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Tawfiq Abu Soud, executive director of infrastructure, water and power at Drake & Scull International talks to UME about district cooling, business in the Gulf and overseas operations.

Mobile operator launches new service, reduces fees for customers using phone overseas.

OPEC member will meet with Areva over next few days - French minister.

New poll reveals consumers expect economic pressures to ease during H2.

Investment bank tells UAE bourse regulator not to intervene in $409m dispute.

Construction at Abu Dhabi stadia begins, ready for world's best to play on in Dec.

The Dubai-based property developer gives no reason for the resignation of Nasser Al Shaikh.

Arabian Business checks out the surf dogs at the fourth annual competition in California.

UPDATE 8: Saudi's index closes 3.61% down, banks and petrochems lead loss.

Six companies referred to the public prosecution as part of Ministry of Labour initative.

Kuwait Petroleum International officials to visit Guangdong Province for research.

Forensics to determine whether the two men are among five British hostages taken in Iraq.

Rate cut comes after finance minister warned last month that growth will slow.

Boot camp to get Cisco partners up to speed on voice solution portfolio

Sundeep Raina has joined racking and cabinets vendor Chatsworth Products Inc (CPI) to develop its business in the region

After employing 10 former ex-Tech Data staff on the same day earlier this year, components distributor Empa always faced a tough challenge in bedding down the new team and putting in place a structure for growth. Shahood Khan - who joined Empa as sales and marketing director after previously running Tech Data's and TDME's broadline units - has been leading the firm's transition.

In some respects the Middle East channel could be accused of existing inside a bubble. Sky-high unit growth, soaring penetration rates and customers with seemingly bottomless pockets distinguish a region where opportunity appears to know no bounds.

Stakeholders in the Mideast IT channel can look forward to an eventful six months ahead judging by the first half of the year.

Embattled IT distributor TDME claims it is on the verge of bringing in a number of new staff into its components division.

Distribution outfit secures new credit insurance deal with Euler Hermes.

Aptec insists it has the personnel to oversee the TDME enterprise business after outgoing divisional boss cites clash of corporate cultures as reason for departure.

If we have learned anything from Aptec’s acquisition of Tech Data Middle East, it is that the market needs to take a long, hard look at itself.

Exit from the regional market will lead to some of its 86 staff being axed, says ME boss.

Software giant's OEM licensing division confirms it will operate with just one regional distributor in future leaving authorised wholesalers waiting to discover their destiny.

Online tools are here to stay and it's up to the Middle East channel to embrace them. Those who use such tools will undoubtedly enhance their value proposition - providing they marry them with conventional business methods.

Tech Data won the prize for best regional distributor at US Robotics' recent prize giving ceremony.

You're a billion dollar vendor in need of a new distribution partner in the Middle East. So who do you appoint? How about a company with no visibility or even an office in the region? That's what Cisco has done by signing Comstor.

UPS vendor admits its Middle East distribution relationship with Tech Data remains as strong as ever now that the pair have overcome their brief separation in the summer

Broadline distributor Tech Data was reminded once again of the painful changes it has had to make to its EMEA operation after posting a fall in net profit for the three months to the end of October

Former Tech Data Middle East manager eyes comeback

Intel and Tech Data will support the forum through a number of activities aimed at building the knowledge base of attendees about technologies and emerging market trends.

Channel partners will learn of how the Internet can shape their business and where the best opportunities lie for them in the future at this year's forum.

Computer 2000 has received its free-zone trading license from Bahrain, and begun delivering goods within 24-hours to resellers in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia's Eastern and Central Provinces.