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Qualcomm Integrates Multimode 3G/4G LTE Into Snapdragon 400 Processors

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is expanding the offering of its Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 400 processors with the introduction of its newest processor, featuring quad-core CPUs with integrated multimode 3G/4G LTE.

Optimus wins three ‘Best Distributor’ awards In 2013

Optimus Technology and Telecommunications a leading regional value added distributor (VAD), announced that it has won two major industry awards from leading publications recently taking the total number of awards it has won in 2013 to three.

IT hiring strong in ME, but gaps still a problem

Two thirds of organisations in the Middle East are planning on hiring IT staff this year, but skills shortages are still a major issue, according to industry association CompTIA.

Ajman free zone signs deal with Arabisk Network

Ajman Free Zone Authority (AFZA) said it has signed a MoU with Arabisk Network, the leading web development agency based in the emirate.

Telecom

Red Hat launches Enterprise Virtualisation 3.2

Open source solutions provider Red Hat Inc today announced the global availability of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation 3.2, with fully supported Storage Live Migration and a new third-party plug-in framework.

The company hailed the virtualisation suite as "the industry's only mission-critical end-to-end, open source virtualisation infrastructure designed for enterprise users and global organisations".

Huawei shows world's slimmest smartphone

Huawei has unveiled the world's thinnest smartphone, the Ascend P6, which is just 6.18mm thick. The new handset is 3mm thinner than the next slimmest handset, the HTC One.

BlackBerry Q5 to have global debut in UAE

UAE BlackBerry fans will tomorrow become the first users in the world to have access to the Q5 budget model smartphone, BlackBerry announced today.

Share trading on smartphones gains momentum

Share trading activity on smartphones is steadily growing and gaining popularity among investors at Dubai Financial Market.

Media

United Arab Emirates profile

The UAE is a regional and international centre for TV and media, alongside Egypt and Lebanon. Dubai Media City and twofour54, Abu Dhabi's media zone, were set up to attract key players.

Spiky sales patterns impact UAE retail channel

The UAE retail channel for ICT and consumer electronics (CE) products is witnessing increasingly spiky sales patterns, experiencing major peaks and troughs from one month to the next, as the impact of specific sales events exacerbates market volatility. The UAE retail channel has already experienced Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) and Abu Dhabi Electronics Shopper in 2013, and the inaugural Gitex Shopper Spring – dubbed mini-Gitex by some vendors – is currently taking place in Dubai.

Jacky’s Electronics sees Gitex Shopper Spring Edition fuelling sales across all IT categories

Jacky’s Electronics, the UAE’s leading multi-brand consumer electronics retailer, is expecting a surge of product sales, from the usual off-peak period during the month of April, brought in by the four-day event of the first Gitex Shopper Spring Edition.

7 Production and Events Provide State-of-the-Art Production Facilities and Services for Filming of MBC's Al Jalsat

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 27

Gadgets

ZOTAC Supercharges the TITAN

Dubai, UAE, May 2, 2013 – ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards, mini-PCs and accessories, today supercharges the TITAN with the ZOTAC GeForce GTX TITAN AMP! Edition, the world’s fastest single GPU graphics card.

Sennheiser Announces Global Launch of Neumann KH 310 A Audio Monitor at CABSAT Event in UAE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 13

Robocops to patrol LA by 2025

In 1987, the film RoboCop debuted and featured a half-man half-robot cop patrolling the streets of Detroit, but now some car companies are planning on replacing cop cars in Los Angeles with drone cars by 2025.

Saudi prince buys $485 million ‘flying palace’

Dubai: Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal will soon take delivery of the world’s first customised A380 superjumbo, dubbed “the flying palace” for its luxury.

Insight

"SOCIAL MEDIA – THE CASE FOR THE CONTACT CENTRE"

“Many organizations in the region are excited about the self-promotion potential of Social Media and in particular how the medium can help to engage an audience and expand their customer base. The corporate Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and so on are in effect extensions of the main web site and as such are used to post news, run competitions and other promotions, and update customers on new products and key services.

BYOD: Keep Your ‘Eyes on the Enterprise’

Article Author: Paul Wright, manager of professional services and investigation team, Middle East, India and Africa

Comguard unveils world’s most rugged and powerful firewall in Middle East

Comguard, a Dubai based leading value added distributor for IT products and part of the Spectrum group announced the launch of world’s most rugged and powerful firewall, the Clavister X8 which can withstand harsh, industrial environments to deliver outstanding performance, offering unified security management between office environment and industry environment.

IT INSIGHT-me (ITINme) at MWC 2013.....

IT has been an enabler all along and now it is playing the same role in the mobile domain. Hence expect other verticles to be represented at the MWC 2013... in addition to the usual vendors, operators watch out for new buzz words such as big data, mobile cloud, mWallets, NFC, small cells and smart cities, as well as the role of mobile in other industries like advertising, automotive (YES cars), finance and retail.

People

Tom Stewart joins Booz & Company as Chief Marketing & Knowledge Officer

Global management consulting firm Booz & Company today announced that Thomas A. Stewart has been appointed Chief Marketing and Knowledge Officer (CMKO).

Asia Broadcast Satellite Hires Chief Network Officer

Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) announced today the appointment of Henry Au-Yeung as Chief Network Officer (CNO), a new role for the company. In this new capacity, Henry will be responsible for network and teleport operations, sale and field engineering as well as value added service operations and R&D.

Brocade Appoints Cherif Sleiman as Saudi Country Manager to Drive Business Growth in the Kingdom

RIYADH, KSA – 23rd May, 2013 --

Wataniya names new CEO

DOHA: Ooredoo subsidiary Wataniya Telecom's current Deputy CEO Abdulaziz Fakhroo has been appointed as CEO for Wataniya Telecom, replacing Dr Bassam Hannoun who has resigned for personal reasons. Ooredoo Group Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani said:

"We thank Dr Hannoun for his contribution during his tenure. We look forward to having Abdulaziz lead Wataniya Kuwait as it enters an exciting new phase in its development including the launch of 4G services this year." Source:http://www.zawya.com

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