Technology
While companies might have been slow to catch on to the idea of outsourced ICT security, Aziz M. Amer, regional manager at security specialist Astaro, says the concept is finally moving toward the mainstream. He tells CommsMEA about the main benefits, and how telecom operators and ISPs also stand to gain from handing their security over to specialist players.
Energy
Nawal Saigal, managing director of Drydocks World Dubai says upstream conversion work is booming and more offshore work is in the pipeline.
Transportation
Air Charter Service (ACS), the worldwide passenger air charter broker, sees positive returns amid the downturn. We meet ACS Middle East general manager Dmitriy Korshunov who explains why.
Energy
Nicholas Carter, head of Abu Dhabi‘s Regulation & Supervision Bureau, talks costs, competition and climate change.
Construction & Industry
The international membership organisation BuildingSMART officially launched its Middle East chapter last week with its Build Smart 2009 conference, entitled Better Construction Through Interoperability.
Construction & Industry
The six degrees rule normally applies to people, but in the peculiar case of Philippe Dessoy, it seems to apply between him and his job too. Well over six feet tall and heading up Six Construct in Dubai, he helped build the tallest tower in the world. It's destiny.
Construction & Industry
ista Middle East FZE MD Tarek El-Far explains how his company is pioneering the technology and services behind consumption-based billing.
Travel & Hospitality
The Address Dubai Mall is slated to be a shoppers' haven and a real draw for guests from the GCC, says general manager Olivier Heuchenne.
Retail
Arabian Business speaks to Tom Ford, who turned Gucci into one of the most coveted brands in the world.
Retail
Harvey Nichols CEO Joseph Wan explains to Arabian Business how an economic "earthquake" forever changed the retail game.
Travel & Hospitality
UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai talks about his thoughts on climate change and why the UK government isn't getting a Christmas card this year.
Construction & Industry
CID questions Paula Al Chami, show director of The Big 5, about the exhibition's relevance to interior designers.
Construction & Industry
CEO Middle East meets HCP Architecture & Engineering board member Marcello Rodriguez Pons who explains why the architectural firm sees growth amid the slowdown in the Gulf.
Media & Marketing
Qatar-based Al Jazeera Network is fast developing a reputation for not only developing advanced mobile media services but also leveraging the technology in breaking news environments. Aaron Greenwood caught up with three senior executives charged with shaping the broadcaster's new media fortunes.
Construction & Industry
Facilities Management Middle East talks to Nigel Hambly about setting up shop in the GCC's FM industry.
Travel & Hospitality
President and founder of Millennium & Copthorne Middle East Ali Lakhraim explains how his Abu Dhabi roots have contributed to his success and reveals his ambitious vision for dominating the Middle East hotel industry.
Technology
With next generation national broadband networks (NGNBNs) promising a sea change in the way people perceive telecom services, Hadi Raad, senior associate at Booz and Co’s communication and technology practice, tells CommsMEA about the type of services that could emerge and how operators can capitalise on them.
Technology
With businesses of all sizes increasingly looking at unified communications solutions to boost efficiency, Michael Bayer, president EMEA, Avaya, tells CommsMEA how operators also stand to gain.
Travel & Hospitality
Dubai Municipality’s Food Control Department director, Khalid Mohammed Sharif Al-Awadhi, talks exclusively to Caterer Middle East about the department’s plans for a food-safe future — not just for Dubai, but for the entire Middle East.
Technology
Four years ago, Abdelkarim Awad swapped life as the owner of a North American PC assembly business for a slice of the Middle East distribution and retail channel. We thought we'd get to know what the Grand Stores brand chief thinks about the regional market...
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