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Tahawul Tech
5 days ago
- Business
- Tahawul Tech
HUAWEI eKit: Empowering partners to unlock SME opportunities
HUAWEI eKit, Huawei's dedicated brand for distribution business, launched its latest products, strategies, and digital platforms at a roundtable session during the ME&CA Tech Carnival 2025. These innovations are designed to help partners to deliver intelligent solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 'Distribution is a key pillar in the growth of Huawei's enterprise business', said Mrs. Ding Juan, Director of Distribution Partner Strategy & Operations at HUAWEI. 'Through long-term investment in R&D, marketing, supply, and services, we are creating a resilient and win-win partner system to drive the digital and intelligent transformation of SMEs'. During the HUAWEI eKit roundtable session, HUAWEI introduced its latest suite of cutting-edge products, including Wi-Fi 7 APs, full Layer 3 switches, IdeaHub Board 3 Pro, ONUs, and SSDs. These market-leading solutions are designed to significantly enhance SME operations and drive business efficiency. Additionally, HUAWEI unveiled the new Installer Partner identity within the HUAWEI eKit partner ecosystem. This initiative provides installers with exclusive incentives, fostering stronger collaboration and industry growth. To further support its partners, HUAWEI will launch a series of training courses, enabling them to maximize the potential of eKit. A key highlight was the launch of the HUAWEI eKit App, a digital tool designed to simplify event participation, provide real-time marketing updates, and streamline device registration and deployment. Partners were encouraged to use the app and share feedback to continuously improve the experience. As a trusted Huawei Gold Distributor, SecureNet FZC plays a vital role in delivering Huawei's cutting-edge product portfolio to a broad channel network. From SMB to enterprise solutions, partners benefit from a comprehensive suite of products tailored to meet diverse market needs. 'Huawei supports SecureNet with a solid foundation of partner-centric policies, attractive incentives, consistent supply, and a powerful digital platform for seamless business operations. The Huawei Partner Portal and mobile app enable SecureNet and its resellers to access training, manage opportunities, and track support cases with ease', said Ms. Aparajita Guha, the Business Unit Head-Telecom & Networking at SecureNet FZC At last, HUAWEI introduced its latest supply chain strategy to improve the efficiency of shipment. Looking ahead, HUAWEI eKit will continue to grow with its partners—offering trusted products, digital support, and enhanced partner policies that include engineering service providers as key contributors to the ecosystem. Image Credit: Huawei
Gulf Business
23-05-2025
- Business
- Gulf Business
Tashkent turns tech hub as Huawei accelerates ME&CA's digital future
Pictured: Derek Hao, President of Huawei Enterprise Business ME&CA The historic city of Tashkent marked a pivotal moment in the Middle East and Central Asia's (ME&CA) digital journey as Huawei opened its flagship Tech Carnival & Partner Summit 2025 in Uzbekistan — its first time in the country. Under the banner 'Accelerating the Intelligent World,' the event drew more than 1,500 industry leaders, government officials, technology experts and partners to explore how intelligent technologies can drive the region's digital transformation. Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov underscored the occasion: 'Uzbekistan stands at a crucial junction of ancient heritage and modern innovation. This event represents our commitment to becoming a regional hub for digital excellence.' A region at the digital crossroads ME&CA sits at a critical inflection point. Spanning 21 countries with a combined GDP above $6 trn and a population topping 500 m, the region offers vast growth potential. Rapid global adoption of artificial intelligence—spurred by advances such as DeepSeek—only heightens the urgency to act. Unlike mature markets burdened by legacy infrastructure, many ME&CA nations can build AI-first ecosystems from scratch. This digital leapfrogging offers an unprecedented chance to secure a competitive edge in the global economy. A young, tech-savvy population and government-led diversification away from hydrocarbons further fuel momentum. Derek Hao, President of Huawei Enterprise Business ME&CA, captured the mood: 'Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace… Huawei has developed new digital and intelligent solutions for industries based on our global practices with customers and partners.' Uzbekistan's own Digital Uzbekistan 2030 strategy aims to propel the country's e-Government Development Index from 63rd to the global top 30 within a few years. The geopolitical dimension of digital sovereignty Technological progress also reflects aspirations for digital sovereignty. As global tech ecosystems fragment, regional control over digital infrastructure translates into economic and strategic autonomy. Emerging 'technological corridors'—linking the Gulf to Central Asia and