Smartworld has launched local cloud computing, remotely-managed ICT infrastructure and security services and BizPark solutions services for existing small and medium companies and new start-ups at all UAE free zones
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Middle East sees rising need for enterprise software solutions in energy sector

A rising number of specialist companies in the energy sector have aided the increase in expenditure in enterprise solutions. (Image source: Michael Novelo/Flickr)
More than US$50bn worth of contracts for various oil, gas and petrochemical projects were issued last year. The value of investments is nearly double the US$27bn in contracts awarded in the previous year, reflecting a sharp rise in oil and gas projects across the region
ICT investment spending in the Middle East

Kables report in Middle East ICT investment focuses on how individual companies are setting their ICT budgets. (Image source: Jakub Krechowicz)
A study from Kable examined 124 Middle Eastern enterprises regarding their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends
EIAST completes first Emirati-designed satellite
The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) has completed the design of KhalifaSat, the first satellite that to have been designed and constructed by Emirati engineers in the UAE
GITEX highlights leading ICT trends

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum experiencing first-hand one of the innovative products and solutions on display at GITEX 2014.
The market for ICT solutions and products in the Middle East is booming, as was clearly demonstrated at October?s GITEX Technology Week, which returned to Dubai for its 34th edition