BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone

BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone at Gitex

The hot BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone could well become the preferred communication tool for the professional business person and is previewed at Gitex by Phil Blizzard. The device also has substantial multimedia functions, including a 5 mega-pixel camera.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 24 - 2010 at 11:39 | Duration: 1:58
Antoine Aquado, Regional Director, Mena, Citrix  talks to AME Info

Citirx partners with Microsoft for desktop virtualization

Antoine Aquado, Regional Director, Mena, Citrix explains to Phil Blizzard the benefits of desktop virtualization and also talks about their newly announced partnership with Microsoft.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 24 - 2010 at 10:27 | Duration: 6:19
Hemesh Chandavarkar, Project Manager for organisers Dubai World Trade Centre.

Substantial growth for 20th edition Gitex Shopper

The 20th edition of Gitex Shopper, Dubai Expo is experiencing a visitor number growth of between 20% and 25% according to Hemesh Chandavarkar, Project Manager for organisers Dubai World Trade Centre. Phil Blizzard also talks to Ashish Panjabi, COO, Jacky's to find out what are the hot devices and is astounded by the prospect of this retailer selling between 8 and 10 thousand laptops at the event.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 21 - 2010 at 15:58 | Duration: 5:43
Anousheh Ansari, CEO & Co-founder, Prodea talks to AME Info

Prodea to supply du with home media hub

Anousheh Ansari, CEO & Co-founder, Prodea talks to Phil Blizzard about the host of functions which will be available on their multi-media home hub which they are partnering with du. This will range from video on-demand through to social networking capabilites with Facebook and Twitter.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 21 - 2010 at 15:48 | Duration: 5:23
Google's head of Enterprise in the Middle East Abdel Bendaoua

Google Enterprises makes move to bring cloud services to Middle East

Google's head of Enterprise in the Middle East Abdel Bendaoua talks to AMEinfo.com's Peter Ward about his firm's investment plans in the region and the future of the cloud.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 21 - 2010 at 15:38 | Duration: 6:10
Johnny Karam, Mena Regional Director, Symantec talks to Phil Blizzard

Data security advice from Symantec as business adopt the cloud

As businesses embrace cloud computing and virtualization the important elemnts are explained by Johnny Karam, Mena Regional Director, Symantec.He also talks to Phil Blizzard the key security issues required in protecting data at various levels of risk.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 21 - 2010 at 13:47 | Duration: 5:36
Abdulla Hashim, Etisalat Senior VP, Business Solutions talks to AME Info

Etisalat makes move towards cloud computing, expects 4G technology in 2011

Gitex 2010 coverage with news from Etisalat and the company's move into cloud computing and the expected introduction of 4G mobile broadband. Peter Ward talks to Abdulla Hashim, Senior VP, Business Solutions, Etisalat.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, October 21 - 2010 at 13:20 | Duration: 3:53
HTC

Microsoft expecting strong Windows Mobile 7 take up

Steve Guggenheimer, Corporate VP, Microsoft OEM, talks to Peter Ward about the release of the Windows Mobile 7 operating system, the firm's position in the tablet market and its business going forward in the Middle East.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 20 - 2010 at 12:38 | Duration: 3:11
Steve Lewis, Head of Marketing, ME&A, Nokia talks to Phil Blizzard, at Gitex 2010

Nokia N8 at Gitex Mobile Apps and Content World

Steve Lewis, Head of Marketing, ME&A, Nokia talks to Phil Blizzard, at Gitex 2010, about some of their new mobile devices, including the Nokia N8. He also talks about Nokia's Middle East strategy in the sphere of mobile apps and how they can assist developers.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 20 - 2010 at 12:09 | Duration: 3:41
Hemesh Chandavarkar, Project Manager for organisers Dubai World Trade Centre  talks to AME Info

20th Gitex Shopper opens to big brands

Gitex Shopper is one big emporium of electronic devices and gadgets, which attracted more than 150,000 consumers last year. Phil Blizzard at the Dubai Airport Expo talks to Hemesh Chandavarkar, Project Manager for organisers Dubai World Trade Centre about the expansion of the event and what is new this year.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 17 - 2010 at 20:07 | Duration: 4:36
Arun Khehar, VP, Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution Oil & Gas, Middle East & Africa, Oracle

Sun shines bright for Oracle at Gitex

Arun Khehar, VP, Manufacturing, Retail & Distribution, Oil & Gas, Middle East & Africa, Oracle talks to Phil Blizzard about what they will be focusing on at the 30th Edition of Gitex, Dubai and in particular the new Oracle-Sun relationship.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 13 - 2010 at 17:11 | Duration: 3:37
Sam Al-Schamma, Regional Director, MENA, Intel

Intel looking to increase Middle East's technology capacity

As the Middle East bids to become a technology hub, initiatives are emerging to encourage talent in IT to shine through. Peter Ward talks to Sam Al-Schamma, Regional Director, Mena, Intel about his company's efforts in the region.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 12 - 2010 at 10:04 | Duration: 5:29

Increased video traffic placing strain on networks

Sally Davis, CEO, BT Wholesale, talks to Peter Ward about the problems associated with consumers' increasing demand for more content online and the potential solutions to the challenges associated with it.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 10 - 2010 at 11:20 | Duration: 5:38

War, corruption and the Taliban: Afghan telecom review

Peter Ward talks to Karim Khoja, CEO, Roshan Telecom in Afghanistan, on the issues his firm faces in the war-torn country. Suicide bombings, widespread corruption and employees being kidnapped are just some of the challenges he experiences every day.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 06 - 2010 at 16:51 | Duration: 6:12
Rodney Callaghan, VP, Gulf Countries of APC by Schneider Electric

Green technology reduce data centers power consumption

The latest green technology in cooling data centres creates greater efficiency and lower energy consumption. Phil Blizzard talks to Rodney Callaghan, VP, Gulf Countries of APC by Schneider Electric on the energy savings and the growing concern for many business in the region as power demands increase.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 03 - 2010 at 15:28 | Duration: 4:43