60 MinsShow dates: 9-13 October 2011, Dubai World Trade Centre | AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK | Exhibition hours: 10am - 5pm

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CNME’s ICT Achievement Awards 2011 will be presented this evening, carrtying forward the excitement of the first day of GITEX Technology Week 2011. Supported by 60 Minutes publisher, CPI, the event will honour the best in IT deployments and vendors across the region.

The CNME team is ready to host the awards having received over 352 nominations across the 20 different award categories.

“The nominations stand evidence to the fact that ICT is of growing strategic importance to organisations across all industrial sectors and each nomination represents an exemplary IT talent. Selecting one award winner against each category has been a mighty task for our honorary panel of judges. Nevertheless, they have gotten through the task and we are, once again, ready to announce the winners at a glittering ceremony this evening,” said Sathya Mithra Ashok, senior editor, CNME.

Having hosted an audience of 500 senior executives representing prominent organisations from the UAE, KSA and Qatar at last year’s event among others, the ICT Achievement Awards 2011 and the team organising this effort is all geared up to replicate last year’s phenomenal success at a gala awards ceremony bringing together end users and vendors from across the Middle East.

The ICT Achievement Awards 2011 takes place at the Al Massa Ballroom at the Monarch Hotel this evening and the ceremony is expected to begin 7pm onwards. For more information on award winners and live updates from the awards ceremony, follow @ComputerNewsME on Twitter. To look for event updates on Twitter watch out for #CNMEAwds11.

And watch for full coverage in tomorrow’s 60 Minutes.

Acer Notebooks a big hit

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Blue Coat stresses cloud solutions

Blue Coat stresses cloud solutions

According to Nigel Hawthorn, VP EMEA Marketing at Blue Coat Systems, “GITEX is the ideal platform for us to present our unique range of products and solutions. Bandwidth is a limitation in this region which is why we’re demonstrating our new range of WAN optimisation solutions which reduce the wait for users and save bandwidth.”

The company is also demonstrating cloud-based Web-security products that deliver Web-security to everyone from small businesses to large multinationals. “Blue Coat’s new Web Application Policy Engine allows IT staff to set and enforce granular Web policies by specific application, operation and category for social networking sites and other major Web services will be on demonstration. We are conducting sessions to educate potential customers on the latest advances for optimising Internet traffic and security solutions to ensure that end users

can access the content they need without being infected by malware and phishing sites.”

Blue Coat Systems delivers solutions for WAN Optimisation which provide specialised optimisation features for data, video, cloud and Web applications- even in IPv4, IPv6 or mixed environments. The MACH5 appliances combine protocol acceleration, compression, object and byte caching and QoS to help accelerate key applications such as file access, e-mail, Web, storage replication and backup while the PacketShaper device allows content-aware control of an organisation’s Web-integrated WAN. The company also specialises in Web security and its ProxySG appliances deployed with Blue Coat WebFilter deliver comprehensive protection against Web-based threats, including malware, phishing and botnet traffic from infected end user systems.

“We are conducting sessions to educate potential customers on the latest advances for optimising Internet traffic and security solutions to ensure that end users can access the content they need without being infected by malware and phishing sites.”

Acer Notebooks a big hit

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Vendor Focus

Visitors are snapping up state-of-the-art Acer Notebooks at GITEX shopper in the hopes of winning prizes, including two powerful Ducati motorcycles. Other rewards include holidays, weekend breaks at Atlantis the Palm, spa, shopping vouchers, and Acer Netbooks.

To be in with a chance of winning, shoppers need to visit Acer UAE Facebook page and become fans by clicking on ‘Like’. After completing a short survey, winners will be notified with details of their prizes.

“We want to reward our customers with something unique and we are confident that many winners of Acer prizes, including the two grand prize winners, will more than appreciate our efforts to give back to the customer,” said Aman Khan, Marketing Manager, Acer Middle East, Turkey and Africa.

