<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460</id><updated>2011-11-02T23:39:28.091-07:00</updated><category term='yahoo'/><category term='The qulaity group dubai'/><category term='MSN'/><category term='accardia group dubai'/><category term='search engine'/><category term='website'/><category term='creative commons'/><category term='Apple Incorporated'/><category term='Google'/><category term='medicentres'/><category term='gitex'/><category term='windows 7'/><category term='leaflet design dubai'/><category term='web design dubai'/><category term='copyright'/><category term='etag'/><category term='eqarat.com'/><category term='recognitions'/><category term='dubai'/><category term='awards'/><category term='internet'/><category term='microsoft'/><category term='calls over internet'/><category term='dubai web design agency'/><category term='UAE Web Awards 2009'/><category term='Operating System'/><category term='trifold leaflet design'/><category term='dubai web design'/><category term='office 2010'/><title type='text'>Blog of Etag - Dubai web design, dubai IT solutions, dubai IT services</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>24</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-3062187469085741675</id><published>2010-06-27T04:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-27T04:57:03.262-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Apple Incorporated'/><title type='text'>Apple to open UAE office this year - channel sources</title><content type='html'>Apple is set to open its first representative office for the Middle East in Abu Dhabi, according to channel sources working closely with the vendor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apple has never had any employees based in the region up to now, preferring instead to channel all its business through Arab Business Machine (ABM). However, talk of the Mac vendor launching its own operations has grown louder in the market during the past year, and now resellers claim they expect concrete developments in the next few months.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Apple dealer said it had been told by Apple officials who visited the region that the company had selected office space in Abu Dhabi, and had originally intended to move in last December.&lt;br /&gt;The source suggested Apple's motivation for seeking a local presence could be to gain greater control over the development of its business in the region.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"They now have a lot of products that are going outside of distribution, like the iPad and iPhone, and I think they want to supervise such things themselves in the region," said the partner. "Our feeling is that Apple would be more aggressive in terms of visiting large accounts and developing other businesses. Their involvement in certain deals at the moment suggests this is the direction they are moving."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any move to open a representative office in the Middle East is likely to create speculation over Apple's future channel strategy as well. At the moment its products are distributed solely through ABM, which is based in the UAE. ABM used to be Apple's International Marketing Company (IMC) for the region, but now carries the title of ‘Authorised Distributor' following a corporate rebranding exercise 18 months ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ABM sells to a broad network of Apple Authorised Resellers, Authorised Premium Resellers and Authorised Restailers throughout the Middle East, including GraphiTech, Direct Access, KMS and iPoint.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One Apple dealer welcomed the prospect of Apple having its own staff on the ground. "It would definitely be a good thing because Apple will get a better feel for the market. If Apple is in the picture I think it will look more closely at how it needs to strategically support partners to focus on certain products or markets. It won't just be about short-term profit."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When approached for comment on the Abu Dhabi office situation, a spokesperson for Apple UK, which oversees the Middle East business, said the company had "nothing to announce at this point in time."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Source:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.itp.net/580856-apple-to-open-uae-office-this-year-channel-sources?tab=article"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; ITP.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-3062187469085741675?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/3062187469085741675/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2010/06/apple-to-open-uae-office-this-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/3062187469085741675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/3062187469085741675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2010/06/apple-to-open-uae-office-this-year.html' title='Apple to open UAE office this year - channel sources'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-4158674318053449968</id><published>2010-06-16T23:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T23:37:50.099-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='microsoft'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='office 2010'/><title type='text'>Microsoft Office 2010 launched in Gulf</title><content type='html'>Microsoft Gulf has announced the launch of Microsoft Office 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 in the Gulf region. Microsoft Office 2010 is available in 10 languages, including Arabic and will expand to 94 languages. It can be purchased with the most popular desktops and laptops from leading PC makers including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba, the firm said.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-4158674318053449968?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/4158674318053449968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2010/06/microsoft-office-2010-launched-in-gulf.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/4158674318053449968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/4158674318053449968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2010/06/microsoft-office-2010-launched-in-gulf.html' title='Microsoft Office 2010 launched in Gulf'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-7097465240457834044</id><published>2010-02-01T05:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-01T05:44:43.649-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='calls over internet'/><title type='text'>International calls over internet in UAE soon</title><content type='html'>The Telecom Regulation Authority (TRA) is on a sector liberalisation drive that may see the introduction of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services by etisalat and du this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Al Emarat Al Youm reported on Sunday that the companies plan to launch their services by July, but officials at both companies declined to confirm or deny the report. TRA said in early January it plans to unveil a new VoIP policy "soon."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's not an issue of allowing VoIP," TRA Director General Mohammad Al Ganem told Gulf News. "It's an issue of regulation and consumer protection."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Al Ghanim said VoIP operators have been blocked inside UAE because the mechanisms do not exist to regulate them. Consumers have no outlet to direct complaints in case of poor service or other issues, he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VoIP companies allow users to make phone calls and send text messages to mobiles and land-lines using the internet for free or at costs well below those charged by traditional network operators.