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Friday, 24 May 2013

Microsoft connecting with Qatari consumers

Microsoft connecting with Qatari consumers
Today, together with its partners from the hardware manufacturing industry, Microsoft celebrated the availability of various Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices at local retailers. Devices from Nokia, Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Samsung will be showcased at the Landmark mall in a technology booth until end of day Saturday the 23rd of Feb. With is increased focus on consumers, Microsoft...

Microsoft Qatar and the Ministry of Justice intensify efforts to curb software piracy

Microsoft Qatar and the Ministry of Justice intensify efforts to curb software piracy
Microsoft, a member of the ‘Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy’ (BASCAP) group, yesterday held a press conference in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice in Qatar to address the issues of software piracy in Qatar and the Gulf region and its implications on building sound economies. Held at the Four Seasons Doha, the event focused on generating greater awareness...

Microsoft releases Office 365 Home Premium

Microsoft releases Office 365 Home Premium
Microsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday 29th of January worldwide availability of Office 365 Home Premium, a reinvention of the company’s flagship Office product line for consumers. Office 365 Home Premium is a cloud service designed for busy households and people juggling ever-increasing work and family responsibilities. The new offering includes the latest and most complete set of...

Qatar Petrochemical Company platinum sponsor of Imagine Cup Qatar 2013

Qatar Petrochemical Company platinum sponsor of Imagine Cup Qatar 2013
Microsoft Qatar and Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) today signed an agreement making QAPCO the Platinum sponsor of the forthcoming Microsoft Imagine Cup Qatar 2013. QAPCO entered into this agreement to support youth competing in the Qatar round of the world’s premier student technology challenge. Over the past ten years, more than 1.65 million students from more than 190...

Mannai, Microsoft and Qtel offer new services for Qatar’s Businesses

Mannai, Microsoft and Qtel offer new services for Qatar’s Businesses
Mannai Corporation’s ICT group presented a set of its new IT and communication Cloud-based solutions and services for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Qatar together with its partners Qtel and Microsoft. This event was held during its ‘First End to End Cloud IT Solutions for the Private Sector’ event held at the Holiday Villa Hotels & Residence, Doha. “With the...

Microsoft Qatar launches a unique datacenter solution

Microsoft Qatar launches a unique datacenter solution
Microsoft Qatar announced today the launch of Windows Server 2012 in Qatar and Cloud OS platform. The Cloud OS provides a modern platform to address the industry trends while taking advantage of the technology advancements. Commenting on this milestone in Qatar, Microsoft’s Country Manager, Naim Yazbeck said: “At Microsoft, we have been hard at work delivering cloud innovation to...

Microsoft business solutions set to integrate management functions at QPM

Microsoft business solutions set to integrate management functions at QPM
In response to its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) requirements, QPM has recently adopted a number of Microsoft solutions which have allowed the company to integrate its major business management functions with one common database. The leading provider of Project Management and Construction Management services is currently utilizing Microsoft Windows Server, Windows 7, Microsoft SQL...

AmCham Qatar hosts GreenGulf Inc. CEO and elects new Board of Governors

AmCham Qatar hosts GreenGulf Inc. CEO and elects new Board of Governors
The American Chamber of Commerce in Qatar (AmCham), a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering mutual cooperation and understanding between Qatar and the United States through trade, commerce and investment, recently hosted Mr. Omran Al-Kuwari, Co-Founder and CEO of GreenGulf Inc., at their Distinguished Speaker Series on 26 April at The St. Regis Doha. Following welcoming remarks...

CGC partners with Microsoft to bring consumer hardware and software to Qatar

CGC partners with Microsoft to bring consumer hardware and software to Qatar
Consolidated Gulf Co. (CGC), leading technology and engineering solutions and service provider in Qatar, has joined forces with Microsoft and Techmart to offer consumer IT software and hardware products across the country. Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 are among the products that will be made available. CGC hosted Microsoft representatives at its corporate office in Doha recently...

Team ‘Technology Lanterns’ to represent Qatar at Imagine Cup 2012 worldwide finals

Team ‘Technology Lanterns’ to represent Qatar at Imagine Cup 2012 worldwide finals
Microsoft announced the winners of the Imagine Cup 2012 Qatar finals at an event held at the Four Seasons hotel in Doha yesterday. Considered the world’s premiere technology competition, Imagine Cup encourages students to use their imagination to create innovative technology solutions that can help address some of the world’s toughest issues. Team Technology Lanterns, whose project...

Microsoft, ORYX GTL & QITS enhance computer literacy skills for women in Qatar

Microsoft, ORYX GTL & QITS enhance computer literacy skills for women in Qatar
As part of Microsoft Qatar’s efforts to promote digital learning in Qatar and in line with the country’s 2030 vision, a digital literacy program targeting women was launched in association with ORYX GTL and the Qatar Independent Technical School (QITS). Through the program’s digital literacy curriculum, women at the Qudurat Centre in Al Khor were trained on basic IT concepts,...

Microsoft Qatar helps Business and IT professionals manage their data

Microsoft Qatar helps Business and IT professionals manage their data
Microsoft Qatar hosted 35 business and IT professionals at an event focused on SQL Server based Hardware Appliances to help them understand how the challenges of day to day data management can be strategically and significantly reduced by the adoption of SQL Appliances for both structured and unstructured data. Business and IT professionals from companies such as Mannai Corporation,...