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Top Trends at
GITEX 2012
GITEX is the unrivalled destination of the ICT sector in the re-
gion. This year, GITEX attracted about 3,500 companies form
77 counties around the world, about 1,000 launches, and over
130,000 industry professionals. There were 12 dedicated tech-
nology sectors that showcased their latest technologies and
innovations. Here is a quick overview of the top trends at the
exhibition.
Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is the buzz word in the ICT sector at the mo-
ment and it featured heavily at GITEX. Cloud computing is the
technology that delivers computing resources - both hardware
and software - as services over the internet like software, stor-
age and security. One of the highlights at GITEX this was
Cloud Confex, the largest integrated Cloud Exhibition and
Conference in the region.
IT Security
Online threats and attacks have risen dramatically recently,
and so has the innovations in the field of IT security to counter-
act the risks. GITEX 2012 showcased the latest techniques
and tools in IT security infrastructure solutions. For example,
Symantec conducted many seminars that examined the ever
evolving threats and introduced some ways to mitigate them.
Smartphone Drive
Once again the
revolution in telecommunications sector un-
derscores the importance of the smartphone, and GITEX 2012
was the battle ground for competing companies. In their bid to
win a share of the growing market, companies used the GITEX
platform to launch new products. Intel, for instance, introduced
a new smartphone and Lenovo is in the process of developing
its own.
By: FaƟma Al Nuaimi
THINK IT . UITS NEWSLETTER
. Nov 2012 |
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