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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

Middle East sees strong representation at Oracle Open World conference

As companies from all over the world flock to San Francisco for the Oracle Open World Conference, Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, VP, Oracle Middle East, tells AMEinfo.com how this region has been involved and plans for a conference in the Middle East in the future.
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USA: Saturday, September 25 - 2010 at 18:34 | Duration: 5:46

HP and Oracle make up as new deals announced

Despite recent tension between Oracle and HP, the two firms announced their latest deal at the Oracle World Conference. AMEinfo.com in San Francisco speaks to Kevin Lyons, Director of Solutions & Alliances, HP about the details of the deal and the future of collaboration between the two companies.
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United States of America: Wednesday, September 22 - 2010 at 13:41 | Duration: 4:21
 Phil Blizzard talks to Wouter Vancoppenolle, Regional Sales Director, ME&A, Double Take Software talks to AME Info

Double Take Software provide disaster recovery solutions

To avoid data loss in the event of a systems failure disaster recovery solutions need to be in place in an IT environment. Phil Blizzard talks to Wouter Vancoppenolle, Regional Sales Director, ME&A, Double Take Software about secure data systems in both physical and virtual servers.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 13 - 2010 at 11:13 | Duration: 4:49
Jyoti Lalchandani, VP, IDC, MEA talks to AME Info

IDC analyse the future of IT spend in the UAE

Jyoti Lalchandani, VP, IDC, MEA talks to Phil Blizzard about the changing IT landscape and what CIO's need to address in order to reduce their IT spend in light of the global economic crisis.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 06 - 2010 at 19:56 | Duration: 5:24
Rishikesh Trivedi, Marketing & Channel Development, Epicor, MEA & India talks to AME Info.com

Single software enterprise solutions from Epicor

Single software enterprise solutions enables companies to conduct 'business without barriers' with a unified application. Rishikesh Trivedi, Marketing & Channel Development, Epicor, MEA & India talks to Phil Blizzard about the advantages of using this type of software.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, August 03 - 2010 at 15:23 | Duration: 5:00
Patrick Naef, Senior Vice President - IT, Emirates talks to AME Info

Evolving IT demands within the Emirates group

Patrick Naef, Senior Vice President - IT, Emirates and Phil Blizzard check into the staff terminal at the new Emirates HQ talks to about the information technology infrastructure and requirements for the diverse range of operations within the Emirates Group.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, July 19 - 2010 at 23:26 | Duration: 6:02
Phil Blizzard talks to Duncan Alexander, VP, Mercator

Mercator to support smaller airlines and start ups

Phil Blizzard talks to Duncan Alexander, VP, Mercator about the Emirates airline technology provider system and the acquisition of tikAERO passenger services system solutions. This IT solution will offer hybrid, regional, low-cost and start-up airlines worldwide an innovative world-class IT product.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, July 12 - 2010 at 09:51 | Duration: 6:02
The Thinker at the Toshiba Masterpiece Exhibition, Dubai

Toshiba display masterpieces and laptop technology

Salvador Dali, Van Gogh and Andy Warhol are just a few of the artistic masters being represented alongside the latest laptop technology at the Toshiba Masterpiece Exhibition in Dubai. Santosh Varghese, Regional GM, MEA, Computer Systems, Toshiba acts a guide as Phil Blizzard tours the gallery.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 07 - 2010 at 16:39 | Duration: 4:49

Cyberscammers tackle FIFA World Cup

Cybercriminals are using the FIFA World Cup in phishing activities, luring potential targets with very professional lottery type emails. Phil Blizzard links up with Greg Day, Director of Security Strategy, McAfee, UK on what to avoid and the techniques now being used by cyberscammers.
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United Kingdom: Thursday, June 24 - 2010 at 13:34 | Duration: 6:02