Archives : December 2009

Collaborative working: an introduction

published on 2009/12/21 by Anthony Plewes

The dispersed workforce of a global enterprise needs to be able to work together across continents as efficiently as a team working together in one room. The availability of multiple channels of communications from instant messaging to the latest telepresence tools is helping make global collaboration become a reality. How well an organization uses these tools to collaborate internally and with customers and partners is becoming key to its profitability. The increasingly competitive environment that most businesses operate in today brings the need to be agile and to be prepared to change the structure of the enterprise at short notice, merging......

Collaborative working: an introduction

MEA mobile subscriber numbers to rocket by 2014

published on 2009/12/18 by Stewart Baines

How many mobile subscribers will there be in the Middle East in five years' time? 350 million, according to a new report that says growth in the use of data service will be driven by countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.Research firm Informa Telecoms & Media noted that the Middle East is one of the world's "most exciting" markets for mobile operators, with much of the forecast growth coming from the deployment of advanced network technologies and services. As has happened in markets in Western Europe, access to mobile broadband networks coupled with greater availability and lower pricing......

MEA mobile subscriber numbers to rocket by 2014

published on 2009/12/18 by Stewart Baines

How many mobile subscribers will there be in the Middle East in five years' time? 350 million, according to a new report that says growth in the use of data service will be driven by countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.Research firm Informa Telecoms & Media noted that the Middle East is one of the world's "most exciting" markets for mobile operators, with much of the forecast growth coming from the deployment of advanced network technologies and services. As has happened in markets in Western Europe, access to mobile broadband networks coupled with greater availability and lower pricing......

What next for mobile enterprise applications?

published on 2009/12/17 by Anthony Plewes

Providing mobile access to enterprise applications delivers very real benefits to businesses. Staff can become more productive, making the best use of time spent away from the office, while still remaining up-to-date with the efforts of their colleagues. In addition, they can respond to urgent requests at any time, from any place, enabling improved customer service in the fast-paced corporate environment....

What next for mobile enterprise applications?

Tourism, real estate, government to drive UAE IT spending increase by 2013

published on 2009/12/16 by Anthony Plewes

Spending in the UAE IT sector is set to increase over the next four years to reach up to US$4.7 billion - and for once, it will not be the oil industry that originates most of the increase. According to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce (DCC), expected growth in the tourism, real estate and government sectors will drive up the increase, from today's current spend of about US$3.2 billion.However, there are some tough times ahead for the sector before it can grow again, with contractions in spending forecast this year compared to 2008. Business Monitor International, which provided the figures......