“We have taken great care to come up with an exiting range of offers to maximise Acer’s appeal and we are confident that the demand for our products at GITEX Shopper will be high. Shopper is about the visitors vand Acer has always given buyers

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“GITEX is the largest technology exhibition in the Middle East and a single window platform for us to showcase our best-in-class products and meet partners and customers from across the region. Our primary objective is to highlight the extensiveness of our product range that continues to define the strength of ZOTAC over competition. GITEX serves as a perfect opportunity for us to strengthen our brand’s visibility among the region’s gaming community as well.

“We are showcasing our latest overclocked and passively cooled graphics cards, displaying our existing range of best-in-class VGA cards and demonstrating some very innovative solutions that are likely to spark further consumer interest. We are also exhibiting the latest models of our mini PC, ZBOX, including the Blu-ray edition and the ZBOX nano series.

“We are participating along with our partner, Golden Systems Middle East.”

“For the first time, Inmarsat will be showcasing the new machine-to-machine, fixed voice and broadband data services in one location. So you’ll have the opportunity to understand how our enhanced portfolio can now meet a broader range of business-critical applications in various industry sectors.”

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great products at great prices,” added Khan.

Of special interest is the S3 Ultra book, whose 13.3” ultra-thin HD LED display adopts an open cell design to conserve materials by using the lid and bezel to form an aluminum frame for the screen. This creates a super-slim yet protective profile and reduces the energy required during manufacture as compared to conventional panel designs.

The Aspire S3 features the latest 2nd generation Intel Core i3/i5/i7

processors for full computing and digital creation capability, and a choice of 240 GB SSD or 320/500 GB HDD with embedded SSD for ultra-fast access and ample media and data storage. Packing professionally-tuned Dolby Home Theater v4, the Aspire S3 delivers vibrant, cinema-style surround sound and enhanced dialogue quality for optimum listening experiences. Standard HDMI output is also included for connecting the Aspire S3 to popular HD peripheral devices

for high-def digital/video playback and extension. Furthermore, users can quickly and easily share data or download photos from their digital cameras using the 2-in-1 card reader that supports SD Cards and MultiMediaCard.

The Acer Aspire x755 Notebook Series take advantage of the second generation Intel Core processor family, delivering smart performance that adapts to users’ needs and dynamic processing power for music, gaming, videos, movies, photos, social networking and other demanding mainstream applications. Thanks to Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 and heightened media capabilities, these laptops offer smart performance and advanced graphic capabilities for smoother content creation and enjoyment. What’s more, they combine superior computing power with energy efficiency.

Beneath the cover, the highly responsive Acer FineTip chic-let keyboard with larger keys makes typing extra-comfortable typing and the numeric keypad (available on the Aspire 5755 only) provides convenient data input.

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Dubai Ruler visits DEWA standFollowing his inauguration of GITEX, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) exhibition stand where during his attendance the Authority announced its new grand prize – the eco-friendly Lexus ‘green car’.

The electric car is designed to help reduce carbon emissions and will be used to increase and encourage the number of DEWA e-service users. The unveiling of the grand prize is in addition to the daily ‘smart’ prizes available during this week including the iPad, Galaxy Tab, Blackberry, playbook for customers visiting the DEWA stand.

During His Highness’ visit to the DEWA stand, HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, discussed the new e-services provided to customers by the Authority and explained that

services are divided into three sections: Information Services, Interactive services, and Procedural Services, HE Al Tayer also demonstrated the different payment channels offered by DEWA such as applications through smart phones and devices (iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android application, Windows 7 application and

BlackBerry Playbook) in addition to the e-pay service and drive-thru payment, Etisalat payment devices, ENOK and EPECO stations, mpay, Emirates post offices in Dubai, banking services, ATMS. The discussion was also attended by En. Marwan Bin Haider, Vice President and Head of DEWA’s IT department.

