Technology
Michael Bayer, president EMEA at Avaya takes aim at the SMB market.
Technology
Human Minds is a UAE-based HR and leadership specialist that offers a range of custom-made training programmes to help organisations develop employees in a way that meets their business goals. Geoff Spratt, CEO at the company, explains why internal skills development is actually an area that resellers and retailers should be giving plenty of thought to right now.
Real Estate
John Bullough, the CEO of Abu Dhabi based-Aldar Properties, tells Claire Ferris-Lay why the real estate developer is concentrating on UAE the capital amid the downturn.
Technology
Orange hopes money ploughed into its IP network here will reap rewards
Transportation
With a multi-billion dollar investment to develop its warehousing and transportation parks in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is preparing to take the logistics industry by storm.
Travel & Hospitality
Hotels in the Middle East have managed to retain higher occupancy rates than those in the US and Europe during the downturn. The CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group, Kurt Ritter, tells Claire Ferris-Lay why this region is an important market for the Belgium-based firm.
Energy
EXCLUSIVE: Badr Jafar, executive director of Crescent Petroleum, speaks candidly about Iraq, the need for gas liberalisation, and arbitration with Iran’s national oil company.
Technology
MEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, is bidding to capitalise on growing regional interest in hosted services and software-as-a-service (SaaS). Its growth aspirations also hinge on developing partnerships with fellow IT providers, explains Ann Ritchie-Cox, the company’s recently-appointed director of strategic alliances.
Technology
As head of the International Telecommunications Union, Dr Hamadoun Touré is committed to ensuring telecoms technology works for the good of people around the world.
Banking & Finance
Dr Eckart Woertz, one of the Gulf’s most influential economists, is predicting a ‘nasty surprise’ in 2010.
Technology
Bolstered by encouraging growth over the first half of this year despite the financial crisis, IT security vendor McAfee is squaring up to market rival Symantec and aiming to snatch more market share. Julian Pletts talks exclusively to CEO and president, Dave DeWalt.
Transportation
A leading supplier of technology products for the Middle East logistics industry, SNS has helped to modernise the regional supply chain, claims general manager Mario Ghosn.
Construction & Industry
James Law’s futuristic designs wouldn’t be out of place on a sci-fi movie set and they are coming close to reality in the Gulf.
Construction & Industry
‘Catch them when they’re young.’ Or in the case of Laurie Voyer, new. Voyer is the fresh blood at Al Habtoor Leighton Group and has promised to take the firm, also one of the biggest construction conglomerates in the Middle East, to new heights. Construction Week editor, Conrad Egbert caught up with him in the region’s first exclusive interview, to learn more about the new force behind Al Habtoor Leighton.
Construction & Industry
Ista International managing director Tarek El Far discusses how his company’s billing solutions can benefit both the environment and the purse strings.
Transportation
The former CEO of DIFC Authority Nasser Alshaali reveals why he’s swapped the trading floor for the factory floor.
Energy
Mike Watson says in a crowded market place, picking a maintenance firm with an innovative approach can shave days off downtime and improve overall plant efficiency.
Travel & Hospitality
Marco Pierre White talks about giving up his Michelin stars and reinventing himself as a restaurateur.
Travel & Hospitality
Aldar Hotels and Hospitality managing director Paul Bell explains why the launch of The Yas Hotel is like no opening he has previously experienced and reveals some highlights of one of the Abu Dhabi hotel industry's most closely-guarded secrets.
Technology
Paul Roberts, co-founder, Forgetmenot Software, tells CommsMEA how his company plans to bring mobile email, instant messaging and even access to social networking sites to the masses in developing markets.
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