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's a case of having the right infrastructure to do so and du already has an all IP network and etisalat is nearly there," said Irfan Ellam, telecom analyst at Al Mal Capital. "It's a strategic choice for the business in order to maintain revenues and profitability."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: &lt;a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Gulfnews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-7097465240457834044?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/7097465240457834044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2010/02/international-calls-over-internet-in.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/7097465240457834044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/7097465240457834044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2010/02/international-calls-over-internet-in.html' title='International calls over internet in UAE soon'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-2058685851883771677</id><published>2009-12-08T04:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T04:48:42.152-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='UAE Web Awards 2009'/><title type='text'>Our Designer Fahad won UAE Web Award</title><content type='html'>&lt;a title="" href="http://www.fahadkhalid.com/blog/images/uaewebaward/uaewebaward-fahad1.jpg" target="_blank" rel="lightbox[uaewa]"&gt;&lt;img class="thumb" alt="UAE Web Awards 2009" src="http://www.fahadkhalid.com/blog/images/uaewebaward/uaewebaward-fahad1a.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a class="hidden" title="" href="http://www.fahadkhalid.com/blog/images/uaewebaward/uaewebaward-fahad2.jpg" target="_blank" rel="lightbox[uaewa]"&gt;Photo 2 &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class="hidden" title="Click here for more photos of the ceremony" href="http://www.fahadkhalid.com/blog/images/uaewebaward/uaewebaward-fahad3.jpg" target="_blank" rev="http://www.uaewebawards.org/photos09.shtml" rel="lightbox[uaewa]"&gt;Photo 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our Graphic Designer Fahad Khalid's website &lt;a title="http://www.fahadkhalid.com/" href="http://www.fahadkhalid.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.fahadkhalid.com&lt;/a&gt; won second prize in the personal websites category in &lt;a title="http://www.uaewebawards.org/" href="http://www.uaewebawards.org/" target="_blank"&gt;UAE Web awards 2009&lt;/a&gt; presented by Pan Arab Web Awards Academy.&lt;br /&gt;The ceremony was held at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai on 5th December 2009.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-2058685851883771677?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/2058685851883771677/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-designer-fahad-won-uae-web-award.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/2058685851883771677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/2058685851883771677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-designer-fahad-won-uae-web-award.html' title='Our Designer Fahad won UAE Web Award'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-499930108581210990</id><published>2009-11-08T00:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-08T00:04:26.650-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='MSN'/><title type='text'>Microsoft rebrands, revamps and rejuvenates MSN</title><content type='html'>Following in the footsteps of its Yahoo! rival, Microsoft has just released a preview of its new MSN.com website that it claims "is designed to be the best home page on the Web".&lt;br /&gt;Microsoft sites have been ranked third, behind Google and Yahoo!, in the latest comScore analysis of the top 50 web properties in the United States. But MSN is still well in the playing field, attracting more than 600 million global visitors every month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new MSN design has been influenced by customer suggestions, and &lt;a href="http://www.msn.com/preview.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;the preview site &lt;/a&gt;sports easier access to Bing search and more relevant news and information in a cleaner interface, with 50% fewer links than the current version of the site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps the most interesting new feature on MSN is the addition of updates and information from Windows Live, Facebook and Twitter, quite similar to &lt;a href="http://m.www.yahoo.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Yahoo!'s offering&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;"More than half of people online start their sessions on sites like MSN and they told us they want simplicity - yet still want the latest information and their favorite services delivered together," said Lisa Gurry, senior director, MSN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The time was right for us to make a big bet, and our approach needed to be bold," said Gurry. "Today is an important transformation for MSN, and it's only the beginning."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to MSN corporate vice president Erik Jorgensen, the &lt;a href="http://www.msn.com/preview.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;new homepage &lt;/a&gt;will begin rolling out today and become widely available to over 100 million U.S. customers early next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.itp.net/578346-microsoft-rebrands-revamps-and-rejuvenates-msn" target="_blank"&gt;Source –ITP.net &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-499930108581210990?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/499930108581210990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-rebrands-revamps-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/499930108581210990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/499930108581210990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/11/microsoft-rebrands-revamps-and.html' title='Microsoft rebrands, revamps and rejuvenates MSN'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-3775740516520524772</id><published>2009-10-26T22:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T22:52:54.417-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='website'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='internet'/><title type='text'>Internet set for change with non-English addresses</title><content type='html'>The move could potentially open up the Web to more people around the world as addresses could be in characters as diverse as Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Greek, Hindi and Cyrillic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names - or addresses - that can be written in languages other than English, an official said Monday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN - the non-profit group that oversees domain names - is holding a meeting this week in Seoul. Domain names are the monikers behind every Web site, e-mail address and Twitter post, such as ".com" and other suffixes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the key issues to be taken up by ICANN's board at this week's gathering is whether to allow for the first time entire Internet addresses to be in scripts that are not based on Latin letters. That could potentially open up the Web to more people around the world as addresses could be in characters as diverse as Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Greek, Hindi and Cyrillic - in which Russian is written.