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INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT - INTERNET AND MULTIMEDIA
 IT spending in UAE expected to touch US$15.9bn this year
Posted on 02/02/2010
Enterprise and consumer IT spending in the UAE will likely reach US$15.9 billion (Dh58.4bn) this year, a 9.1 per cent increase from 2009.
The fastest growing segment will be computing hardware with 10.6 per cent growth, while IT services will be the slowest with three per cent growth for the same period, according to industry tracker Gartner.
"IT spending is slowly transitioning from a pure IT infrastructure focus on PCs, printers and telecommunications to broader IT services," said
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 International calls over internet in UAE soon
Posted on 31/01/2010
The two telephone operators in the UAE will soon offer the service that allows customers to make international calls over the internet.
Officials at etisalat and du said that the network of each respective company is ready to make the service available before July of this year, reported the local Arabic daily "Emarat Al Youm”.
Both companies are awaiting final approval and instructions from the country's telecommunications regulator, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
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![]() ICCAN approves Arabic domain for UAE
Posted on 22/01/2010
The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) has registered another millstone with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN's) approval of the string (emarat) as the official Arabic top level domain for the United Arab Emirates.
The announcement made by ICANN follows TRA's announcement to use of the Arabic top level domain name for the UAE in GITEX 2009, providing the approval of ICANN. The .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA) was established by TRA as the Regulatory
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 Al Tayer launches Dubai Metro new portal, RTA website voice browser service
Posted on 19/01/2010
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads '&' Transport Authority, has launched the new portal of Dubai Metro along with the voice browser service of RTA website for the use visually-impaired surfers, in order to enable them benefit from the services offered by the RTA.
In this capacity, the RTA has become the first Middle Eastern government body to offer such type of services to this segment of the community. "The new portal has been designed following an
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 2009 - Another successful year for Dubai Internet City
Posted on 11/01/2010
Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region's premier ICT cluster and a member of TECOM Investments, today announced 2009 proved to be a successful year with the addition of 135 new companies, expansion of business partners within the cluster and a flurry of industry-related milestones including mergers and acquisitions.
Despite global economic challenges, DIC remained resilient with many of their business partners expanding their presence at the cluster while the industry witnessed major
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 TRA warns of increase in cybe rcrime
Posted on 10/01/2010
The number of cyber crimes committed in the UAE is expected to increase in the coming months as the latest technology makes it easier for hackers to commit fraud, according to a new report.
Rapid advances in information technology were making it more difficult for companies and other organisations to safeguard vital information, said the study by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority's Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT).
The report gave an example of smartphones, which enable
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 TRA secures domain name burjkhalifa.ae for "Burj Khalifa"
Posted on 06/01/2010
During the morning live Radio show on Dubai Eye, which was dedicated to covering the opening of the legendary UAE icon, Burj Khalifa, the show discussed the issue of domain name availability for Burj Khalifa, while the show mentioned that (burjkhalifa.com) is not available, the show also announced on air that the domain name (burjkhalifa.ae) cannot be found. Upon hearing this, Mr. Mohammed Gheyath, Executive Director of the Technology Development Affairs at the Telecommunications Regulatory
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![]() UAE to have circuits for cyber crimes
Posted on 05/01/2010
H.E. Dr. Hadef Jowan Al Dhahiri, Minister of Justice, issued today a ministerial resolution setting competent circuits at courts of first instance across the country to hear criminal cases related to IT crimes and employ specialist judges within the vision of the federal cabinet for establishing specialised courts.
Dr. Al Dhahiri said the holistic progress the UAE is witnessing in all walks of life - in particular the economic and financial sectors, the ICT and knowledge revolution - had made
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 etisalat officially launches 'eLife'
Posted on 17/12/2009
As part of the most anticipated launch of the year, etisalat announced the roll-out of eLife which is set to introduce a whole new era of communication and entertainment in the UAE. As part of the coveted launch, Etisalat is offering the first-in-line double play bundles to its eLife (FTTH: Fibre to the Home) connected customers.
eLife double play will offer benefits of convenience, coverage and value to customers by combining two of Etisalat's most popular services - fixed Broadband Internet
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![]() New department to fight cyber crimes
Posted on 16/12/2009
The UAE government is setting up a new department under the federal courts to combat cyber crimes.
Cyber crime cases such as financial scams, hacking, pornography, fraud, promotion of bogus companies, extortion, threats among others will be dealt with by this department.
"A new department will be set up shortly to exclusively tackle all cases related to cyber crime in the country. Cyber crime does not just affect individuals, but it is increasingly becoming a huge security threat to
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 UAE's IT market poised for exponential growth
Posted on 08/12/2009
A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry analysis based on the recently-released Business Monitor International report forecasts that the US$3.2bn IT market in the UAE is to witness an exponential growth as it is poised to become a leader in the region.
Fundamental drivers for this market include local and federal government initiatives and development of the non-oil sectors, which include real estate and tourism. Government spending and investment will provide support to the IT market.
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 Al Ain will soon become a Google town
Posted on 24/11/2009
The oasis city has reached a deal with the US-based company to provide a host of online services to connect with residents and manage its internal operations. Residents will be able to check information on new developments on Google maps, have city documents translated to another language and, possibly, have a direct e-mail connection with the local government.
Internally, the municipality will use Google systems for tasks such as document management and project planning. "We can help Al Ain
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 TRA donates 50 national domains (.ae) to young Emirati talents
Posted on 25/10/2009
The .ae Domain Administration (.aeDA) of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced a new initiative to donate 50 distinguished Emirati websites, national domains under .ae for a whole year free of charge to encourage them to use the UAE national domain name (.ae) and to highlight their Emirati identity on the Internet.
The agreement was between the TRA and the Emirates Internet Group (EIG) for the .aeDA to cover the fees of registering 50 UAE websites under the national
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 TRA in talks with etisalat and du to provide VoIP services
Posted on 19/10/2009
The United Arab Emirates' telecom regulator is in discussions with the country's two service providers to introduce VoIP, or voice-over-protocol services, Mohamed Al Ghanim said in an interview in Dubai.
There is no need for a third operator in the country, the director general of the regulatory authority said.
The deadline for Emirates Telecommunications Corp. and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co. to agree on infrastructure sharing is the end of this year, he said.
Consumers will
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 IT spending to touch US$36b in region
Posted on 18/10/2009
Gitex, the region's leading technology exhibition, opens on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The show, now in its 19th year, will run until Thursday.
It's been a rough year for the IT industry, which has seen little to no growth over the past year as many companies have scaled back spending.
Helal Saeed Al Merri, the chief executive of the DWTC, told reporters last week that the region's IT industry and Gitex have been hit by the global economic recession, but has been "less
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