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Lionel Reina, VP for Eastern Europe, ME & Africa, Orange Business Services looks at the Gulf's opportunities for managed services

Managed services attract CIO attention as financial crisis bites

In part 2 of our interview with Lionel Reina, VP for Eastern Europe, ME & Africa, Orange Business Services, he looks at the gradual move towards managed services in this region and why companies are taking the plunge. He also tells Rob Jones about the network business opportunities post financial crisis in the small to medium sector.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 24 - 2009 at 09:16
Lionel Reina, VP for Eastern Europe, ME & Africa at Orange Business Services

IP transformation growing in the Middle East

Providing services mainly for multinational organisations, real estate companies and telcos in the Middle East, Lionel Reina, VP for Eastern Europe, ME & Africa, Orange Business Services, explains how the company has evolved in this region. He tells Rob Jones about some of the projects the company is involved in, such as King Abdullah Economic City in Saudi Arabia, and the technologies it is working on, such as fibre to the home and associated IP services.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, June 23 - 2009 at 12:48
Rik Ferguson, Senior Security Analyst, Trend Micro talks to Phil Blizzard on AME Info, Dubai

Trend Micro - Cyber criminals constantly attack UAE

With an ever increasing number of cyber attacks, industry specialist Rik Ferguson, Senior Security Analyst, Trend Micro talks to Phil Blizzard about the constant threat to a company's data security, the importance of continually updating software with the latest patches and demystifies some of the terminology, such as botnet, phishing and whales.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, June 16 - 2009 at 21:41
Amer Husaini, VP and GM of Consumer Sales for the Middle East and Africa

Dell launches thinnest laptop as it opens Dubai store

Dell launched the Adamo this week, claiming it to be the world's thinnest laptop. The PC manufacturer said it is aimed at the consumer who wants the 'product to speak for itself'. Amer Husaini, VP and GM of Consumer Sales for the region, explained the technology inside and why he thinks customers will be interested. Launched on the day Dell officially opened its store in Dubai Mall, he also tells Rob Jones about their hopes for the retail outlet.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, June 04 - 2009 at 12:09
Vodafone Qatar CEO, Grahame Maher

Vodafone: Handset subsidies bad for the industry

Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher believes handset subsidiaries are bad for the mobile telecoms industry and customers alike. In part two of our interview with him, he explains why, plus outlines how he thinks services are changing in the region and why customers will no longer accept 'walled gardens'. Rob Jones reports.
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Qatar: Wednesday, June 03 - 2009 at 10:37
Grahame Maher, Vodafone Qatar CEO

Vodafone outlines Qatar plans

Vodafone is 'progressively' launching in Qatar during 2008 and will be opening up to anyone living in the Gulf state in June. Grahame Maher, Vodafone Qatar CEO, tells Rob Jones about why the telco has opted for a fixed and mobile strategy in the country and expected customer numbers over the coming years.
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Qatar: Saturday, May 30 - 2009 at 14:41
Khalifa Al Shamsi, Vice President of Marketing at Etisalat looks to future services

Etisalat looks to fibre and mCommerce for new services

Etisalat is installing fibre to the home or office throughout the UAE, starting with Abu Dhabi. Khalifa Al Shamsi, Vice President of Marketing at the telco, explains what broadband services Etisalat will be able to introduce, plus he tells Rob Jones about some of the mobile commerce applications it is rolling out, such as mParking.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, May 28 - 2009 at 09:41
Mobily CEO Khalid Al-Kaf believes 3G services will be more popular than ADSL

Mobily: Mobile broadband to outstrip fixed line

Mobily CEO Khalid Al-Kaf believes mobile broadband usage will overtake that of fixed line by 2012 in Saudi Arabia. He tells Rob Jones why, and explains how operators will have to change their practices if they are to prosper in the future.
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Saudi Arabia: Thursday, May 28 - 2009 at 09:18
Telecoms leaders discussed how business will make money in future as they role services out to customers

Telcos look to service innovation for revenue growth

Telco CEOs looked at future growth during Middle East Communications event Mecom 2009 in Abu Dhabi. As mobile penetration in the region continues to boom, leaders discussed how to engage with customers and make money through offering innovative services. Rob Jones was there, speaking to various company heads, including Khalid Al-Kaf, CEO of Saudi Arabia's Mobily.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, May 26 - 2009 at 14:19
Ali Faramawy, VP Microsoft International and Area VP for Middle East and Africa

Microsoft part 2: Planning for Windows 7 and beyond

In part two of our interview with Ali Faramawy, VP Microsoft International and Area VP for Middle East and Africa, he talks about the upcoming release of Microsoft's next operating system, Windows 7 and what the software developer is doing to ensure it avoids the mistakes that dogged the release of Vista. Plus he tells Rob Jones about Microsoft's thoughts behind Midori - its OS post Windows 7 - and virtualisation in the Middle East.
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Middle East: Monday, May 18 - 2009 at 10:21
Ali Faramawy, VP Microsoft International and Area VP for Middle East and Africa, says small and medium size family businesses offer huge potential in the region

Microsoft: Reaching out to Middle East SMEs

Middle East and Africa is one of Microsoft's fastest growing markets, In part one of our interview with Ali Faramawy, VP Microsoft International and Area VP for Middle East and Africa, he explains the potential in this diverse region and its main vertical markets. Plus he tells Rob Jones about how Microsoft is trying to reach the region's huge family businesses.
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Middle East: Sunday, May 17 - 2009 at 14:41

Intel part 3: Heading to a connected world

As the idea of being connected anytime, anywhere, any place edges closer, Samir Al-Schamma, GM of Intel GCC, discusses Wimax, its inclusion in laptops, mobile devices and the march towards ever smaller and smaller-sized processors. Rob Jones asks when this ideal will become reality.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, April 30 - 2009 at 15:19
Samir Al-Schamma, GM, Intel GCC

Intel part 2: Changing technology buying patterns

As buying patterns change, Intel's GCC GM Samir Al-Schamma talks about Intel's growth markets and looks at its latest business processor and explains the changes introduced. With the new platform requiring a major upgrade, Rob Jones asks if companies really have the appetite to spend the money up-front in these difficult market conditions
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, April 30 - 2009 at 13:34
Samir Al-Schamma, GM, GCC Countries, Intel

Intel: Navigating tough GCC markets

Intel's recent Q1 financial results, which showed a year on year fall in net profit of 55% and revenue drop of 26%, highlighted the tough economic trading conditions. In part one of our interview with Intel, Rob Jones talks with Samir Al-Schamma, General Manager for the GCC Countries, about how the market conditions have affected the Gulf region, its immediate economic outlook and the company's hopes for products such as netbooks that run on its Atom chip.
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Middle East: Sunday, April 26 - 2009 at 15:57