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"This is the biggest change technically to the Internet since it was invented 40 years ago," Peter Dengate Thrush, chairman of the ICANN board, told reporters, calling it a "fantastically complicated technical feature." He said he expects the board to grant approval on Friday, the conference's final day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Internet's roots are traced to experiments at a U.S. university in 1969 but it wasn't until the early 1990s that its use began expanding beyond academia and research institutions to the general public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rod Beckstrom, ICANN's new president and CEO, said that if the change is approved, ICANN would begin accepting applications for non-English domain names and that the first entries into the system would likely come sometime in mid 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enabling the change, Thrush said, is the creation of a translation system that allows multiple scripts to be converted to the right address.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We're confident that it works because we've been testing it now for a couple of years," he said. "And so we're really ready to start rolling it out."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of the 1.6 billion Internet users worldwide, Beckstrom - a former chief of US cybersecurity - said that more than half use languages that have scripts based on alphabets other than Latin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"So this change is very much necessary for not only half the world's Internet users today, but more than half of probably the future users as the use of the Internet continues to spread," he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beckstrom, in earlier remarks to conference participants, recalled that many people had said just three to five years ago that using non-Latin scripts for domain names would be impossible to achieve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"But you the community and the policy groups and staff and board have worked through them, which is absolutely incredible," he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ICANN is headquartered in the United States in Marina del Rey, California.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Source: &lt;a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Gulfnews&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-3775740516520524772?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/3775740516520524772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/10/internet-set-for-change-with-non.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/3775740516520524772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/3775740516520524772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/10/internet-set-for-change-with-non.html' title='Internet set for change with non-English addresses'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-1072341040938353058</id><published>2009-10-13T23:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-14T00:03:50.294-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='creative commons'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='copyright'/><title type='text'>Creative Commons takes hold in the Middle East</title><content type='html'>Non-profit corporation Creative Commons (CC) is making inroads in the Middle East by launching their first Arabic copyright licences in Jordan next month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the online content space, Creative Commons helps users retain copyright of their creative work, stating exceptions to allow for a ‘some rights reserved' copyright. Through its &lt;a href="http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses" target="_blank"&gt;free licences&lt;/a&gt;, it instructs others on whether content marked can be either shared, remixed, used commercially, or combined as necessary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In an interview with Creative Commons CEO Joichi Ito at the recent TEDxDubai event, he revealed that the first Arabic licences will be launched in Jordan on November 15th - a significant milestone for the internet and online content in the Middle East.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A public review for the Jordanian licences took about a year with "dozens of people" such as lawyers and active members of the CC community offering their input. There was also a lot of debate on what to call ‘Creative Commons' in Arabic and whether they should have it translated in the first place. Eventually, a decision was enforced on going forward with an Arabic equivalent.&lt;br /&gt;Egypt is expected to be the next country with a CC licencing project and then possibly the United Arab Emirates if the corporation manages to get hold of the right partners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Each country has different laws and so we have to get a local lawyer who takes our licence and translates it into the local law. There's a very rigorous process where we then we make it open for public comment, we get lots of people to comment, we translate it back into English, and we have this global discussion about whether this UAE licence reflects, under UAE law, the spirit of the original agreement. It's very technical and takes a lot of work," Ito explained.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While most look upon Creative Commons as a movement, Ito is keen to get it recognised as part of the internet's infrastructure and is pushing copyrights in all fields, including science.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The two new things are science and education, which I think in the Middle East are key. I think the content side is important but unlike the US, I don't think you have as big a problem here yet because you don't have Hollywood...it will happen, but with science and technology it's something you really do want to plug in to the rest of the world and having an open standard is important. I see universities (here) connecting networks together but I don't think they've really thought about the legal issues," added Ito.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The concept however is still new in the Middle East, except for some exposure through the Wikipedia community and the broadcaster Al Jazeera - a key supporter of the Creative Commons in the Arab world. Ito admits that there's a fundamental lack of understanding for CC here but believes that that will change given time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I think a lot of it is the service providers such as Maktoob and Google, and how much they expose it. Google has it but they don't expose it that much yet. It's a chicken and egg because they don't want to expose it till the users know what it is and the users won't know about it until they are exposed to it," Ito commented.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In the US, bloggers played a big part in getting the message of Creative Commons out and Flickr was huge; but it's banned here. I think it'll be interesting to see what happens (here). One of the key things will be the relationship between different constituents because, at the end of the day, you want it to be completely apolitical," he concluded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.itp.net" target="_blank"&gt;Source &amp;ndash;ITP.net &lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-1072341040938353058?