Construction & Industry
From power supply to telecoms, cables and cabling constitute the ‘invisible infrastructure' that holds buildings together. MEP Middle East speaks to a range of players about this vital sector.
Media & Marketing
Meet the Emirati entrepreneur giving Japan’s most popular art form an Arabic twist.
Transportation
Ghaith Al Ghaith, the CEO of Dubai’s first budget airline, flydubai, talks to Claire Ferris-Lay about the carrier’s operations and why this is just the beginning for the budget travel industry.
Technology
The rising number of defaults in the IT sector has led to renewed calls for greater transparency in the market. One organisation well-placed to pass judgement on how the channel can overcome its financial woes is Emcredit, the UAE’s first credit bureau. Channel Middle East met up with chief business officer, Zaid Kamhawi, and commercial business development manager, Mohamad Jomaa, at the company’s fortress-like Dubai offices to tackle the pertinent issue of credit information and the channel.
Construction & Industry
As design jobs go, a metro system has to be among the most unique. In anticipation of the launch of the Dubai Metro, CID speaks to John Carolan of KCA International about the trials and tribulations of working on such an unusual and iconic project.
Energy
Atkins clinched the coveted title of ‘Consultancy of the Year’ at the 2007 and 2008 MEP Awards. We speak to Richard Smith, group chair of carbon critical buildings at Atkins, about what makes a winning firm.
Technology
Few companies do true value-added distribution properly, but Dubai-based Minerva has successfully carved out a niche in the mobile broadband and telecommunications sector. Minerva chairman, Leo Psara, outlines the position of the VAD model in the context of the Middle East market today.
Transportation
How will Gulf Air's new CEO Samer Majali restore Bahrain's failing national carrier to commercial credibility?
Banking & Finance
Kat Slowe talks to Jeff Singer, the CEO of Nasdaq Dubai, on how the stock exchange is dealing with falling share prices amid the global economic downturn.
Technology
IT security specialist Bulwark Technologies expects the fourth quarter of the year to bring a resurgence in enterprise-level spending. Jose Thomas, director of operations at Bulwark - which carries brands such as Cyberoam and Kerio - explains how the company views the changing face of the security channel.
Construction & Industry
Salwan Al Assafi, the general manager of Pultron Composites, discusses the development of corrosion resistant rebar and its potential uses in the construction industry.
Culture & Society
Marcia Kilgore tells Claire Ferris-Lay how she founded last summer's surprise bestseller, the posture-improving, FitFlops.
Technology
With Middle East operators vying to enter the Asian Subcontinent, we speak to Shamik Das, CEO of STel.
Energy
Varis Energy managing director David Hogan talks to UME about how wireless metering can save cash and capacity.
Construction & Industry
Saadiyat Island director of infrastructure Andrew Seymour talks progress and milestones.
Construction & Industry
Simon Hobart, MD, Millennium Solutions, discusses the trends in the current HR & recruitment market.
Energy
Remy Valerino, VP marketing at Schneider Electric, discusses the opportunities available in the region and what new technologies will be coming to market in 2009.
Media & Marketing
Earlier this year, Omneon partnered with New York's Tekserve and Hollywood's Integrated Media Technologies (IMT) to deliver new workflow solutions targeted at the television and motion picture post-production market. According to the deal, Omneon will build purpose-built storage solutions based on the MediaGrid active storage system to enable efficient and highly scalable editing and repurposing workflows.
Transportation
Renowned entrepreneur Captain GR Gopinath provides insider's view on his latest venture.
Travel & Hospitality
The regional shared ownership market is well positioned to thrive as the economic downturn leads to new opportunities for proactive real estate developers, says Group RCI Middle East managing director Jeff Tisdall.
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