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Monitoring of social media essential says Mediastow MD
Monitoring of social media is more crucial as sites like Twitter and Facebook are being used as marketing platforms in the business arena. Mohamed Elzubeir, MD, Mediastow, a Dubai based media intelligence consultancy, talks to Phil Blizzard about the importance of monitoring and how techniques are evolving.
Sophisticated approach to monitoring social networks needed
Craig Hanna, Director, Econsultancy talks to Phil Blizzard about the monitoring of content on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites and how advanced technology will enable greater accuracy in the semantic analyses of content.
Samsung's Galaxy S aims to bite into Apple's iPhone market
Samsung have launched two new smart phones in the Mena region with the aim of increasing their market share. The Wave uses the company's Bada OS, while Android 2.1 is the OS for the Galaxay S, which will no doubt be compared with Apple's iPhone. Phil Blizzard talks to Sandeep Saihgal, GM, Telecoms Group, Samsung about the key features of each phone.
Alcatel IP Telephony business solutions at Mecom
IP Telephony offers business solutions across a range of data and voice applications. At Mecom, Abu Dhabi, Phil Blizzard talks to Manish Punjabi, Marketing Manager, Al-Futtaim Technologies about those applications and if a business has to be of a critical size in order to benefit from IP Telephony.
Online digital development and trends, including Four Square
Craig Hanna, Director, Econsultancy and keynote speaker at Digimedia.me which was held in Dubai talks to Phil Blizzard about the latest on-line trends, including Four Square which he says is a cross between Twitter and Facebook.
McAfee report the exploitation of tragedies
Spammers are taking advantage of breaking news stories and global tragedies in "get rich quick" scams to exploit users. Phil Blizzard talks to Greg Day, Principal Security Analyst, McAfee, EMEA, about the risks, what to avoid and how to protect your system.
Countdown is on for Abu Dhabi's Yahsat
Yahsat has started the countdown for the launch of the first of two satellites, which will go into orbit in 2011. The Abu Dhabi based company, part of Mubadala, with provide a number of services for both business and consumer use as Shawkat Ahmed, COO, Yahsat explains to Phil Blizzard.
McAfee report oil and gas industry infrastructure at risk
Losses by the oil and gas sectors could amount to millions of dollars per day because of cyber attacks on infrastructure according to the latest report from security experts McAfee. Phil Blizzard talks to Greg Day, Principal Security Analyst, McAfee, EMEA, about the risks, where they might come from and the protection which should be implemented.
Apple unveils the iPad tablet computer
After much speculation on Apple's long awaited new device their Chief Executive Steve Jobs introduces the iPad tablet as "a truly magical and revolutionary product to kick start 2010". Phil Blizzard reports on the device which also has a breakthrough price tag. Listen in for the details and to hear Steve Jobs creating this hot technology news.
QSTP, Qatar to develop aviation biofuels
Qatar Science & Technology Park are to establish the Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform with the aim of producing sustainable, alternative fules for the aviation industry. Dr Eulian Roberts, MD, QSTP, talks to Phil Blizzard about the initiative and its key features.
Virtualisation and green technology to change data centre design
In part two of our interview with Peter Hannaford, Vice President, Datacenters & Alliances, EMEA at APC, he looks at the use of virtualisation within data centres, and how this will help them become more efficient. He also discusses the rise in green technology thinking within data centres.
Monitoring data centre costs
Do you know how much your data centre is costing your company? In part 1 of our interview with Peter Hannaford, VP, Datacenters & Alliances, EMEA, APC, Rob Jones discusses how companies monitor the cost of their data centre and how they can squeeze maximum profits out of the infrastructure.
Data centres: Should companies build or lease?
Data Centres are growing in the Middle East, but companies need to decide whether they build their own or lease space within a third party environment. Herbert Radlinger, Business Manager, Data Centre Services, eHosting Datafort, explains what companies need to consider when deciding whether to build or lease, and tells Rob Jones of the importance of pinning down a contract upfront if they do use a third party.
5 tips for security in a virtualised environment
Rob Jones at the IDC Security Roadshow in Dubai, talks to Bob Kalka, Director of Channels, Enablement at IBM ISS, who, in part two outlines, five areas of best practice for security in a virtualised environment.
Security rethink needed for virtual environments
As the use of virtualisation grows, securing those virtual environments becomes more critical. While security is always an important issue, virtualisation creates new headaches for IT managers. Speaking to Rob Jones during the IDC Security Roadshow in Dubai, Bob Kalka, Director of Channels, Enablement at IBM ISS, outlines what those headaches are and how IT heads can ensure they are prepared for them.
