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Fastest-growing global ad market: Latin America: Pricewaterhouse said the $1.6 trln in revenue generated 2007 on advertising, subscriptions and other user fees, in businesses ranging from newspapers to video games, would grow to $2.2 trln in 2012. The fastest growth is expected in Latin America, with spending set to jump at a 10.6% annual rate over...; Tags: Advertisement, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, Games, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-20
Software solutions market in the Middle East and North Africa grew to 36% in 2007: According to IDC, software solutions market in the Middle East and North Africa grew of over 39% YTY in 2006 will slow to less than 36% in 2007 and 28% in 2008. The market reached almost $390 mln in 2007, and is predicted to hit $500 mln in 2008. by...; Tags: Middle East, Software Solutions Inc., NB; Blog posts 2008-01-23
AlJazeera.net Arabic Version RSS Feed (widget): The Aljazeera Arabic Version RSS Feed Widget contains a lot of news and current affairs in the Middle East.; Tags: RSS Feed, Middle East, Muhammad Nur Hanief, RSS, Internet; Software downloads 2007-04-18
Photos: Nigerian students power up their laptops: OLPC's Khaled Hassounah deploy the company's first child-friendly laptops in Africa and the Middle East.; Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Africa, Middle East, photograph; Image galleries 2007-04-11
Prestigious Middle East University Meets the Challenge of Managing Growth: The American University of Beirut AUB is one of the oldest modern universities in the Middle East and has a worldwide reputation for academic excellence. Investment in personal computers saw a sharp rise in demand for IT services. Active Directory was used to bring together key confidential data from financial,...; Tags: Middle East, Technology, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Strategy, It Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management; Case studies 2006-07-04

Networking Skills in the Middle East and Pakistan: Will an Increasing Shortage Hinder Growth in the Region?: This white paper, based on a data survey of over 120 CIO-level respondents in seven countries in the Middle East and Pakistan region, and IDC's proprietary IT skills model, shows that organizations face an increasing shortage of people with networking skills. Demand for networking skills clearly outstrips supply in the...; Tags: Network, Middle East, Pakistan, International Data Group, Networking Skill, Networking, Wireless; White papers 2006-05-01
Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict demo (exe): Take part in some fierce battles such as the War of the Waters and the Six Day War that sent shockwaves throughout the Middle East. Divided Ground: Middle East Conflict 1948-1973 continues the strong tradition by engulfing you in one of the most intense conflicts the world has ever known....; Tags: Middle East; Software downloads 2003-10-23

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Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide: Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson, who escaped from federal prison over the weekend, killed his wife and 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in what is being described as a murder-suicide. Colorado's 9News.com said the tragic end of the man known as the "Spam King" was confirmed by the...; Tags: Prison, Sheriff, Internal Revenue Service, Attorney, Healthcare, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploitSo, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...So, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...Nice work!CoolNate, nice post and analysis!Wasn't the replacing the ns.victim.com cache entry part of the Halvar Flake speculation? I thought first part of the exploit was to...; Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Alecco, DNS, ruid, exploit, HD Moore, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...; Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Bausch & Lomb puts new CIO in charge of customer service: Eye care company Bausch & Lomb has given its CIO the customer service reins. On Wednesday, the company named Alan Farnsworth, senior vice president of customer service and information technology and chief information officer. Cutting through the rather bloated title, it appears that Bausch & Lomb has...; Tags: Customer Service, CIO, Bausch & Lomb Inc., Information Technology, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Free the XBOX 360!!!: Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...; Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Enterprise Service Busted?: Enterprise Service Busted?ESBsIt really depends on your environment. My company is a medium sized company and we did not have any middleware. For us the ESB made a lot of sense. If you already have middleware, you may not need an ESB. You might be set...; Tags: Middleware, Enterprise Service Bus; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Do college degrees get you anywhere?: Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Virgin Mobile Arc: Photo gallery:Virgin Mobile ArcVirgin Mobile is known for its entry-level phones with catchy names, and the Arc by UTStarcom is no different. The Arc sets itself apart from the rest of Virgin Mobile's lineup with a unique and very appealing curved design. Otherwise, it has a decidedly basic feature set,...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, ArC, Virgin Mobile, phone, Virgin Mobile Arc, camera; Product reviews 2008-07-22
Deals abound for back to school: I took a walk through Circuit City today to see where consumer PCs stood. We'll be back to school in a matter of weeks and parents are already asking about laptops for their high school and college-bound students. The good news is that for $700 you can pick...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Acer P241W: The Acer P241w can be found for as cheap as $380--a very fair price for a 24-inch LCD--and boasts a unique look and very bright image. Of the five 24-inch displays we've reviewed this year, we'd rank it fourth, but it still does some things better than its higher ranked...; Tags: foot stand, display, Acer P241W, Acer Inc., OSD, bezel; Product reviews 2008-07-22
If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?: If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?OT but relevant: The heavy tread of IT.Quoting from the stern warnings about SharePoint from another Comment:“As many shops are discovering, SharePoint is also a development platform that people both inside and outside of IT use to create intranets,...; Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
The running scandal of long-term care insurance: The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It’s a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...; Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance; Discussion threads 2008-07-21