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Al Majaz alerts subscribers
Qatar software company Al Majaz develops a wide range of applications from financial to human resources. Its Al Majaz Telecom Technology branch works with Q-Tel and Al Jazeera to provide mobile news alerts to subscribers around the region, via SMS. The service is expanding beyond Qatar to the UAE, Yemen and Jordan.
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HP development initiatives
HP is running regional initiatives to encourage governments, NGOs, businesses and private citizens to come together and use technology to enhance social and economic development. For one project, HP partnered with Cisco, Microsoft and several Jordanian companies to bring e-learning to Jordanian schoolchildren.
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Jordan Telecom looks ahead
Jordan Telecom will liberalise its fixed line network by the end of this year, the first Arab country to do so. It's hoped increased competition will help lower prices and make services such as broadband internet more accessible to Jordanians. Broadband is still in its infancy in Jordan, with only around four thousand customers. Laurent Mialet, CEO of Jordan Telecom, says the target is to have one line in six connected to ADSL by 2007.
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Flying the Flag of the future
Oman is set to become the hub for the Middle East's first terabit cable system. Flag Telecom has signed a dual landing station agreement with Omantel. The new high capacity loop will stretch through important developing markets such as the subcontinent through to the Far East.
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Qatargas telecom network
Qatargas supported the 6th Arab Telecom & Internet Forum, sharing their experience and technology. Qatargas has implemented 9km of fibre optic link in its network, and is also using its local network, OTN. Telecom Engineer Mohamed Al Dabhani describes the system, which is designed to have enough capacity for at least the next ten to twenty years.
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Q-Tel future strategy
The world's leading IT and telecommunications companies met in Doha for the 6th Arab Telecom & Internet Forum. It was hosted by Qatar's state telco, Q-Tel. Dr Nasser Marafih, CEO of Q-Tel, outlines the company's progress in a rapidly developing market.
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Focus Iraq: Telcos
Senior Iraqi officials suggest that some of the US-imposed contracts will be reinvestigated for possible corruption once Iraq regains full sovereignty. Former Communications Minister Dr Haider Al Abadi says it will take an estimated US$1.7 billion dollars to rebuild Iraq's communications infrastructure, but only US$600-700 has been secured to date, far short of what is needed.
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EBLA
EBLA Computer Consultancy was established in 1993 and has branches throughout the Gulf, Levant and North Africa. It provides enterprise content management (ECM) solutions from FileNet. Managing Director Hilal Arnaoot says Qatar has seen the biggest recent growth in IT, followed by Kuwait.
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Hurricane kicks up a storm
LG Electronics' latest Plasma Display Panel (PDP) features a 42 inch dual screen display, powered by two independent TV tuners, allowing two channels to be viewed at once. P C Choi, President of LG Gulf FZE, says the price of PDPs has come down enough in the last three years to make them accessible to a wider range of customers.
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FileNet
According to IDC, the market for Enterprise Content Management (ECM) will grow from US$2.8 billion in 2001 to over US$8.3 billion in 2006 worldwide, at an average annual rate of 24 per cent. To take advantage of growth in the Middle East market, California-based ECM specialist FileNet is partnering with EBLA computer consultancy, which has a large customer base throughout the MENA region.
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Veritas Multi-Vendor Vision
Global IT leaders overwhelmingly favour a multi-vendor approach to managing their data centres, according to new research from Veritas. With budgets increasingly tight, organisations primarily want the flexibility to be able to shop around for the best deal. John Poulter, Veritas's Vice President Sales, explains how businesses can help drive costs down.
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Cisco Video Telephony
Making a video phone call is quick and easy with Cisco's innovative video telephony solutions. The technology allows businesses to deliver a rich media experience with converged voice, video and data networks. Stuart Tucker, Senior Director of Cisco Systems, gave a demonstration.
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Cisco CSR stragegy
Cisco Systems took part in the recent Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility summit held in Dubai. Cisco places high importance on the need for better CSR. It is currently using its own expertise to run CSR initiatives around the region, such as IT education in Jordan.
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HP Smart Office for SMBs
Small-to-medium businesses represent 99.95% of all businesses in the EMEA region, representing an IT spend of US$218,241 million. To reinforce its dominance in this segment, HP Middle East is expanding its portfolio of products and services aimed specifically at SMBs.
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Insight: IP Telephony
The recent announcement to end the UAE's telecom monopoly has been welcomed by the IT and telco industry. It is hoped the move will lead to more rapid uptake of technologies such voice over IP, currently heavily restricted by state telco Etisalat. Ivan Arrieta, AVAYA's VP for Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa, gives his perspective.
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