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/1072341040938353058/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/10/creative-commons-takes-hold-in-middle.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/1072341040938353058'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/1072341040938353058'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/10/creative-commons-takes-hold-in-middle.html' title='Creative Commons takes hold in the Middle East'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-7826689282568516634</id><published>2009-10-13T23:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-13T23:46:27.462-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='windows 7'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='gitex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai'/><title type='text'>Dubai to be first for Windows 7 sale</title><content type='html'>When looking to boost excitement about a technology exhibition, there are fewer big opportunities than the release of the latest Windows operating system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That wasn't lost on the Gitex team at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) or on its CEO, Helal Saeed Al Marri, who said the company actually talked to Microsoft about rescheduling the week-long technology show to coincide with the global launch of Windows 7 on October 22. When that didn't work, the team at Microsoft's office in Dubai were to score a major coup: convincing the head office in Redmond, Washington to make Gitex the only place in the world where consumers will be able to buy the successor to Vista before its official release date. Microsoft will also be sending corporate vice-president Steven Guggenheim to Gitex to preview the new system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"For us, it's amazing to have a preview [of Windows 7]," he said. "A lot of people are excited about it."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the Windows 7 preview is just one example of the importance people and companies are putting on Gitex this year. Even people who haven't had much contact with the DWTC previously have been coming to talk to Al Marri about this year's show.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hotel managers have come to see me this year, a lot," he said. "They've never come to see me in the last four years I've been chasing them to get rooms. They've come to see what I'm doing, and what they can do to help and everything."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A lot of the new managers are people who were brought in to manage during the global turndown, Al Marri said. The managers aren't putting pressure on the show to help fill hotels, but they're are offering support.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Source :  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://gulfnews.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Gulfnews&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-7826689282568516634?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/7826689282568516634/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/10/dubai-to-be-first-for-windows-7-sale.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/7826689282568516634'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/7826689282568516634'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/10/dubai-to-be-first-for-windows-7-sale.html' title='Dubai to be first for Windows 7 sale'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-5081290230615791368</id><published>2009-09-23T22:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T22:50:25.751-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leaflet design dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trifold leaflet design'/><title type='text'>Leaflet designs for Medicentres Dubai</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.etag.ae/images/portfolio/leflets-mc.jpg" target="_blank" rel="lightbox"&gt;&lt;img class="thumb" alt="leaflet design" src="http://www.etag.ae/images/mc-leaflet-blog.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Etag designed leaflets for Medicentres Dubai.&lt;br /&gt;The leaflets are to explain each of their services in detail.&lt;br /&gt;Size: A4 Trifold - Roll Fold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="arw-link" href="http://www.etag.ae/images/portfolio/leflets-mc.jpg" target="_blank" rel="lightbox"&gt;View Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-5081290230615791368?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/5081290230615791368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/09/leaflet-design-for-medicentres-dubai.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/5081290230615791368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/5081290230615791368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/09/leaflet-design-for-medicentres-dubai.html' title='Leaflet designs for Medicentres Dubai'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-4334236057827025371</id><published>2009-08-17T23:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T23:54:01.789-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web design dubai'/><title type='text'>New Website for Symbiosis Healthcare</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.symbiosis-healthcare.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img class="thumb" alt="symbiosis" src="http://www.etag.ae/images/symbiosis-blog.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Etag redesigned the website of Symbiosis Healthcare.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Symbiosis Healthcare is an established, healthcare platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that has been created as the vehicle to launch an integrated, nationwide network of healthcare facilities. Originally from London, The Symbiosis Healthcare Plc Management Group of Clinics will encompass and nurture a Centre of Excellence for the whole of the Middle East.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="arw-link" href="http://www.symbiosis-healthcare.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Visit website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-4334236057827025371?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/4334236057827025371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/08/web-design-for-symbiosis-dubai.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/4334236057827025371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/4334236057827025371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/08/web-design-for-symbiosis-dubai.html' title='New Website for Symbiosis Healthcare'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-211139042099944917</id><published>2009-07-29T22:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-16T23:36:33.225-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='yahoo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='search engine'/><title type='text'>Microsoft and Yahoo! announce search engine tie-up</title><content type='html'>Microsoft has reached a deal with Yahoo! for an internet search partnership, ending years of back and forth negotiations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 10-year deal announced on Wednesday gives Microsoft access to the internet's second-largest search engine audience, adding a potentially potent weapon to the software maker's internet arsenal as it girds for an all-out assault against online search and advertising leader Google Inc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The extended reach will allow Microsoft to introduce its recently upgraded search engine, called Bing, to more people. