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More than 20 speakers taking part in DISTREE Middle East conference programme

Mita — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:40 +0000

Fujairah, UAE, 16 May 2012: In addition to direct meetings between vendors and retailers, DISTREE Middle East (ME) is renowned for bringing international keynote speakers to the region, offering deep insight into a wide range of topics from retail trends to products and technology. This year’s event will host more than 20 speakers addressing the [...]

Cassidian and Alcatel-Lucent bring 4G LTE mobile broadband to professional mobile radio in the 400 MHz frequency band

Mita — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:40:31 +0000

TETRA World Congress (TWC), Dubai May 15, 2012 – Cassidian, an EADS company, and Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) are to enhance safety and operations for public safety agencies, energy and transport companies with the launch of a new solution called ‘Evercor®’. Based on 4G LTE technology, it enables the use of video, data [...]

DISTREE Middle East 2012 sets new attendance record with more than 580 delegates

Mita — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:37 +0000

Fujairah, UAE, 15 May 2012: The 8th DISTREE Middle East (ME) channel event, formerly known as Digital Consumer Channel Middle East & Africa, opened its doors this year to a record number of attendees. The event, the only high-level channel gathering allowing vendors to effectively reach the top IT and consumer electronics (CE) retailers in [...]

NEC launches new 3D starter kit to enhance educational experience

Mita — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:32:39 +0000

Middle East, 7 May 2012 – NEC Display Solutions Europe has today announced a new 3D starter kit for schools. Similar to the very successful first version of the 3D starter kit this complete package includes NEC’s new 3D glasses and market-leading 3D content and software in one handy kit to provide easy access for [...]

MERA announces Retailer short list for 2012 Awards

Mita — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:15:07 +0000

Middle East, 1 May 2012: The Middle East Retail Academy (MERA) has released the official short list of retailer nominations for its 2012 awards, which take place in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East. A total of 26 retailers have received nominations across ten country categories, with seven retailers nominated in multiple categories. Each nominated company [...]