VAD technology has entered into a strategic partnership with Time To Reply Ltd (timetoreply) to sell its Business Email Analytics products across a variety of countries, said a media release.

Given IceWarp’s recent debut into the Middle East region, TECHx Executive Editor Rabab Zehra sat down with Pramod Sharda, CEO, IceWarp India and Middle East, to learn more about the company’s products and solutions.

H.E.Khalifa Ibrahim Al Saleis said: “This partnership will consolidate existing security functions with new capabilities into a joint, integrated entity as both parties share knowledge and expertise. Through our collaboration with du, we plan to improve services provided by both companies and solidify industry partnerships, which are extremely vital for UAE’s digital economy, accelerating innovation, and supporting an entrepreneurial ecosystem.”

CPR released data on rise in cyberattacks on businesses in 2021. Last year, CPR noticed a 71% spike in cyberattacks per-week on corporate networks in the UAE compared to 2020, and a 50% increase globally.

The sector is now transforming –to keep knowledge accessible and meet wider societal expectations, notably sustainability – so institutions must preserve the progress made. With 80% of education-sector staff believing that sustainability is more important since the onset of the pandemic (compared to earlier) and 58% considering it essential to schools and universities.