beyond—position ME&CA as a vital bridge between East and West in an AI-enabled economy. Comprehensive digital-enablement strategy Huawei recognises organisations are at different stages of digital maturity and has created four implementation models: ICT infrastructure enablement – integrated computing, networks and storage. Cloud-platform enablement – one platform for multi-cloud applications, cutting development time from months to weeks. Data enablement – a lake-house solution that eliminates silos and reduces data-migration workloads by 80 per cent. AI enablement – frameworks and tools that speed real-world deployment. Regional investment and commitment Huawei has set up ICT academies with local universities and, through its T.H.E Gold Talent Programme, plans to cultivate one million digital professionals across ME&CA. The company works with more than 3,000 partners serving tens of thousands of SMEs, helping its regional commercial market grow 34 per cent year on year in 2024. As ME&CA embraces its digital future, success will hinge on collaboration among governments, technology providers and industry leaders—and on sustained investment in human capital. The rise of 'collaborative intelligence,' where human creativity and AI combine to tackle complex challenges, marks the next frontier. Derek Hao closed with a clear pledge: 'At Huawei, we are committed to working with our partners to build robust digital infrastructure and accelerate intelligent transformation across the region.' Through targeted investment in education, infrastructure and partnerships, ME&CA is poised to lead in the intelligent economy.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Childhood Trauma in Black Women Can Hurt Their Heart, Emory Study Finds
This story was originally published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The heart remembers, at least when it comes to Black women who experience trauma or abuse as children, according to newly released research by Emory University. Childhood exposure to trauma, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse may lead to heart disease in Black women, the new study showed. Meanwhile, such trauma and abuse didn't affect men's cardiovascular health in the same way, which may indicate women have more chronic stress, the research found. The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association last month, shows that being exposed to trauma as a child can hurt a Black woman's vascular system — the arteries that circulate blood and fluids through the body — leading to heart disease. The stressors of childhood trauma may cause stiffness or hardening of the arteries, or otherwise impair how they function, contributing to heart attacks and strokes, according to the study conducted through the Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular (MECA) Center for Health Equity and released at the tail end of American Heart Month. The study analyzed previous MECA clinical research involving slightly more than 400 Black adults in Atlanta ages 30 to 70 with a mean age of 53. About 60% of the study participants were women. That research explored the impact of individual, environmental, and biological factors that predispose Black Americans to either increased risk or resilience from cardiovascular disease. The new research, which began in late 2023, focused on Black women to learn: Does early life trauma in childhood have any relationship to arterial stiffness and vascular dysfunction, considered preliminary indicators for cardiovascular disease? Arterial stiffness is believed to lead to hypertension, or high blood pressure, because when the arteries don't expand and contract as they are supposed to, this results in increased pressure which the heart must pump against to move blood throughout the body, explained Telisa Spikes, lead author of the new study and a nurse and professor in Emory's nursing school. Her research primarily focuses on cardiovascular health in reproductive-age and early midlife Black women. 'This particular group of women has an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and we don't know why,' said Spikes. 'Diet and activity does not fully account for the growing disparity in this particular group with increased hypertension in Black women compared to Black men. A precursor for hypertension might be related to psychosocial stressors,' such as childhood trauma, she said. Participants in the original MECA study, recruited from 2016 to 2019, were considered healthy without a known history of preexisting cardiovascular or other chronic diseases, among other limitations. As part of that research, participants reported to clinical researchers at Emory and Morehouse about experiencing childhood trauma, defined as distressing incidents that threaten the body, family, or social safety or security of someone under 18. The experiences were emotionally painful or distressful, often resulting in negative mental and physical health consequences. The trauma might include the divorce of a parent or death of a close contact, Spikes said. While men and women in the study reported similar levels of trauma, the men didn't experience vascular complications. Women tend to be exposed to different forms of trauma, so their reactions may be more chronic, the new research revealed. 