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In return for turning over the keys to its search engine, Yahoo! will get to keep 88 per cent of the revenue from all search ad sales on its site for the first five years of the deal, and have the right to sell ads on some Microsoft sites.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-211139042099944917?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/211139042099944917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-and-yahoo-announce-search.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/211139042099944917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/211139042099944917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/microsoft-and-yahoo-announce-search.html' title='Microsoft and Yahoo! announce search engine tie-up'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-8046864046212546616</id><published>2009-07-14T04:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-14T05:22:56.804-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Operating System'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Google'/><title type='text'>Google unveils open-source PC operating system</title><content type='html'>In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google announced late Tuesday that it is developing an operating system for PCs based on its Chrome web browser, New York Times reported.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The move sharpens the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows operating system controls the basic functions of the vast majority of personal computers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In a post on its company blog, Google said the operating system would initially be aimed at netbooks, the compact, low-cost computers that have turned the PC world on its head. It said the open-source software, called Chrome OS, would be available in the second half of next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS,” the blog post said. “We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the Web in a few seconds.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Google has already developed an operating system for mobile phones, called Android. And several manufacturers of netbooks are also using that software.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Source: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://gulfnews.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Gulfnews&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-8046864046212546616?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/8046864046212546616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-unveils-open-source-pc-operating.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8046864046212546616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8046864046212546616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/google-unveils-open-source-pc-operating.html' title='Google unveils open-source PC operating system'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-4260888871291734268</id><published>2009-07-05T06:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T00:34:53.373-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web design dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medicentres'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design agency'/><title type='text'>New Website for MediCentres Goes Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.medicentres.org/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;img src="http://www.etag.ae/images/medicentres-blog.jpg" alt="MediCentres" class="thumb" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Etag redesigned the website of MediCentres, Dubai.&lt;br /&gt;MediCentres International (MediCentres) is a member of Symbiosis Healthcare PLC (UK). MediCentres are committed to provide the best and most convenient healthcare for patients of all ages. MediCentres is for patients who need primary care. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.medicentres.org/" target="_blank" class="arw-link"&gt;Visit website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-4260888871291734268?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/4260888871291734268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-website-for-medicentres-goes-live.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/4260888871291734268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/4260888871291734268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/new-website-for-medicentres-goes-live.html' title='New Website for MediCentres Goes Live'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-5947075646263096668</id><published>2009-07-02T01:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T00:37:35.718-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='eqarat.com'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web design dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design agency'/><title type='text'>Etag revamps the dynamic web presence of Eqarat.com</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.eqarat.com" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;img src="http://www.etag.ae/images/eqarat-nv.jpg" alt="Eqarat.com" class="thumb" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Etag revamped the dynamic web presence of Eqarat.com International Property Consultants. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eqarat.com International Property consultants is one of the premier real estate company offering an extensive portfolio of properties around Dubai, Jordan, Oman &amp; Kuwait. Since it's initial foray into the market during 1991, eqarat.com is now confidently and proudly stand at the forefront of the global real estate services market. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The platform used for the website development is .Net &amp; MSSQL.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.eqarat.com" target="_blank" class="arw-link"&gt;Visit website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-5947075646263096668?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/5947075646263096668/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/etag-revamps-dynamic-web-presence-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/5947075646263096668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/5947075646263096668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/07/etag-revamps-dynamic-web-presence-of.html' title='Etag revamps the dynamic web presence of Eqarat.com'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-802930829728224295</id><published>2009-05-10T22:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-10T22:36:07.836-07:00</updated><title type='text'>UAE’s first Cisco Entrepreneur Institute opens</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;The first Cisco Entrepreneur Institute training centre in the UAE has opened at Dubai Knowledge Village.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      The institute will foster the creation and success of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by providing practical insight, facilitating knowledge sharing with local business leaders and highlighting the role that information and communications technology (ICT) plays in speeding up business growth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      The announcement was made together with WideView, a leading provider of speakers, trainers and consultants. WideView will be offering in-person and e-learning sessions utilising a combination of Web 2.0 and advanced open-source tools, including Moodle and Cisco WebEx.