IT, Internet and Telcos

Beam up with Bgan
From the highest mountain to the deepest desert, broadband mobile internet is now available across the region with Inmarsat's Bgan service. Regional director Samer Halawi says the service is aimed at people working in isolated areas, such as oil industry workers and field-based personnel.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, December 15 - 2005 at 09:24

Need to understand culture
International businesses need to understand Middle East culture and closely cooperate with local people to grow their businesses, according to Barbara Schaedler, Chief Marketing Officer, Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Schaedler says the regional consumer market is more price sensitive than elsewhere, meaning that a careful product strategy is necessary.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 30 - 2005 at 09:53

Sun rises at eCompany
Being the best in the region is no longer enough, as internet service providers have to compete at an international level, according to Abdulla Hashim, Senior Manager, eCompany. eCompany recently became the first service provider in the Middle East and North Africa region to achieve SunTone certification, after an 18-month process.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, November 20 - 2005 at 09:03

Perils of malware
Malware is becoming more targeted and more commercially-oriented than traditional mass virus attacks, with phishing and botnets among the biggest problems, accrording to Raimund Genes, President European Operations, Trend Micro. Genes says that a single software solution is no longer enough: a combined software and hardware defence is best.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 16 - 2005 at 08:35

Connecting half the world
AMD's 50x15 project aims to get fifty per cent of the world's population online by 2015. Currently, just under 15 per cent of the world is connected. Billy Edwards, Chief Innovation Officer, AMD, says the strategy is to think differently: such as lower cost and lower speed, to make internet affordable in developing economies.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, November 02 - 2005 at 11:45

Significance of SunTone
Achieveing SunTone certification is a major investment for a company in people and time, according to Chris Cornelius, Managing Director, Sun Microsystems MENA. Since 1999, only 300 out of the 2,200 businesses that applied for SunTone have certified. But the end results can benefit both a company and its customers, according to Sun.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 31 - 2005 at 08:30

AMD aiming for 30%
AMD's latest microprocessor factory, FAB 36, is part of its strategy to increase its PC chip market share to 30 per cent. Hector Ruiz, Chairman, says AMD's products are leading the transition to 64-bit computing and the company is committed to innovation.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, October 19 - 2005 at 11:34

Happy birthday Java
Sun is celebrating the 10th birthday of Java, which is installed on 700 million computers, 708 million mobile phones and one billion Java Card systems worldwide. Graham Porter, Marketing Manager, Sun Microsystems says that issues resolved with Microsoft and improved standardisation is helping Java's 4.5 million developers, of which 10,000 are in the Middle East.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 04 - 2005 at 10:13