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Camera phones get the chop in Saudi Arabia
News Camera phones have reportedly been banned in Saudi Arabia, because men have been using the device to secretly photograph women. Saudi Arabia is a segregated society where men and women do not mix together outside of the home, and where women must...
[October 1, 2002, 11:55]
Map of Saudi Arabia
Downloads A map of Saudi Arabia divided into 14 smaller territories for the ease of use. Good for intercity travels with SmartMap.Layers include:TownsSettlementsAirportsRoadsRailroadsRiversInland waterAdministrative bordersInternational bordersTreesMap scale...
[January 20, 2003, 6:00]
Performance Engineering for a Siebel Stars Application
White Papers The company is one of the largest financial institutions in Saudi Arabia, with a valued presence in and around the Middle-East. AppLabs' performance engineers worked closely with the companys technical teams in Saudi Arabia to identify the critical...
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Saudis admit to locking up blogger
Blog According to an Amnesty International report on Saudi Arabia, in 2007, "peaceful critics of the government were subjected to prolonged detention without charge or trial. At least 39 people were executed in Saudi Arabia in 2007, using a sword...
[January 4, 2008, 16:35]
ProCurve Networking by HP Is Good News for Prominent Saudi Media Group
White Papers Saudi Arabia's leading newspaper and magazine publisher and commercial printer, Al Madina Press, is at the forefront of communications but it found that its own communications systems had not kept pace with growth.
[August 25, 2009, 10:14]
Al Jomaih Builds Streamlined, Real Time Business for Improved Agility and Productivity
White Papers Al Jomaih is General Motors' distributor in Saudi Arabia and makes and distributes PepsiCo beverages throughout the kingdom. The company wanted to reduce operating costs; streamline, simplify, and optimize process cycles; improve staff productivity.
[September 14, 2007, 1:00]
The culture is self-perpetuating
Talkback So many cultures are patriarchal, starting with Saudi Arabia where the women aren't even allowed to drive cars (and we bribe the princes so they'll buy our weapons. Nice. Even in IT departments, it can be oppressive to any outsider: lots of...
[September 27, 2007, 17:19]
Thieves caught out as PCs 'phone home'
News Tracking technology has helped police sniff out thousands of stolen machines, uncovering UK computers as far away as Argentina, Macedonia and Saudi Arabia. Computers that 'phone home' after being stolen are guiding police to the doorsteps of...
[April 15, 2008, 9:14]
Zamil Industrial Investment Company Boosts Productivity With New Web-Based IT Infrastructure
White Papers Founded in 1998, Zamil Industrial Investment Company (ZIIC) is an international manufacturing group based in Saudi Arabia. The company wanted to introduce a modern, Web-based IT infrastructure to address application availability demands and support...
[July 11, 2007, 1:00]
Free Google email service to launch 'in weeks'
Talkback I am an environmental Engineer Fahd Sharf your gmail reputation is great, unfrtunately, I am not abl to creat one as I am living in Saudi Arabia.pls help. Hi
[January 21, 2006, 3:33]
US Senate restarts .XXX debate
Talkback I have the strongest opinion that all the porn items and sites must be completely stopped or the access to these sites must be restricted like saudi arabia
[March 21, 2006, 6:10]
Motorola MPx200: a first look
Talkback I paid 650 USD and it is very lousy unit as well a the srvice and dealer here in saudi arabia. Dear I am having troubles since i got this device 4 months ago. In fact i would lik you to refund me.4times I go to the dealer and he does not know what...
[June 7, 2004, 18:34]
Leading Saudi Hospital Migrates to More Secure and Manageable IT Environment
White Papers The 800-bed hospital employs 7,000 people and is one of the leading healthcare institutions in Saudi Arabia. King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh is one of only four hospitals outside the United States accredited by the...
[December 19, 2007, 0:01]
Causing offence costs Microsoft millions
News Another social blunder from Microsoft saw chanting of the Koran used as a soundtrack for a computer game and caused great offence to the Saudi Arabia government. Microsoft later issued a new version of the game without the chanting, while keeping...
[August 19, 2004, 15:55]
The Sky(pe) is falling review
Reviews Blockage for commerce reasons is already happening in the Middle East where state-owned telecoms in Saudi Arabia and Eqypt have started blocking VoIP-specific traffic on their networks. Telecom Saudi Arabia and Egypt Telecom are using technology...
[October 31, 2005, 14:35]
University Speeds Research With HPC Cluster, Sees Faster Performance, Lower Cost
White Papers King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals is a leading educational organization for science and technology located in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, with enrollment of about 8,000 students. King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals commissioned a...
[July 27, 2009, 1:20]
Engineering Lecturer Uses SmartDraw to Enhance Visual Communication
White Papers A Lecturer at the Muscat Higher College of Technology located in the country of Oman, which borders the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Sea needed an easy way to communicate complex ideas to the students, most of whom speak...
[April 14, 2009, 0:00]
The Total Economic Impact of BMC's Service Impact and Event Management Solutions
White Papers The organization is HealthSouth Corporation, which has more than 1,800 facilities in the US (all 50 states), the United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and Puerto Rico. In April 2006, BMC Software commissioned Forrester Research to examine the...
[November 8, 2006, 0:00]
Global Advisor
Downloads The new Global Advisor covers cultural etiquette for the following 61 countries: Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany...
[January 8, 2006, 6:00]
Saudi Prince buys Netscape stake
News The prince, who earlier this year bought a 5 percent stake in Apple for $115 million, has bought 4.46 million common shares of Netscape for a cost of $146 million. Claimed to be motivated by the recent stock market slide, the Prince has said that...
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