We have
selected some exceptional students to
join the first academic year at MBZUAI
and we want to ensure that they are
able to hit the ground running in
January 2021.”
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