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      The courses were created to help entrepreneurs improve their skills and enhance business development opportunities, as well as provide a forum for SMB owners to collaborate and share expertise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      &amp;ldquo;With small-and-medium businesses forming a significant portion of the UAE economy, improving their performance can help accelerate economic growth and raise living standards,&amp;rdquo; revealed Sam Alkharrat, managing director for Cisco Gulf and Pakistan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      Cisco is providing the institute with an online course-management system and a choice of three curriculums: &amp;lsquo;Starting a Business,&amp;rsquo; &amp;lsquo;Growing a Business&amp;rsquo; and the &amp;lsquo;iExecutive Enterprise Essential (iExec).&amp;rsquo;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      The course content was developed by Cisco in collaboration with business experts from Stanford University, Cornell University and My Own Business.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      WideView will be localising the courses and delivering them both in English and Arabic; a process that will be facilitated by a user-generated function developed in Moodle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      &amp;ldquo;Through the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute, business workshops, mentoring networks and technology resources, participants gain business skills, practical knowledge and expertise tailored for their country&amp;rsquo;s business environment, while also providing the platform for governments to reach out to citizens and support new ideas,&amp;rdquo; added Issa Mohammed Al-Anati, managing director of WideView.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                      Cisco intends to work with business and government leaders in other countries across the Gulf region to establish similar entrepreneur initiatives. Cisco Entrepreneur Institutes are already established in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-802930829728224295?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/802930829728224295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/802930829728224295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/05/uaes-first-cisco-entrepreneur-institute.html' title='UAE’s first Cisco Entrepreneur Institute opens'/><author><name>rami awad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05259448195044351338</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-8256700074732212790</id><published>2009-04-13T23:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-14T05:55:29.811-07:00</updated><title type='text'>SanDisk unveils hi-speed storage devices</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;SanDisk, the global inventor and largest supplier of flash storage cards, has released the latest version of its flagship USB flash drive, the Cruzer Contour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cruzer Contour boasts a massive 32GB of capacity. The company also launched its 32 GB Ultra ll SD camera card.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 32 GB Cruzer Contour features a sleek and stylish black glossy design. To enhance its functionality it also includes a unique sliding USB connector which retracts into the body of the device, dispensing with fiddly caps but offering total protection for the sensitive connector via the sliding cover mechanism.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every Cruzer Contour comes with lifetime limited warranty. It is also available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB which each offer a high performance USB drive with minimum read speed of 25MB per second.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other features of the 32GB Cruzer Contour include AES hardware encryption and password protection, enhanced Windows ReadyBoost, increased system performance on Windows Vista and U3 Smart compatibility.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition Carry and launch your personal applications and settings on any PC compatibility with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Mac OS X v10.1.2+ and certified Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Mac OS X.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SanDisk Ultra ll SD camera card was also released, which features superfast and animpressive 15MB per second read and 9MB per second write performance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The high performance SanDisk Ultra ll SD camera card eliminates delay when transferring data from camera to PC and boasts solid reliability supported by a lifetime limited warranty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'This is a higher capacity card for capturing more photos and longer videos. It’s the most popular, most compatible memory format for digital cameras,' stated Tareq Husseini, SanDisk’s Middle East and Africa sales director.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'In the past few years, the adoption of Secure Digital cards in DSLR cameras has been limited by speed, capacity and cost constraints. But when evaluating the declining cost trends for flash, and consumers’ increasing demand for storage there is an obvious need for the Ultra ll SD camera card,' he explained.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Source: Trade Arabia News&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-8256700074732212790?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8256700074732212790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8256700074732212790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/04/sandisk-unveils-hi-speed-storage.html' title='SanDisk unveils hi-speed storage devices'/><author><name>rami awad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05259448195044351338</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-1986897536431427555</id><published>2009-04-07T23:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-12T00:46:55.699-07:00</updated><title type='text'>IT revenue to grow despite crisis</title><content type='html'>Nearly 50 per cent of senior executives of top IT firms expect an increase in revenue in 2009 despite the global financial crisis, according to a recent survey held at an IT conference.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the fifth Annual IT Confidence survey conducted by Eurocom Worldwide, the global public relations network, 46 per cent senior executives in international technology companies expected an increase in revenues in 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conducted in association with its regional partner Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications, the survey also revealed that the number forecasting increased revenues has fallen from 88 per cent last year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of the 335 global technology senior executives surveyed, 31 per cent expect revenues to be about the same, while 22 per cent predict a decline in sales in 2009. The study, which included the UAE, was carried out in January and February.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One in four of senior technology executives expect to reduce headcount compared to just six per cent last year. However, 28 per cent are looking to increase jobs, down from 68 per cent last year. Almost half, or 46 per cent, expect no change in headcount.