Browser battles in the MENA region
As you may have read recently Firefox has overtaken Internet Explorer as the most used browser in Europe, according to statcounter a free web analytics company. “This appears to be happening because Google’s Chrome is stealing share from Internet Explorer while Firefox is mainly maintaining its existing share,” - Aodhan Cullen, StatCounter chief executive. Google Chrome is currently in third place (but not for long) in Europe... Read More
Google Days event in Jordan
In an effort to push the online industry in the Middle East, Google are holding their Google Day event in Jordan for the first time between December 12th – 14th. Google are planning on exposing students, professors, developers and aspiring entrepreneurs to the latest Google products through demonstrations and they even will host a VC/Entrepreneur panel who will share their expertise in funds and launching technology ventures. To register or... Read More
Asuaq.com’s co-founder
Asuaq.com co-founder Ammar Ibrahim sits down with Shervin Pishevar and discuses how online business are viewed in the Middle East and how difficult it is to fund such startups, however he does admit that it has become somewhat easier in the past couple of recent with foreign investors and especially the purchase of Maktoob by Yahoo! last year for $160 million. Asuaq.com is a classified listing website aiming to be the craigslist of the Middle East,... Read More
Media and Technology in Youth Society [Based on Report]
The challenger for attitudes’ stereotype identification is researches and reports – be it a focus group, qualitative, or even quantitative processes can help unveil or unleash real findings towards certain attitudes in a society, community, or group of people of the same interest. A new report of face-to-face interviews of Arab nationals and expatriates youth between the age of 18-24 in 9 Middle Eastern countries revealed the truth about... Read More
Google is warming up for Arabia 2.0 event
Despite the fact that Google is a bit late to organize such event, it will remain a big news for the industry. Google is turning its head towards the Middle East and warming up to organize its first Google Day: Arabia 2.0 event. Google Day aims to bring around 150 government and thought leaders together to think and debate about the future innovation – prospects and challenges – in the Arab World. Google says this is going to be an exciting... Read More
Meet the Geek: Firas Steitiyeh Talks About His Digital Lifestyle & ProBlogging
This is an interview with a Jordanian internet marketing guy, we will unleash his digital lifestyle as well as take his point of view on blogging in the Arab World. Tarek: Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Firas: On a personal level, I was born and raised in Jordan and love anything related to technology and the Internet. I am also a full-timer at ShooFeeTV. Tarek: And what’s your life motto? Firas: In order to succeed you have to fail. Tarek:... Read More
Meet The Geek: Fouad Masoud Envisions His Internet Start-up As His Future Career
This is an interview with an internet start-up guy living in Dubai. This interview is meant to unleash his digital lifestyle; in addition to few insights about the interactive media industry in Middle East. Tarek: Fouad Masoud, can you tell us a bit more about yourself? Fouad: First off thank you Tarek for giving me this opportunity to unleash my geeky lifestyle. Since late 90’s I’ve been working on web design and user-interfaces for renowned... Read More
Nokia’s Jordan Ovi Maps Featuring Drive and Walk Navigation
Nokia, the world leader in mobility, today announced the introduction of new services for the Jordanian market using the latest Ovi Maps application. Nokia’s maps and navigation solution gives consumers navigation features, local content and world maps directly on their mobile device. “By taking the navigation experience out of the car and into the pockets of the consumers, Nokia is enabling Jordanian consumers to explore and discover,”... Read More
Middle East Executives Say: Confidence in IT Spending On The Rise
Middle East business leaders have unanimously agreed that they expect IT budgets to return to pre-downturn levels in the foreseeable future. This compares to only 53 percent of executives questioned in March, indicating the importance major companies in the region are placing on IT assets as a means of thriving in the current economy. In a survey conducted at the SAP User Group Middle East and North Africa (SUG-MENA) Executive Exchange meeting hosted... Read More
Intel Provides Vital Technology Skills To Jordanian & Palestinian Companies
Intel Corporation has concluded its bi-annual Intel Channel Conference (ICC) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, hosting Palestinian companies for the first time, as part of the company’s engagement with the US-Palestine Partnership. Seeking to provide companies and entrepreneurs from Jordan and Palestine with insight on the latest technologies available and market development strategies, the conference encompassed a keynote address and interactive... Read More
Jordanian Startups & SMEs To Connect With Italian Counterparts
Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Assintel – Italian Association of ICT companies, under which both parties will be cooperating to enhance ties between the two countries in the information and communications technology field. The MoU, which was signed on the sidelines of Jordan-Italian Business Forum held in Milan recently, stipulates that both sides provide training opportunities... Read More
Jordan Computers Society Prepares To host The Middle East Technology Show
CEO of Jordan Computers Society (JCS) Rafiq Daas said that preparations for hosting the Middle East Technology Show (METS) in the period from 18 to 21 November at Hyatt Hotel are moving fast. At a press conference held today (Saturday), Daas reiterated that the countdown for launching this most prominent event at the level of neighboring countries has started and that contracts concluded by JCS with major local and regional companies during the last... Read More
RUMORS: Yahoo! Maktoob To Restructure and Relocate
Yahoo! to finalize Maktoob acquisition in the next two weeks. Yet, there are rumors from two close sources that Yahoo! Maktoob will be restructuring and relocating. The first rumor says that Yahoo! Maktoob will shift their offices from Dubai to Amman, which means closing their offices and presence in UAE. Another rumor says Yahoo! Maktoob offices will shift their sales operations to Amman while retaining their offices in Dubai Media City. My point... Read More
Talasim Team Joins Top Tier Seedcamp Finalist
Seedcamp Week is an intensive week-long event held in London every September and is targeted at young entrepreneurs from across EMEA, has annouced the teams that have been chosen as finalists. Seedcamp’s regional scope also continues to grow strength to strength with five finalist hailing from CEE (Poland, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Estonia), two from the Middle East (Jordan, Israel), teams from Austria, Germany, Belgium, France and from all across... Read More
D1g.com Bags Neccessary Funding For Next Phase
d1g.com completed its first round of financial investments allocating the revenues it generated to fund the site, its expansion and its infrastructure on the Internet. The first round has attracted a number of regional businessmen and international experts in the internet industry to join the site’s management. Commenting on this round, Abdul-Majid Qasem, d1g.com Executive Director, said that the first round of investment went as expected and scheduled... Read More
Int@j Introduced 20 ICT-Companies to Intel Capital
Intaj (int@j), the Information Technology Association of Jordan conducted an event with the globally recognized Intel Capital, the venture capital investment arm of Intel Corporation, and the event included more than 20 companies from the ICT community in Jordan last week. Feroz Sanaulla, Intel Capital’s Director of Middle East, Turkey, and Africa said “’Intel Capital has a history of pioneering successful technology investments in developing... Read More
Intel Capital to invest in Jeeran and ShooFeeTV
Intel today announced that Intel Capital, its investment organization, will be investing in two digital content companies: Jeeran and ShooFeeTV. The company also pledged to expand its World Ahead program through collaborations with the Jordanian government and other local and regional organizations. The announcement was made in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Basem Al-Rousan, Jordanian Minister of Information & Communications Technology (MoICT)... Read More
The 5th Annual Conference on Technology Commercialization in Amman
Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship has recently commenced the 5th Annual Conference on Technology Commercialization which was held under the patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El-Hassan during the 14th Jordan Scientific Week (May 3rd – 6th, 2009). Mr.Robert Ayan, the strategic expert at El-Hassan Science City, opened and attended the conference on her Royal Highness’ behalf. The conference, titled Systematic Innovation in Business... Read More
