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ICANN approval means big tech opportunity, more in Middle East

Monday, May 10th, 2010 Posted in Regional News, Tech | No Comments »

On Friday, the Associated Press reported that ICANN, the California-based nonprofit body which oversees management and assignment of internet domains, approved Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates as the first non-Latin domain names. While not readily apparent to ...

Yahoo! recognizes opportunities in Middle East

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Regional News, Tech | No Comments »

Although the value of the deal was not disclosed, it appears the acquisition of Maktoob is a timely one for Yahoo!, as it positions itself to grow its emerging markets segment fueled now by one of the world's youngest, most ...

SAP in the ME

Friday, June 20th, 2008 Posted in Tech | No Comments »

"They've got the money and they're smart enough to know their oil won't last forever," says SAP CEO Henning Kagermann (6/19). ME local investing in tech and innovation spurred the SAP chief's comments according to a recent BusinessWeek post. Kagermann ...