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HP Imaging and Printing Centre
HP has opened a showcase for its imaging and printing products at the Knowledge Village in Dubai. It will showcase the company's global and regional expertise in an environment that will allow first-hand experience of HP's innovation and insight for customers and business partners.
Habib Bank Zurich, GSM security
Habib Bank Zurich has launched a security feature for its mobile phone banking system that rules out the chance of security risks, reported Gulf News. The Cram system eliminates the need to have special encryption software on any mobile phone or PDA device.
Arab Strategy Forum website
The upcoming Arab Strategy Forum, to be held in Dubai from December 13-15 and promoted by the Dubai Government, has launched its new website, www.arabstrategyforum.ae. The forum will concentrate on political reform and the globalisation of economies and business by 2020.
Microsoft, Bahrain IT deal
Microsoft has struck a deal to co-market IT at the USD1.3bn Bahrain Financial Harbour development. Officials said we will work together to promote Bahrain as a leading centre for IT and for companies developing applications for the financial sector.
UAE Ministry, e-direct service
The UAE Ministry of Finance and Economy is to launch an e-direct service that allows companies and individuals to have e-dirham cards linked directly to their bank accounts. The e-direct service will be operated by at least 10 national banks in the UAE, officials told Gulf News.
Wataniya deploys Oracle CRM
Kuwait's Wataniya Telecom has deployed Oracle Customer Relationship Management to enhance the quality of service for over 820,000 customers in Kuwait. Full roll out and deployment is now in progress, with call-centre agents already live on the system today, following a soft launch in September.
Etisalat wins Sudan licence
Etisalat has won the licence for a second fixed line network in Sudan, after its USD59.5m Kanartel bid was selected by the regulatory authority. Officials said Sudan was a large country with low telephone penetration rates and did not rule out a role in GSM phones as well.
Steve Ballmer to visit Dubai
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will make his first visit to Dubai next April to attend Microsoft's second Government Leadership Forum in the Arab world. The first GLF was held in Cairo in January with Chairman Bill Gates as star attraction.
Oracle closes in on PeopeSoft
Oracle is now close to winning its USD8.8bn hostile bid for PeopleSoft after winning the support of shareholders, reported Bloomberg. CEO Larry Ellison called on directors to strike a deal within the next two days. More than 60 per cent of shareholders backed the deal.
Veritas hosts UAE seminars
Veritas Software Corporation Middle East will host seminars in the UAE next week to discuss how the small and medium-sized business can manage data growth more cost-effectively and reliably. The seminars, scheduled in Abu Dhabi on November 23 and Dubai on November 24 also highlight protection against information downtime, and recovery from unexpected data loss.
Email scam cites Arafat widow
The latest round of email scams is one citing the person of Suha Arafat, wife of the late Palestinian leader. This version of the more usual Nigerian emails claims that she has deposited USD20m abroad and needs the assistance of the recipient. Remarkably, experts say that these confidence tricks still work.
Bahrain hosts financial IT forum
The first-ever Middle East Financial Technology Exhibition and Conference will be held in the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre from Monday next week. Some 2,500 representatives will attend the three-day event that will focus on the lastest in world-class IT for finance.
MSN, rival Google search engine
Microsoft's MSN is rolling out a search engine to challenge Google's supremacy in this market, and a beta version is now online. However, Google, which is popular in the Middle East, is hitting back with products such as Froogle, a website for locating lowest cost shopping.
KSA launches election website
Saudi Arabia has launched an information website as part of the preparations for the first-ever municipal elections to be held next February. Voter registration in the Kingdom will start from November 24 at 100 centres and remain open until December 22.
STC plays its cards carefully
Saudi Telecom has not issued its usual seasonal greeting data this Eid holiday, apparently not wanting to give anything away to new rival Ettihad Etisalat which has won the Kingdom's second GSM licence. Last year STC announced that 55m greetings were sent.
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