RapidEye, the only geospatial solutions provider to own and operate a constellation of five identical Earth Observation satellites, signed a distribution agreement with Kenya based Ramani Geosystems to distribute RapidEye products throughout the entire continent of Africa except Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Western Sahara.Read More…
Site Technology in association with Cisco and CommScope hosted a focused IT Defense Conference called ‘Borderless Network and Collaboration’ recently in Abu Dhabi to enable the selected senior management executives of various entities within defense sector to examine the latest technologies offered and adapt innovative business solutions for unique business requirements.
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Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) recently launched an E-Authentication & Certification Service in cooperation with House of Development (HOD), a software and document security solutions company based in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. The new electronic authentication and certification system will be integrated with “Yesser,” the e-Government Program in Saudi Arabia. Globally several Governments are adopting e-Governance, so as to establish a secure mechanism to receive electronically certified documents and authorizations and make it easier, safer and faster for public officials to validate documents and e-signatures.Read More…
Netgear reinforced its leadership in the Middle East region in wired and wireless segment with the launch of the Powerline AV 500 Adapter XAV5001, a new product package offering users faster wired and wireless connection speeds even for the most demanding applications – making it the perfect tool for professional andRead More…
Anti-piracy authorities in Abu Dhabi recently collaborated with Microsoft Gulf, a member of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the world’s foremost advocate for the software industry, to conduct raids on three Abu Dhabi-based IT resellers in Electra Street. The raids resulted in the confiscation of suspected counterfeit CDs containing Microsoft software. Three persons were also been arrested.
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R&M, the swiss cabling specialist keeping the well being of future generations in mind advises organizations to consider green suppliers when choosing IT vendors. With green suppliers, companies are assured that products and solutions are produced in a manner that reduces pollution and has lower environmental impact. With its own sustainable corporate philosophy, R&M equally incorporates economics, ecology, and social concerns in its business practices. R&M takes its leadership role seriously and built its eco-friendly corporate headquarters, the Cube as a foremost example of a green facility with manufacturing capacity.Read More…
Xerox created a website to encourage customers to play a part in the exploratory research that serves as a source for new products, applications and services. Open Xerox is an online technology portal, providing instant access to the latest Xerox innovations and allowing anyone to test pilot technology and provide feedback directly to lab scientists and engineers. Open Xerox was co-created by researchers at Xerox Research Centre Europe and Xerox Research Center Webster and also features projects developed at PARC, the Palo Alto Research Center. Users not only can try the applications but also register to access a wider range of technologies, run services and test technology integration in third-party applications.
NEC Unified Solutions, specialists in communication solutions for small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors, has appointed Daoud Eid as its Sales Director for Middle East and North Africa. The appointment reflects the exponential growth NEC Unified has enjoyed in the region. Daoud brings more than 20 years experience in the IT and telecommunications sector in the Middle East to the new role at NEC. Flexible and adaptive in his working approach, Daoud will run and grow NEC’s business across the region while driving its Unified Solutions with positive impact on existing and potential customers’ businesses.
Toshiba today announced the addition of STOR.E ALU 2S in its portofilio. STOR.E ALU 2S is an external hard disk drive featuring USB 3.0 connectivity for fast data transfers of up to 5 Gigabits per second and high enough storage capacities to host large multimedia libraries. STOR.EALU 2S will be available during the second quarter of 2011 in the region. With this new editon Toshiba expands its range of storage drives with USB 3.0. The ongoing digitalisation of entertainment content is fuelling user demand for reliable external hard disk drives with large capacities and fast data rates.
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HP today revealed multiple innovations across its laptop computer product portfolio, including standard setting technology that significantly improves how customers can interact with their digital content. HP once again demonstrates its personal computer leadership, transforming the flow of content for all customers into when-you-want it, when-you-need-it availability. HP has extended its laptop computer range in KSA markets, redefining the term personal computer with all the unique features of its new products including, HP Envy 14 Notebook, HP Pavilion DV6 Notebook, HP Pavilion G6 & G7 Notebook. Read More…
SAP today announced the availability of its newest release of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software, providing a single, unified environment for the most comprehensive support for management, monitoring and analysis of enterprise risk and compliance activities. Nearly three years in the making, the new release integrates GRC capabilities into everyday business processes, helping make risk management, regulatory compliance and safe, productive operations a standard and a consistent practice.
The number of mobile subscribers in Pakistan reached the 100mn mark in September 2010 and is expected to continue its growth momentum due to the relatively low penetration rate. Fast Market Research expects the subscribers base to grow to the level of 136.078mn in Pakistan by end-2015, representing a penetration rate of 70.3%. Pakistan’s broadband subscriber base reached 1.053mn in October 2010, an increase of 63.5% from the 643,892 in December 2009. While DSL remained the main technology used to access broadband services in the country, alternative wireless solutions WiMAX and EV-DO are catching up fast. The number of DSL users grew by 96.5% from 262,661 in June 2009. By contrast, subscriber figures of WiMAX and EV-DO increased by 246.6% and 708.5% over the same period to reach 306,665 and 181,947 respectively. Read More…
