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IT

e-fraud in Kingdom among lowest in the world: BMAC

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia is one of the countries in the world with the lowest rate in financial fraud committed by electronic information and communication devices, and the rate matches in line with globally accepted limit, the Banking Media Awareness Committee (BMAC) disclosed Monday at the launch of its 5th edition of the anti-financial fraud campaign entitled: "Don't disclose it", held at Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh.

Agilent Technologies names Prologix distributor for GCC

Agilent Technologies, the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications, today signed a contract appointing Prologix Distribution, a leading IT & telecom value added distributor in the Middle East and Africa, as a 'Premium Distributor' for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

Zamil Industrial unveils cloud computing initiatives

JEDDAH - Zamil Industrial Investment Co. launched recently its full Office 365 Enterprise project and other cloud computing initiatives.

Denis Heraud, Vice President of Enterprise and Partner Group EMEA at Microsoft-HQ, accompanied by other Microsoft officials, were welcomed by company officials led by COO of Zamil Industrial Osama Bunyan, Chief Information Officer Zaki Sabbagh. 

E-commerce orgs need multi-channel models

The Internet is fast changing the purchasing behaviours of consumers in the Middle East. Familiarity with technology, widely available high-speed Internet services and growing trust in online services has led to a boom in online shopping.

Telecom

Etisalat reduces roaming charges

DUBAI, June 17th, 2013 (WAM) -- Etisalat today announced new weekly and monthly roaming packages for voice and data usage for all customers in the UAE to meet the increasing requirements of subscribers travelling abroad.

Snowden papers: UK’s GCHQ spied on G20 delegates

Foreign delegates attending two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 had their computers and telephone calls monitored by UK intelligence services, The Guardian reported yesterday.

4G LTE modems in UAE, exclusive from etisalat

Etisalat, one of the largest telecom operators in the Middle East and Africa, announced the exclusive launch of 4G LTE mobile broadband devices available from Huawei with highest speeds of 150Mbps in the UAE. It will be available at all etisalat business centres from tomorrow.

Warid offers the lowest ever international call rates for USA, Canada & UK

Warid Telecom, the leading innovator in Pakistan’s telecom industry, now offers lowest ever international call rates for USA(landline and mobile), Canada (landline and mobile) and UK(landline) through its 111-LCR international calling service.

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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