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Thursday, 20 November 2008 16:58 UAE time

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Headline act

Media & Marketing
Piers Morgan has transformed himself from hard-nosed tabloid editor to hard-nosed talent show judge.



Thursday, 20 November 2008

Nasdaq comes to Dubai

Financial Markets
Nasdaq OMX's CEO on what the new brand brings to the Gulf, and why the exchange model remains robust.

Nasdaq comes to Dubai

New Vision for hotel investors

Travel & Hospitality
Vision Hospitality Management regional director Gulf region Nigel Teasdale believes there is an upside to the local hotel market, even in times of perilous international financial conditions.

New Vision for hotel investors

Cashing in on change

Technology
Patrick Bossert, industry lead for telecoms at Convergys, an outsourcer specialising in customer service and support, tells CommsMEA about the changing dynamic between operators, content producers and end users, and how incumbent operators in the Middle East can profit by adapting their business models to local trends.

Cashing in on change

Software solutions

Transportation
How can you keep your revenues in synch with your costs, even in times of global crisis? IBS’ Deepak Garg has the answer.

Software solutions

Making connections

Transportation
As Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) launches its second season of flights to Dubai, UAE general manager Anna Lyczak Czepukojc discusses the company’s latest developments.

Making connections

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

High standards

Transportation
Rising price competition means that the quality of freight forwarding overall can go down. Vikas Khan, CEO of Emirates Shipping Line, is putting the focus back on quality.

High standards

Lining up for success

Transportation
Vikas Khan, CEO of the newest shipping line on the block, Emirates Shipping Line, explains why service quality has been the driving force behind his company's extraordinary success.

Lining up for success

Engineer's experts

Travel & Hospitality
Nowshir Engineer, founder and director of EMDI, the Institute of Media and Communication, speaks to managing director of marketing and integrated communications company, Expression, Scott Feasey, about the role of meetings conferences and events in marketing.

Engineer's experts

Monday, 17 November 2008

New recruit

Travel & Hospitality
Al-Futtaim Travel general manager, Bill Horsley, outlines his plans to put this travel agency in Dubai’s top-five elite.

New recruit

Microsoft links to Sheraton

Technology
Microsoft Portugal director Luis Azeredo tells Tech Talk about the company’s reasons for forming a partnership with Sheraton and reveals what guests can expect from the new technology.

Microsoft links to Sheraton

A minute of your time

Construction & Industry
Networking solutions and energy management are key areas for Leviton. Ramzi Nassif discusses the company's potential in the region.

A minute of your time

Sunday, 16 November 2008

Strength in numbers

Real Estate
As property prices continue to decline, Mark Stott, CEO of real estate agent-turned-developer Select Property, explains why he's still feeling confident in his company and business partner Select Group.

Strength in numbers

A chat with Thompson

Technology
In an exclusive interview, Sean Robson catches up with John W. Thompson, CEO of security and storage major Symantec, to discuss the company’s recent successes, future plans, and how it is working to achieve its global goals.

A chat with Thompson

Going electric

Transportation
The IATA e-freight initiative is set to go live in a total of 14 locations around the world by the end of this year. In this report, Air Cargo Middle East & India speaks to a number of carriers to ascertain how the challenges and benefits of implementing the financially rewarding plan.

Going electric

The sky's the limit

Retail
High-end lift in the pipeline for Dubai's Mall of the Emirates.

The sky's the limit

Sun explains Wipro rationale

Technology
Sun Microsystems has inked a deal that will see IT services giant Wipro resell and integrate its entire suite of systems, storage, software and services in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. Channel Middle East quizzed Bruno Haubertin, partners and sales organisation manager for the MENA region at Sun, on the thinking behind the agreement.

Sun explains Wipro rationale

Canon blows box moving model away

Technology
As Canon looks to forge stronger ties with resellers in the region, the vendor’s Middle East product manager for the consumer imaging department, Bittu Hose Mattam, wants partners to take a closer look at how they push printing products. Do they truly understand the hardware’s full capabilities and are they sufficiently answering their customers’ needs?

Canon blows box moving model away

Saturday, 15 November 2008

Dirty money

Personal Finance
Madeleine Collins meets the author famous for exposing the ugly truth behind some of the world's most influential tycoons.

Dirty money

What's in a name?

Travel & Hospitality
You’ve probably heard of ‘The Address’ by now but do you know what it actually is? Emaar Hospitality Group chief operating officer Christoph Mares gives LTN the lowdown.

What's in a name?

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