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The findings suggest that despite the sharp drop in confidence the tech sector has so far not suffered as badly as others,” said Nidal Abou Zaki, managing director, Orient Planet PR and Marketing Communications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“An interesting finding is that 30 per cent, or almost a third of those surveyed, feel that the current recession will have less impact on their company than the downturn following the collapse of the dotcom bubble in 2000-2001,” he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nevertheless, 34 per cent of senior executives see the current international recession as more serious while 13 per cent see it as having about the same impact as the dotcom collapse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Almost half, or 48 per cent, of respondents are less confident about prospects for the technology sector in general in 2009. This suggests a significant decline in confidence from last year when just 4 per cent were less confident. However, 13 per cent are more optimistic about the next 12 months, compared to 53 per cent last year. 39 per cent have the same level of confidence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Clearly technology is not immune to what is happening in the global economy but IT has an important function to play in helping companies cut costs and boost productivity,” added Mads Christensen, Network Director, Eurocom Worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Tech companies are working to communicate this message about their products and services.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technology companies are responding to the slowing global economy by developing or diversifying into new products or services, which is cited by 68 per cent of respondents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just over half, or 51 per cent, are reviewing or developing new messages about products or services. Almost a third or 32 per cent are targeting new geographic markets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Around 45 per cent of those surveyed say that it is easier to recruit IT people now compared to 12 months ago. However, 44 per cent say it is about the same and 11 per cent said it is more difficult to hire IT people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The hardest personnel to recruit are good software engineers cited by 57 per cent of respondents followed by international sales executives at 39.5 per cent and good domestic sales people at 33 per cent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:80%;"&gt;Source: Trade Arabia News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-1986897536431427555?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/1986897536431427555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/1986897536431427555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/04/it-revenue-to-grow-despite-crisis.html' title='IT revenue to grow despite crisis'/><author><name>rami awad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05259448195044351338</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-3328885888202207396</id><published>2009-04-06T00:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-05T03:13:57.823-07:00</updated><title type='text'>SanDisk opens first memory centre concept</title><content type='html'>SanDisk, the world leader in flash memory, opened the region’s first new look memory centre at E Max, Oasis Center, Dubai. E Max is the largest multi-branded consumer electronics store in Dubai.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The memory centre concept features SanDisk’s latest flash memory cards and USB flash drives.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Demand for flash memory – which is used to store data and programming in mobile phones, digital cameras and MP3 music players – has surged in recent years. Recent reports expect flash memory sales to climb from $4.5 billion to $10 billion this year, fueled by higher demand and escalating prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flash memory serves as a hard drive for consumer devices. Music, phone lists, applications, operating systems and other data are generally stored on flash chips. Unlike with computer memory, the data is not erased when the device is turned off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Consumer electronics are becoming increasingly advanced, and the strategy behind the SanDisk memory center is to create a comfortable environment where consumers can educate themselves about the latest technology,” said Tareq Husseini, SanDisk’s Middle East and Africa sales director.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“It’s a terrific, hands-on way for consumers to experience SanDisk’s products and learn more about their great features,” added Dirk Raemdonck, operations manager of E Max.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dubai-based Landmark Group, which owns Oasis center, has ventured into electronics retailing under the E Max brand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company, which currently has eleven E Max stores across the GCC, plans to invest over Dh500 million in opening 33 electronic retail outlets covering 1.2 million sq ft area across GCC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="smallfont"&gt;Source: Trade Arabia News&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-3328885888202207396?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/3328885888202207396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/3328885888202207396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/04/sandisk-opens-first-memory-centre.html' title='SanDisk opens first memory centre concept'/><author><name>rami awad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05259448195044351338</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-8188455303064430786</id><published>2009-03-01T13:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T01:59:56.352-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web design dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The qulaity group dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design agency'/><title type='text'>Website for Quality Group, Dubai</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.thequalitygroup.ae/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;img src="http://www.etag.ae/images/quality-webdesign.jpg" alt="The Quality group website, dubai" class="thumb" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Etag designed the website for the Qulaity Group, Dubai.&lt;br /&gt;Quality Group is a dubai based company which offers exemplary services in the Construction, Maintenance and Interiors sector in Dubai.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thequalitygroup.ae/" target="_blank" class="arw-link"&gt;Visit website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-8188455303064430786?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8188455303064430786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8188455303064430786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/03/website-for-quality-group-dubai.html' title='Website for Quality Group, Dubai'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-7442022733332448198</id><published>2009-02-15T00:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-07-07T00:25:11.383-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='etag'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recognitions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='awards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web design dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design agency'/><title type='text'>Etag Solutions website fetaured in gallerious.com</title><content type='html'>We’re happy to announce that we’ve been featured on Gallerious.com, a CSS showcase gallery that exhibit websites which have exceptional design.