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Thursday, 23 May 2013

Qatar least infected in Mideast in malicious software

Qatar least infected in Mideast in malicious software
Qatar is the “least infected” country in the Middle East in terms of malicious software infections, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report says. According to ictQATAR, it is “great news” for the country since in 2011 Qatar had the worst rate of virus and malware infections in the world as reported by the same report. Steps taken by ictQATAR’s Computer Emergency Response...

Leading smart cities event draws huge crowd to Doha

Leading smart cities event draws huge crowd to Doha
Attracting in the region of 500 registered delegates from over 20 countries, government dignitaries, urban development experts and the world’s leading smart city technology firms to showcase their solutions, the Arab Future Cities Summit has secured its place as the leading smart cities event in the region. Held last week at the St. Regis Doha in Qatar, the 2nd annual event brought...

Hundreds expected to attend smart city event in Doha next week

Hundreds expected to attend smart city event in Doha next week
The Middle East’s most anticipated smart city event taking place at the St. Regis Doha (pictured) on 22-23 April has attracted high-profile city leaders, urban planners, developers, sustainability experts and investors, along with the world’s largest technology firms eager to tap into the region’s dynamic smart city market. According to JoAnn Jain, Director at...

Renowned researchers take students on tour of computing at CMUQ

Renowned researchers take students on tour of computing at CMUQ
In 1952, IBM developed its first electronic computer, the 701. During the next three years, IBM sold 19 such machines to research laboratories, aircraft companies and the U.S. government. A lot has changed since then. This spring, members of the Carnegie Mellon in Qatar campus took a tour of the information age through the seminar course “Perspectives in Computer Architecture,” and...

Curtains fall on Empower 2013 with focus on water cooperation

Curtains fall on Empower 2013 with focus on water cooperation
Curtains were drawn on yet another successful edition of Empower Youth Conference with future youth leaders converging at the Qatar National Convention Center for the end of three days of the conference, sponsored by Msheireb Properties. Demonstrating ROTA’s commitment to supporting United Nation International Year of Water Cooperation, 400 delegates from Qatar, Gulf Countries,...

Carnegie Mellon’s annual Professional Day highlights the continuous efforts made

Carnegie Mellon’s annual Professional Day highlights the continuous efforts made
Aysha Fakhroo, a Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar computer science graduate and Application Manager at ExxonMobil, returned for the university’s Professional Day career and networking fair with an aim to hire skilled students who are currently enrolled. “Carnegie Mellon’s computer science program is world renowned,” Fakhroo said. “But, the university also provides a...

Assess, invent, design and implement successful business models

Assess, invent, design and implement successful business models
Intellect (The Performance Improvement Hub) in association with the BUSINESS MODELS INC (Holland), will be organizing a “Masterclass in Business Model Design & Innovation” for the first time in the Middle East. Based on the global best seller “Business Model Generation”, the business model canvas has been successfully used and implemented in International companies...

Sharp introduces its latest technologies in Qatar

Sharp introduces its latest technologies in Qatar
Sharp Middle East and its partner Al Muftah Trading & Cont. Co. today officially introduced the latest innovations from Sharp in the professional display and printing sectors in Qatar. As part of its professional display business, Sharp focused on unveiling the world’s largest 90inch full array LED display. “As the largest addition to Sharp’s continually growing large...

Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels hosts official MICE Arabia Gala Dinner

Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels hosts official MICE Arabia Gala Dinner
Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, a collection of five-star boutique destinations, hosted over 150 delegates from the MICE Arabia Conference at a grand gala dinner event, as the official sponsor of the evening. The gala dinner, which was held at the Al Terrace Lebanese Lounge at Al Mirqab Boutique Hotel, marked the close of the two-day congress that took place over Feb 27th and 28th, bringing...

ictQatar collaborates with Silatech and Microsoft to create digital employability resources

ictQatar collaborates with Silatech and Microsoft to create digital employability resources
The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQatar) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Silatech and Microsoft as per which ictQatar has joined the Employability Resources for All Digital Alliance (eRADA), an initiative by Silatech and Microsoft to develop and deploy Web- and mobile-based employability portals across the Arab region, creating direct...

Kit Kat gives comedians a big break

Kit Kat gives comedians a big break
Kit Kat Arabia launches ‘Kit Kat Comedy Break’ competition in search for the funniest Arab comedian across the region. With US$40,000 up for grabs in the ‘Kit Kat Comedy Break’ competition, all entrants have to do is upload a short film of their comedy routine on www.kitkatcomedybreak.com by April 6, 2013. Submissions will be evaluated by Kit Kat’s judging panel, a group of...

Grayling announces the appointment of Pete Pedersen as Chief Executive Officer

Grayling announces the appointment of Pete Pedersen as Chief Executive Officer
Grayling, one of the leading global public relations and public affairs consultancies, announced the appointment of Pete Pedersen who joins as Global Chief Executive Officer after nearly 20 years at Edelman where he was a leading member of the executive team on key accounts such as Microsoft and Xbox, before becoming Global Chair of the Edelman Technology Practice. Lord Chadlington,...