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Staff are angry and frustrated with their company’s policy
May 16, 2013 - 10:23 GMT
The firm in question has been keeping employees’ mobile phones under lock and key during working hours.

May 16, 2013

Google was set to launch a music subscription service
11:40 GMT

“Expect to hear a lot of noise on new search products like Google Now and voice search integration.“

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11:12 GMT

Alfa unrolled the country’s first commercial 4G data service in certain areas of Beirut Wednesday and Lebanon’s second mobile operator, touch, is set to follow suit next week.

May 15, 2013

Mohammed Al Shanfari, Senior Youth Proposition Manager at Nawras
10:53 GMT
(press release)

Nawras is introducing a new and exciting data plan offering social media and free music downloads to Shababiah customers within credible savings of almost 40 per cent.

Marco Bill-Peter, vice president, Global Support Services, Red Hat
08:52 GMT
(press release)

Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced it has expanded its Technical Account Management Services portfolio to include specific support for SAP solutions.

Nicky Sheridan, VP – Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Software AG
08:28 GMT
(press release)

Software AG today launches Software AG Live, the first cloud-based Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) suite.

Chris Kraft, vice president, product management, Sophos
05:38 GMT
(press release)

Sophos today announced the availability of Sophos UTM Connected, the latest version of its award-winning UTM (unified threat management solution).

May 14, 2013

HP
11:45 GMT
(press release)

HP Enterprise Services today announced a new global agreement with SAP AG through which it will deliver managed mobility services to help clients convert customer interactions into revenue opportunities.

Xperia ZR waterproof smartphone
11:12 GMT
(press release)

Sony Mobile Communications today introduced the new Xperia ZR delivering the highest level of water-resistance for capturing photos and Full HD videos underwater.

EMC
10:07 GMT
(press release)

EMC Corporation today announced the EMC Data Protection Suite, simplifying the acquisition, implementation and use of market-leading EMC backup and archive offerings.

Leo Messi
10:02 GMT
(press release)

Nawras is inviting Omani youngsters Majid Al-Shabli and Mohamed Al Balushi to meet Ooredoo’s global brand ambassador Lionel ‘Leo’ Messiwhen he visits Qatar to launch a new global initiative later this month.

May 13, 2013

LTE MENA 2012
09:16 GMT
(press release)

Huawei predicts that the expansion of 4G LTE telecom services within the Middle East will be largely driven by operators’ ability to open up network functionality to third parties.

Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook
08:52 GMT
(press release)

Acer debuts the Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook, which delivers all the benefits of an Ultrabook in a unique design that easily transforms into tablet-mode.

Faisal Al Bannai CEO of Axiom Telecom
08:38 GMT
(press release)

Axiom Telecom has announced that it is a sponsor of BlackBerry Live 2013, which is the largest annual gathering of the BlackBerry ecosystem.

Jason Nolet, vice president of the Data Center Networking Group at Brocade
07:36 GMT
(press release)

Brocade and fluid Operations (fluidOps) announced the completion of a technology integration project between Brocade and fluidOps.

Interactive Intelligence
07:35 GMT
(press release)

Interactive Intelligence Group announced further penetration into the Middle East market with the signing of a partnership agreement with FutureTech.