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etag.ae/awards-recognitions.html" class="arw-link"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here for complete list of awards &amp;amp; recognitions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-7442022733332448198?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/7442022733332448198'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/7442022733332448198'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/02/etag-solutions-website-fetaured-in.html' title='Etag Solutions website fetaured in gallerious.com'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-786313009975346378</id><published>2009-01-26T04:57:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-04T00:44:26.322-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cisco reveals 90% of all email is spam</title><content type='html'>Spam accounts for nearly 200 billion messages a day or approximately 90% of all email worldwide, the 2008 Cisco Annual Security Report revealed. The report, which highlights security threats and trends, also found that more online criminals are using real email accounts with legitimate web mail providers to send spam. This method, known as ‘reputation hijacking’, makes spam harder to detect and block.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to Cisco estimates, spam resulting from email reputation hijacking of the top three web mail providers accounted for less than 1% of all spam worldwide, but made up 7.6% of the providers’ mail traffic. Additionally, researchers have seen a 90% growth in threats originating from legitimate domains, doubling 2007 figures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;Source –ITP.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-786313009975346378?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/786313009975346378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/786313009975346378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/01/testing.html' title='Cisco reveals 90% of all email is spam'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-5476922685184042023</id><published>2009-01-21T05:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T23:11:53.884-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Google offers Hijri Calendar option</title><content type='html'>Google has expanded its local offerings by launching the Hijri Google Calendar in both English and Arabic. Google Calendar is a free tool that allows you to keep track of events, special occasions and appointments. Additionally, it lists public and national holidays automatically and is integrated with Gmail so events mentioned in email messages can be added to the calendar and shared with friends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Launching the Google Hijri Calendar showcases our effort to focus on the needs of users locally. Calendar is a great tool for organizing your life," said Wael Ghonim, marketing manager. To add the Hijri Calendar you need to sign in to your Google Account and go to your calendar. Click on Settings and under the General tab, choose Alternate Calendars and select the Hijri calendar of your choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;Source –ITP.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-5476922685184042023?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/5476922685184042023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-offers-hijri-calendar-option.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/5476922685184042023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/5476922685184042023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/01/google-offers-hijri-calendar-option.html' title='Google offers Hijri Calendar option'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-8392901175451906383</id><published>2009-01-01T10:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T23:40:21.400-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nokia reveals free push messaging service</title><content type='html'>Nokia has just launched a new service that provides instant access to popular consumer email and IM accounts. The Nokia Messaging push email service will allow customers to stay connected through Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger, AOL Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Gmail and Google Talk and other email solutions from thousands of ISPs worldwide.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We believe everybody should have mobile messaging – it’s not a privilege service that’s meant only for a certain segment of the market…We are making mobile messaging an affordable experience for everyone, not just for those with specialized phones designed for messaging, but for everyone with a Nokia device.” said Tom Furlong, senior VP, Consumer Messaging, Services &amp;amp; Software, Nokia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;Source –ITP.net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-8392901175451906383?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/feeds/8392901175451906383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/01/nokia-reveals-free-push-messaging.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8392901175451906383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/8392901175451906383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2009/01/nokia-reveals-free-push-messaging.html' title='Nokia reveals free push messaging service'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7286292046179514460.post-1923921705824397810</id><published>2008-11-10T13:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T01:59:56.352-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='accardia group dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web design dubai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dubai web design agency'/><title type='text'>Accardia.com - New Version Goes Live</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.accardia.com/" target="_blank" &gt;&lt;img src="http://www.etag.ae/images/accardia-web-design.jpg" alt="accardia real estate group dubai" class="thumb" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Etag redesigned the website of Accardia Real Estate Group, Dubai.&lt;br /&gt;The ACCARDIA group of companies is an Austrian-managed real estate team offering real estate investment products, real estate brokerage, and real estate management services in the Dubai, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s leading property markets. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.accardia.com" target="_blank" class="arw-link"&gt;Visit website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7286292046179514460-1923921705824397810?l=etag-dubai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/1923921705824397810'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7286292046179514460/posts/default/1923921705824397810'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://etag-dubai.blogspot.com/2008/11/accardiacom-new-version-goes-live.html' title='Accardia.com - New Version Goes Live'/><author><name>Etag Solutions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700112796525039793</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_z29SiNYJ3Pk/SmcZMYLxHWI/AAAAAAAAAAM/jQbJJYqwOP4/S220/etag-twit.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