'Evidence shows that girls are more likely to be exposed to sexual abuse, whereas boys are more likely to report physical abuse,' according to the study. 'Findings suggest that men and women have disparate clinical CVD (cardiovascular disease) outcomes such that men have an earlier age onset of CVD whereas women experience higher CVD mortality in adulthood.' The study also found that 'women experience a greater burden of cumulative stress than men,' and it's possible that exposure to traumatic childhood events 'may prove more consequential for cardiovascular risk for women than men.' Spikes attributed the increased stress of Black women to their tendency to be single moms supporting their families with wage disparities from their male and white counterparts. 'It places them in a prone position to be disproportionately impacted by various stresses.' For balanced comparisons, the men and women in the study had the same marital status, education, and income levels, with almost half the participants making less than $25,000 annually. Participants from both sexes also had similar levels of blood pressure, glucose, triglycerides, diabetes, and hypertension. Spikes worked with researchers from MECA, including cardiologists and psychologists, some of whom were involved in the original study. Among them, MECA Director Herman Taylor said the new research is another example of how the intense challenges Black people tend to face, including childhood trauma and deprivation, have health consequences. 'In general, it suggests that it's so important for people, especially women, to focus on their lifestyle and make adjustments now so they can reduce their risks,' said Taylor, a cardiologist, professor at Morehouse School of Medicine and director of its Cardiovascular Research Institute. Among the findings of the new study, the higher proportion of mistreated children in Black communities, compounded by negative social stressors, may increase their risks for resorting to unhealthy coping mechanisms that can lead to cardiovascular disease. Researchers hope the results of the latest study will convince clinicians to consider childhood trauma and other psychosocial stressors among more typical clinical assessments such as checking blood pressure, lipid levels, and lifestyle behaviors when determining a patient's risk of heart disease and how to help reduce it. Clinicians, particularly primary care providers, should better understand the cardiovascular risks of African American women who come to their practice, especially if their blood pressure is borderline, Spikes said. She added that clinicians should refer such patients to mental health therapists. Taylor agreed. 'I think it's important, and research and clinical experience repeatedly show the close relationship between state of mind and heart health. So much of mental health is communicated into the heart and the vascular systems. Life stressors and mental health challenges … can have important implications for your overall health, including heart health.' He explained that doctors ask their patients about their 'medical, family, and what we call 'social history,'' to help judge disease risk. 'Telisa's work suggests knowing about a history of adverse childhood events — trauma, personal loss, even abuse — could be just as important to the prediction of disease.' Taylor believes that one of the lessons learned from the latest research should be that all patients, even young ones who seem healthy, may have experienced a trauma earlier in life that affects their health later on. Roni Robbins has been a journalist for 37 years. This is her second stint as a freelance reporter for the AJC. She also freelances for Medscape, where she was an editor. Her writing has appeared in WebMD, HuffPost, Forbes, NY Daily News, BioPharma Dive, MNN, Adweek, Healthline and others. She's also the author of the award-winning Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to Find the Silver Lining in Misfortune. The post Childhood Trauma in Black Women Can Hurt Their Heart, Emory Study Finds appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Fore! Barstool Open returning for another year
Grab your putters! The Barstool Open is making a return to Erie on Saturday, March 1. The Barstool Open is one of Erie's most popular bar crawl events. Annual RV & Outdoor Adventure Expo returns to Erie this weekend There are nine locations this year including McCoy's Barrel House, Big Bar, and the Plymouth Tavern. The event is benefiting MECA and the Pennsylvania State Police Camp Cadet this year. Gannon donating two cruisers to Erie Police Department 'We support people with disabilities we have a Rep Payee program, we have a senior center that we sponsor, we have an adaptive baseball program for anybody with any disability can play baseball we do whatever we can to help people so the funds go to sponsor all that,' said Laura Eaton, executive director of MECA. For more information and to register, Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
