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Keeping IP telephony security under lock and key

published on 2010/01/18 by Simon Marshall

IP telephony places voice squarely in the data world, with phone calls becoming another service on the LAN and global Internet. While the convergence of voice and data opens the way to powerful network and cost efficiencies, it also means that IT managers need to be prepared for added security threats....

Keeping IP telephony security under lock and key

MEA broadband services market to triple in five years

published on 2010/01/13 by Simon Marshall

The PC market in the Middle East has tripled in the last five years, even though fixed broadband network access has been slow to grow, according to Intel, the chip manufacturer. Intel says it sees broadband network penetration growing rapidly to a relatively under-served region over the next few years. Although PC penetration per capita is low compared to other developed markets at about 20%, the number of computers leaving the shelves will boom in relation to the ability of businesses and consumers to link them up over broadband. In fact, Intel predicts that broadband penetration will triple over the......

MEA broadband services market to triple in five years

Economic turnaround: MEA server market recovering

published on 2009/12/15 by Simon Marshall

In further signs of IT market stabilization from the economic downturn, the latest figures from analyst firm IDC show that the MEA server market was worth US$340 million last quarter. MEA has had a double-digit share of the overall EMEA marketplace for the last three successive quarters, showing its growing importance versus Eastern and Western Europe which have seemingly been slower to gain ground again after the downturn.The MEA market is now worth 11.7% of the overall pot, growing from single digits a year ago. IDC has been positive in its outlook for MEA, stating that the market here is......

Google to power UAE municipality

published on 2009/11/25 by Simon Marshall

The UAE oasis city of Al-Ain looks set to benefit from working with Google to improve its level of contact with citizens and the way it manages its internal work flows. The local authority will use Google software to boost its administration by adopting Google Docs as its preferred source of applications. The authority has extended this idea to citizens by planning to offer them all Google Gmail addresses to help them stay in touch with the local authority.If this latter plan goes ahead, Al-Ain will be the world's first municipality to service its population this way. Also on the......

Google to power UAE municipality

published on 2009/11/25 by Simon Marshall

The UAE oasis city of Al-Ain looks set to benefit from working with Google to improve its level of contact with citizens and the way it manages its internal work flows. The local authority will use Google software to boost its administration by adopting Google Docs as its preferred source of applications. The authority has extended this idea to citizens by planning to offer them all Google Gmail addresses to help them stay in touch with the local authority.If this latter plan goes ahead, Al-Ain will be the world's first municipality to service its population this way. Also on the......