Tag: Technology
Online Gaming Industry Emerges: Cricket Power, Tarneeb, Arabic Rappelz
Online gaming is a global phenomenon, with web-based games and Xbox, Wii and Playstation online networks connecting young and old to play games such as Halo3, Sim, Call of Duty etc. Given the OIC regions high youth demographic, which is increasingly online, it is no surprise that online gaming companies from Pakistan to Jordan are [...]
Oasis500: A Technology Startup Accelerator from Jordan
Forty CEOs, investors and experts attend the first Oasis500 Mentor Network meeting. “You are the new generation, this is your chance! So what are you waiting for, get out of the desert!” Dr. Usama Fayyad uses the above quote to graciously describe what his company does best. Oasis500, an entrepreneurial projects and investments company, operating [...]
Meet the Chief Yahoo! of the Arab World
Samih Toukan’s life motto, “It’s better to try and fail than to fail to try,” has made him the globe’s largest Arab entrepreneur success story. When the world’s major Internet portal, Yahoo! signed a multi-million dollar deal with the biggest Arab online community in the world called Maktoob.com on August 25, CEO Samih Toukan was [...]
Pakistan’s Defense Private Sector Emerges with Indigenous UAV Technology
Back in 1970, the American Army Gen. William Westmoreland is reported to have said: “On the battlefield of the future, enemy forces will be located, tracked and targeted almost instantaneously through the use of data links, computer-assisted intelligence and automated fire control. … I am confident the American people expect this country to take full [...]
Dubai 2.0 – Towards an Innovation Economy
The Emirate of Dubai – more than any other individual place in modern Muslim history – has captivated the attention of many for almost a decade now. On the one hand, Dubai is increasingly seen as a booming metropolis – a new land of opportunities of sorts – and on the other hand, many have [...]
Clean Energy Opportunities for Emerging Muslim World Markets
If you think that the oil rich Gulf states have a long bonanza from ever rising prices, think again: According to Financial Sense (Jan 2008) and other sources, Saudi Arabia will approach zero net exports in 2031, within a range of 2024 to 2037. Other top exporters (Russia, Norway, Iran, and UAE) are in a [...]
Mobile Technology Innovation and Islamic Finance
That there has been huge growth in the proliferation of telecommunications and information technologies (IT) in developing countries is plainly obvious. From mobile phones and PDA’s (hand carried mini-computer /cellphone devices) to the availability of Internet access at home or cafes has changed the landscape for both consumers and businesses. To get an idea of [...]
Iman Kouvalis: Managing Virtual Human Capital
“The greatest challenge in managing a virtual Human Resource team is to find Muslim graphic and web designers. This field is not as popular in the Muslim ummah as other traditional fields, like medicine or engineering. It takes more effort to find the individuals I need for the company.” Iman Kouvalis, 29, built Optimize It. [...]
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) – Leads a Scientific Renaissance
At a time when intellectually-agile tradition of the Muslim world seems to be forgotten, a pioneering project in a “desert country” is set to revive the past glory of the golden Islamic era. A “country of Bedouins” sometimes accused of breeding fanaticism is doing something fantastic. Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of King Abdullah who [...]
How To Buy A U.S. Outsourcing Company
Role of Investment Banks in Managing Deal Steps Buying a U.S. company offers a quick and easy way for IT and IT enabled services (ITeS) firms to acquire a client base without having to undertake traditional sales and marketing efforts, efforts that can be expensive, time consuming and not always successful. In the first part [...]
