u.a.e.

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

UAE Authority Cuts IT Costs by an Estimated 60 Per Cent With Virtualisation Tool

The Securities and Commodities Authority is a government agency that protects and regulates the financial markets in the United Arab Emirates. Established in 2000, it employs 135 people. The Securities and Commodities Authority SCA is the government body responsible for regulating the financial markets in the Untied Arab Emirates UAE....

Tags: Virtualization, Information Technology, Financial Market, U.A.E., Service Component Architecture, Financial Accounting, Finance

Case studies 2009-05-01

IT services spending in UAE increased 41% in 2007 to nearly $791 mln

According to a recent IDC study, IT services spending in UAE increased 41% year on year in 2007 to nearly $791 mln. While 2006 saw infrastructure-related services, such as hardware and software installation and support, making up the largest portion of the IT services market, the situation changed in 2007...

Tags: Information Technology, U.A.E., Systems Integration, It Services, NB, International Data Corp., Strategy, Management

Blog posts 2008-10-19

Cyberoam: An Ideal Solution in Educational Environment

Al Wahada Private School AWPS situated in Sharjah, UAE is committed to quality educational principles aimed at building up students' academic interests, moral values, creativity, behavior and health. The IT Manager at AWPS, Ms. Samah Assaf outlined the basic requirements saying, they have a Wi-Fi network in which their students...

Tags: Environment, U.A.E., Elitecore Technologies, Internet, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

Case studies 2008-05-20

Images: A spinning skyscraper in Dubai

United Arab Emirates state, already known for interestingly shaped buildings, may gain a "tower in motion" that lets each floor rotate independently.

Tags: Dubai, U.A.E.

Image galleries 2007-04-20

United Arab Emirates Finds Partnership a Fast Path to Leadership in the Global Knowledge Economy

A unit of the Higher Colleges of Technology, one of the UAE's three public universities, CERT was founded to provide an institutional framework for commercializing strategically important technologies. While boasting a per-capita income that rivals many developed nations, the UAE recognized that its future economic security depended on its successful...

Tags: Business Structures, Finance, Global Knowledge, Leadership, Management, Partnership, Strategy, U.A.E.

Case studies 2007-02-01

Map of United Arab Emirates (Mobile)

A map of United Arab Emirates, divided into 7 smaller territories for the ease of use. ABU ZABYDUBAIASH SHARIQAH'AJMANUMM AL QAYWAYNRA'S AL KHAYMAHAL FUJAYRAHGood for intercity travels with SmartMap.Layers include:TownsSettlementsAirportsRoadsRailroadsRiversInland waterAdministrative bordersInternational bordersTreesMap scale is 1:1 million.Good for use with any version of SmartMap. SmartMap can be purchased here. The...

Tags: Mobile, U.A.E., VITO Technology, ABU ZABYDUBAIASH SHARIQAH'AJMANUMM AL QAYWAYNRA, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2006-02-13

Photos: Life in Dubai

Many believe the next fortune will come from this glitzy--and strict--UAE nation.

Tags: photograph, Dubai, U.A.E.

Image galleries 2005-11-21

Photos: Life in Dubai

Many believe the next fortune will come from this glitzy--and strict--UAE nation.

Tags: photograph, Dubai, U.A.E.

Image galleries 2005-11-21

(SDL)uae 0.8.23-20040221 (Mac)

This version is written with libSDL for some speedup in fullscreen mode.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Nexus, U.A.E., Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-02-22

Additional Resources

Intel e-reader combines Atom processor and accessibility

Intel announced an innovative e-reader today that wants nothing to do with being a Kindle-killer. This e-reader, in fact, arguably has more educational implications than the current generation of e-readers. Intel's product, demonstrated below, is designed to turn written text into spoken words and can convert either text...

Tags: E-reader, Processor, Intel Corp., Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-10

News to know: Cisco; Azure; Smartphones; Twitter lists; Facebook; Skype; Twitter device

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Twitter Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Skype Technologies S.A., Cisco Systems Inc., Smartphone, Sam Diaz, E-mail, Web Browsers, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Online Communications, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform

In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-08

MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks

have u seen the iphone ssucks video?you guys should check out this video about the iphone, it?s funny but sad at the same time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggD3Hr1rVyAWhat would really be nice is if a phone company would provide a truly awesome smart phone and not deliberately overcharge them for buying one i.e. charging...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, netbook, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, MobileTechRoundup

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

Microsoft cuts BPOS price to squeeze Lotus

Not for Smaller businessesA nice new angle to look at Microsoft's price cut. Microsoft is undoubtedly targeting the enterprise segment with BPOS, since in spite of the price cut, BPOS is complex and needs implementation support, and costs more from a total cost point of view. (Varguy reported a reseller...

Tags: Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., BPOS price

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Oracle giving EU a hard time over Sun buy

Oh my, must not up set the crazy EU.Pfttt....A small question why EU can stop or affect a deal inside usa ..... or is the deal is global ....Also we EU dont fork MYSQL into something purely EU ... and tell Oracle to go to hell. If the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Kerry-Boxer bill battle set for Tuesday

That is just the bipartisanship ........ President Obama campaigned on. Not!!!Harry leaves and we're all better offWhy don't you go somewhere else to blow off all this hot air and perhaps the U.S. emissions will be cut in half? :-)Harry's blogs: e-pollution on this IT tech site.ntLeveling the playing field...The...

Tags: Blogging, Arctic

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

E-book reader news and releases round-up

The last two weeks have been especially busy for the e-book reader industry and probably pretty frightening for Amazon. Here's a quick round-up of what's been released and what we have to look forward to this holiday season: 1. Barnes & Noble Nook:...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book Reader, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Wireless And Mobility, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-10-28