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Posted: 01-12-2008
QATAR. A new company MEEZA, backed by the Qatar Foundation and prestigious investors has pledged to launch a raft of new managed IT service packages to the country’s banks, telcos, energy companies, airlines and other sectors by next year. For this interview, BI-ME was in Doha to hear from Scott E MacKenzie, CEO of MEEZA (pictured), Hamad Al Mannai, Deputy CEO and James Fanella, Vice President of Sales & Marketing about the company’s vision for cloud computing in Qatar. The official launch of the new company MEEZA (‘advantage’ in Arabic) last week to media, customers and the
Posted: November 20, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. US television superstar Oprah Winfrey will on Friday announce that her talk show will end in 2011, her production firm said.
Posted: November 19, 2009
EGYPT. Business leaders have issued a stark warning that the demise of the UN-linked IGF could impede the ability of the Internet to drive economic growth and improve societal benefits.
Posted: November 19, 2009
UAE. Atlas Telecom has announced its sponsorship of Bani Yas football team for the 2009-2010 season, valued at AED3 million (US$817.044).
Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Global management consultancy Arthur D Little today announced Nokia as the recipient of its first annual BRIC Award for outstanding success in the emerging markets
Posted: November 18, 2009
SAUDI ARABIA. IBM and King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology has announced a multi-year agreement to collaborate on advancing machine translation technologies.
Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The award was in recognition for its intensive efforts in maintaining its growth and leadership position in a mature market dominated by a handful of distinguished market participants.
Posted: November 18, 2009
JORDAN. Ketab Technologies to dedicate its participation in the Middle East Technology Exhibition, slated for 18-21 November at Grand Hyatt Amman.
Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. With the decline in spending on print advertising likely to continue well after the recession, print media companies need aggressive and effective strategies for recapturing revenue.
Posted: November 18, 2009
UAE. Key partners and customers from across the Middle East were able to experience first hand Canon's giant leap in technology, functionality and output quality.
Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Trend Micro survey reveals 14 % respondents have no confidence in their company's IT security, 57% of the regions business have actually had two or more virus attacks in the past six months alone.
Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The world stands helpless before the challenges of the economic downturn, watching the fall of the financial, economic and vital sectors, and reaching the limits of its socio-economical stability.
Posted: November 17, 2009
EGYPT. Orascom Telecom, the biggest mobile-phone company in the Middle East, may merge with a competitor by 2011, its CEO said.
Posted: November 17, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Samsung Mobile registered operating profit of US$869 million; revenue reached US$9.03 billion with a 20.6% increase year-on-year.
Posted: November 17, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Global satellite operator to invest US$75 million to support development of O3b's high-speed, satellite internet network for the 'other three billion without broadband access.
Posted: November 17, 2009
OMAN. As part of the program, Al Amin's investors authenticate themselves to the Mubasher e-trading platform using the Gemalto OTP token and trade online with increased security.

MIDDLE EAST BUSINESS COMMENT & ANALYSIS

date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. A majority of investors expects the US Federal Reserve to hold off from raising interest rates until the second half of 2010, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for November.
date:Posted: November 19, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. Faber said, considering the size of the stimulus packages and the monetary printing, the US economy hasn't responded well. What have responded well are asset markets but unemployment is horrrible and the typical household is suffering.
date:Posted: November 18, 2009
INTERNATIONAL. The global health industry is worth around US$4.2 trillion. As GCC countries continue to develop world class healthcare systems, they must avoid pitfalls of the developed markets, according to AT Kearney.
UAE. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum tightened the control of the emirate's largest holding company, the Investment Corporation of Dubai.
INTERNATIONAL. This situation gives rise to increasingly positive prospects for gold and other commodities that may ultimately stand in as the world's reserve currency. And there are some pretty hot speculative prospects - Louis' 'best of the best' - waiting in the wings for the market's next big leg down.