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Sunday, 25 October 2009

Virtual business

Technology
Some companies have famously fallen thanks to the state of the economy, others are struggling. Citrix is fresh off a US$72 million net profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 - a $1 million improvement over the year before. Scott Heren, MD and VP for EMEA at Citrix, chats to ACN about how this came to pass.

Virtual business

Saturday, 24 October 2009

The problem with nature

Culture & Society
Dr Mohammed Raouf, senior environment researcher, talks about golf courses, ski slopes and desalination.

The problem with nature

Green ambition

Construction & Industry
Emirates Environmental Group chairperson Habiba Al Marashi talks about its green message.

Green ambition

Rapid response

Construction & Industry
In one of the toughest years the region’s construction industry has ever faced The Big 5 still looks likely to bust a few records. CW chats to Simon Mellor, vice president of construction for DMG World Media to find out why.

Rapid response

Thursday, 22 October 2009

Successful pipeline

Construction & Industry
MEP Middle East speaks to Radius Systems CEO Stuart Godfrey about piping systems for external infrastructure.

Successful pipeline

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Ramdan’s revelations

Travel & Hospitality
Ròya International CEO Ahmed Ramdan speaks about the state of the hospitality industry and the road to recovery.

Ramdan’s revelations

Sunday, 18 October 2009

What happens next?

Retail
Was Damas CEO Tawhid Abdullah's $165m unauthorised payments a case of mere ignorance?

What happens next?

The princess diaries

Media & Marketing
Princess Rym Ali sits down with Arabian Business to talk funding, freedoms — and being kicked out of Baghdad.

The princess diaries

Steamy Windows

Technology
As small and medium solutions and partners (SMS&P) director at Microsoft Gulf, Zaid Abunuwar heads one of the most extensive partner networks in the region. Channel Middle East grabbed five minutes of his time to talk about market opportunities for partners and the company's local channel strategy for the upcoming launch of Windows 7.

Steamy Windows

Emergency call

Technology
Télécoms Sans Frontières provides communication to victims of disasters and emergencies all over the world. George Bevir speaks with the founders about the origins of the organisation and what it needs from operators and vendors in the Middle East and Africa to help it establish a base in the region.

Emergency call

Gaining an edge

Technology
With next generation broadband networks gaining ground around the world, Hilal Halaoui, principal, Booz & Co, tells CommsMEA about some of the technological challenges telecom operators face in their deployment and operation.

Gaining an edge

Means of control

Technology
Aswaaq has laid down an ambitious plan for growth and technology automation is earmarked to shoulder the burden. Nathan Statz investigates how IT is helping save the company a buck.

Means of control

Hard security

Technology
Keeping the digital nasties away from the enterprise network is a never-ending task that can be a significant drain on resources. ACN sits down with Thorsten Stremlau, principal security consultant for Lenovo EMEA, to explain further.

Hard security

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Breaking the glass ceiling

Banking & Finance
MZ Investments CEO, Shahira Zeid tells Arabian Business why women and a more educated workforce are key to the future.

Breaking the glass ceiling

Downturn resistant

Construction & Industry
Mohammed Samkari of ABB shares his views on the Saudi Arabian market and says that the kingdom has been good for the company with the future only looking brighter.

Downturn resistant

Friday, 16 October 2009

Crisis, what crisis?

Retail
How does DDF make over a billion dollars a year; why does its head Colm McLoughlin think that no rival airport can knock it off its perch?

Crisis, what crisis?

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Revving up the channel

Technology
Having co-founded channel development specialist G&K Consulting last year, Samer Karawi has seen the dynamics of the Middle East market change considerably in the past 12 months. With that in mind, we asked the former Microsoft and HP veteran what it will take before the channel is at full-throttle again.

Revving up the channel

Plane sailing

Construction & Industry
Ceri Rocca, a leading designer of aircraft interiors, talks to CID about working in a niche segment of the industry.

Plane sailing

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Lease versus build: The data centre debate

Technology
Data centres - ‘to lease or to build?' That is the question for organisations across the globe today. The truth, however, is there cannot be one answer. eHosting DataFort's head of data centre services, Herbert Radlinger, mulls over the possibilities.

Lease versus build: The data centre debate

New model army

Energy
Emcor FS CEO Christian Roberts on how Dubai's  FM business model has emerged from a 12 month period that has seen significant change and market maturity, and how technology is playing a vital role in shaping service provision now, and in the future.

New model army

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