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Mohamed Elzubeir, MD, Mediastow

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 23 - 2010 at 13:18 | Duration: 7:00

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, June 06 - 2010 at 12:59 | Duration: 2:34
Launch of Samsung Galaxy S

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, June 01 - 2010 at 16:14 | Duration: 5:00

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 19 - 2010 at 10:30 | Duration: 3:41
Phil Blizzard talks to Craig Hanna, Director, Econsultancy

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 16 - 2010 at 09:22 | Duration: 3:35
Greg Day, Principal Security Analyst, McAfee, EMEA

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 07 - 2010 at 00:18 | Duration: 6:30
Shawkat Ahmed, COO, Yahsat

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 14 - 2010 at 08:10 | Duration: 8:09
Greg Day, Principal Security Analyst, McAfee, EMEA talks to AME Info

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 02 - 2010 at 08:22 | Duration: 5:57
Apple's Steve Jobs with the iPad

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, January 28 - 2010 at 00:00 | Duration: 5:00
Dr Eulian Roberts, MD, QSTP, talks to Phil Blizzard

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.
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Qatar: Wednesday, January 13 - 2010 at 13:59 | Duration: 4:21

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, December 10 - 2009 at 15:14 | Duration: 6:06
Peter Hannaford, Vice President, Datacenters & Alliances, EMEA at APC

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, December 10 - 2009 at 15:12 | Duration: 6:43
Radlinger, Business Manager, Data Centre Services, eHosting Datafort

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 25 - 2009 at 13:24 | Duration: 5:55

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, November 12 - 2009 at 15:23 | Duration: 3:14
Bob Kalka, Director of Channels, Enablement at IBM ISS

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.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 08 - 2009 at 18:45 | Duration: 6:27