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Cybercrime cost firms US$1 trillion globally
News In a McAfee survey, CIOs report spending billions of dollars after data thefts, and say fired workers pose a big threat to sensitive data on the network.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Security, Chief Information Officer, Davos, Cybercrime, World Economic Forum, intellectual property, Dubai
UAE issues Gulf's first mobile TV license
News EMTC group pays US$4.6 million for 10-year license to offer mobile TV services, targeted to launch fourth quarter next year, in United Arab Emirates.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile applications, Regulations, Mobile Broadband, Mobile TV, mobile, Mobile applications, TV, Telecommunications, Hong Kong
Muslim authorities nix SMS divorces
News It may be legal in Dubai, but Muslim authorities here have annulled divorces via SMS.
HP printers a hit in Iran
News Despite a trade ban, a third party is selling Hewlett-Packard's products in cities such as Tehran. According to The Boston Globe, that could be a violation of the law.
Tags: Peripherals, Politics, Sales/revenue, Sales strategy, Hewlett-Packard Co., Iran, Boston Globe, printer, Dubai, brand
Kaspersky plans Australian R&D effort
News Russian IT security vendor unveils plans to establish an Australian presence, including local security researchers, to better support customers and partners in the region.
Tags: Security, Kaspersky Lab, Plan, Dubai, software, Spain, Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., researcher, R&D
HSBC begins global TelePresence rollout
News The bank expects Cisco's videoconferencing system to save money and cut air travel by millions of miles.
Tags: Banking, Next-generation technology/networks, Cisco Systems Inc., Video Conferencing, Hong Kong, Environment, Dubai, Silicon.com, Cisco TelePresence, bank
Pakistan to help UAE in IT promotion
News Software houses from Pakistan demonstrated their capability to support the Dubai government's efforts for promoting latest information technology among its public and private sectors.
Under India's shadow, Dubai squeezes into outsourcing
News Indian companies are looking to outsource to more expensive Dubai. It's a way to keep employees on the job.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing
Islamic divorce, SMS style
News Under Islamic law, a man can divorce his wife by simply saying "I divorce thee" three times. Now, he needn't even say it out loud. A man in Dubai divorced his wife by sending her a text message: "Why are you late? You are divorced."
Tech's next watering hole
News Having attracted the likes of Microsoft and HP to its shores, Dubai could very well emerge as the next tech colossus after China and India.
Tags: Business development/management, Investments
S'pore govt disappointed over HKT loss
News The Singapore government expressed disappointment over the failure of SingTel to win its merger bid for Cable & Wireless HKT.
Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call
News Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and will spend US$27 million to kit out its entire fleet with the technology.
Tags: Cellular phones
Satyam Q4 profit may have doubled on new orders
News Satyam Computer Services Ltd, India's fourth-largest software exporter, may have more than doubled fourth-quarter profit, boosted by new orders and higher rates from customers.
Satyam Q4 profit may have doubled on new orders
News Satyam Computer Services Ltd, India's fourth-largest software exporter, may have more than doubled fourth-quarter profit, boosted by new orders and higher rates from customers.
Heathrow testing biometric security checks
News Trial, which is voluntary, aims to enroll 2,000 travelers on selected routes to and from the United Kingdom.
Tags: Biometrics
