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Novell appoints European chief

October 6, 2005 Novell has hired Thomas Francese as president of its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. TAGS: Novell Inc., Middle East, Africa, IBM Corp., Europe, president, U.S.

Microsoft names international chief

June 20, 2005 Former head of Microsoft's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa will oversee all of its international sales, services and marketing. TAGS: Middle East, Africa, Europe, president, operation, Microsoft Corp.

Palm names EMEA handheld director

August 4, 2005 Palm has named Philippe Nahman as director for handheld and mobile manager activities in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). TAGS: EMEA, Research In Motion Ltd., wireless e-mail, handheld, Middle East, Palm Inc., Africa, Palm Treo, RIM BlackBerry, Europe

Intel sets up VC fund for Middle East

November 15, 2005 China, Russia and now the Middle East for Intel Capital. TAGS: venture-capital fund, Middle East, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, fund, Russia, Intel, stock market, IPO, investment, venture capital, China

Cisco tidies up some deals

August 9, 2004 Networking gear maker puts final touches on three takeovers and expands its presence in the Middle East. TAGS: Procket Networks, Actona Technologies, Parc Technologies Ltd., Cisco Systems Inc., Middle East, networking gear, acquisition, router, broadband

'Free-to-air' powering growth of satellite TV boxes

October 20, 2004 Survey points to popularity in Europe, the Middle East and Asia of receivers that skip the pay TV and focus on free programming. TAGS: Michelle Abraham, pay-TV, Middle East, set-top box, shipment, set-top, Asia, satellite, survey, satellite television, North America, programming, Europe, TV

Cisco dangles rebate carrot before resellers

September 7, 2004 The networking gear maker launches a financial incentive program to spur sales to smaller companies overseas. TAGS: incentive program, Cisco Systems Inc., networking gear, reseller, Africa, Middle East, small and medium business, Europe, leader, networking, Microsoft Corp.

Figs were likely humans' first crop

June 5, 2006 You may not eat figs on a daily basis today, but 11,000 years ago it was the hot new food--and may have been a first step toward modern agriculture. TAGS: human, crop, Middle East, food, professor

Middle East pushing for tech power play

November 23, 2005 In Dubai and Qatar, the royal families and western investors are trying to turn oil money into a Silicon Valley. TAGS: Dubai, Qatar, Middle East, Silicon Valley, Intel

XM buys into WorldSpace radio

July 19, 2005 Deal gives satellite radio compnay a toehold in emerging markets such as Europe, Asia, Africa and Middle East. TAGS: WorldSpace, XM Satellite Radio, Asia, Middle East, Africa, satellite radio, IPO, Europe, satellite, radio

Tech's next watering hole

June 29, 2005 The weather's sunny and the office parks are home to U.S. companies. Is Dubai set to become a tech powerhouse? asks News.com's Michael Kanellos. TAGS: Dubai, Middle East, graduate, entrepreneur, semiconductor, Silicon Valley, China, U.S.

Cisco continues to court small business

October 11, 2004 Networking giant launches new program for resellers targeting small and midsize customers. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., reseller, certification, small and medium business, Middle East, Africa, VPN, firewall, small business, Europe

Al Jazeera relaunches English site

September 2, 2003 The Arabic language news agency relaunches the English version of its Web site, after hackers vandalized and technology providers abandoned its previous incarnations. TAGS: Middle East, Qatar, Akamai Technologies Inc., technology provider, Iraq, visitor, domain name, agency, U.S.

Vodafone restructures, shuffles senior management

April 6, 2006 U.K. head becomes CTO as company splits into three units, including one focused on integrated services. TAGS: Vodafone Group Plc., U.K., CTO, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Japan, Europe

Rootkit worm linked to hacker group in Middle East

November 17, 2005 Security firm says bad guys are using BitTorrent to pilfer files from 17,000 PCs. Worm began spreading via AIM last month. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, rootkit, BitTorrent, IRC, worm, hacker, Middle East, instant messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., spyware, security, PC, server

Microsoft's Courtois targets Asia

June 21, 2005 The new president of Microsoft International, Jean-Philippe Courtois, sets his sites on emerging markets such as China, India and Russia. TAGS: emerging market, Russia, Middle East, Africa, India, Japan, China, Asia, U.K., Microsoft Corp., president

Mobiles move on up in Europe

July 21, 2004 Nokia and HP take top spots as shipments of smart phones, handhelds and other mobile devices shoot up in the second quarter. TAGS: Chris Jones, shipment, handheld, Africa, Middle East, smart phone, Europe, segment, Nokia Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., mobile device, Palm Inc., HP, Microsoft Corp.

Facing oil's expensive future

November 22, 2005 If you think it costs a lot to run your car now, just wait till 2030, when prices could climb 32 percent over current rates, says economist. TAGS: barrel, natural gas, Qatar, fuel, oil company, region, economist, Middle East, investment, transportation, increase, nation

Feds announce global antipiracy initiatives

September 21, 2005 Commerce Department to dispatch representatives overseas to advise foreign governments on fighting intellectual property theft. TAGS: intellectual property, antipiracy, Thailand, Middle East, Russia, piracy, Brazil, India, expert, China, U.S.

HP: Protectionism won't save Europe's jobs

January 23, 2004 In response to outsourcing, European states should reinforce their strengths as a knowledge base rather than use sanctions, says Hewlett-Packard's managing director for Europe. TAGS: Europe, offshore outsourcing, Middle East, managing director, information technology, HP, Africa, Asia, knowledge, Cisco Systems Inc.
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