Al Tayer commented: “DEWA is working on applying its strategy to strengthen state-of-the-art technology and solutions in all its operations, according to the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed to offer the very best in the customer service through implementing practices that support the e-government services strategy, enhance the government’s role in serving the community, and achieve sustainable and balanced development. In addition to supporting all practices that conserve our environment and natural resources and help reduce carbon emissions that are now one of the foremost challenges facing the world”.

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In 2010, DEWA launched its smart phone applications which included 60,000 downloads. These applications help the customers to read the DEWA news, know the nearest customer service branches, send notes to branches, check and pay bills, in addition to getting information about banks that they can pay their bills through.

New partnerships* A new partnership with Etisalat, through an application for Etisalat’s customers to pay their DEWA bills through eLife. DEWA and Etisalat have had a partnership since 2009 to support e-services. * A partnership with Samsung Smart TV, so users can pay their DEWA bills and all other e-services from DEWA through the TV.

Following its achievement of providing 99.8% of the urban population in the UAE with fast nationwide 4G mobile data network, du is celebrating its expanding mobile customer base – which is closing in on the five million mark.

It is demoing mobile broadband speeds up to 150Mbps, through Internet keys being showcased during the event.

“It is thanks to our ever-expanding du family of close to five million customers that we are who we are today,” commented Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du. Our customers are already enjoying

the fastest nationwide 4G network and we have taken the strategic decision to make LTE commercially available only when devices such as LTE smartphones become available in the market.”

Previous major milestones achieved by du’s network include the infrastructure installation of Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON)-capability to ensure more efficient spectrum for broadband users, as well as an increase in capacity with the introduction of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and dual carrier HSPA+, placing du within the top five telecom operators globally. du’s GPON complements its

state-of-the-art, UAE-wide Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network, the first to be deployed in the UAE, into which the company has invested over AED 300 million; FTTH will support the enhanced LTE experience.

Since its inception, du has invested heavily in its network infrastructure, with a capital expenditure programme that has exceeded AED 7 billion in less than five years; focused efforts to continuously improve the system will lead to an expected AED 1.6 billion being spent in 2011 alone, as investment continues to be the primary focus in building the company’s mobile network.

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In the presence of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, du has launched Emirati Plan – a new mobile offering from du designed exclusively for UAE nationals. His Highness was received at the stand by Osman Sultan, CEO, du, accompanied by Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du, who explained the details of the Emirati Plan and the ways in which it would benefit UAE nationals in ways beyond fulfilling their communication needs.

The Emirati Plan is the result of extensive research into the mobile communications needs of UAE nationals and has been designed specifically to meet their requirements. It is exclusively available to those holding a UAE passport or National ID and comes with a bouquet of benefits, including an exclusive range of

mobile numbers available only to Emirati Plan customers; national rewards, such as up to 2000 national minutes, 1000 SMS and 2GB of data per month; international rewards to connect to the world at a single special rate of 2.42 fils/second (AED 1.45/minute) for international calls to over 190

destinations; lifestyle rewards, with personal invitations to major events, special content and more.

Key to the Emirati Plan is that it not only gives to the customer, but allows the customer to give back to their community, through a CSR initiative created by du, details of which will be announced shortly.

“Every customer is unique in his or her communication requirements, which is something that we’re renowned for recognising and catering to through our many distinct packages,” said Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du. “Our new Emirati Plan is special and only Emiratis are eligible for this exclusive plan, which comes with a variety of value-added extras that will complement our customers’ lifestyles. We believe that the dedicated numbers which will be used only for Emirati Plan subscriptions will encourage a new national unity – if you have an Emirati Plan number, you are broadcasting your pride on being an Emirati citizen.”

The Emirati Plan is available in three different tiers that suit the Emirati lifestyle -Emirati 100 Plan, Emirati 250 Plan and Emirati 500 Plan, which will be available at all du Shops and authorised dealers.

New mobile package exclusively for UAE nationals

“It is thanks to our ever-expanding du family of close to five million customers that we are who we are today.” Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du.

du’s family of five million customers