Sunday, December 21, 2008

Internet Filtering

Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia



Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia
...We found that the Kingdom's filtering focuses on a few types of content: pornography (98% of these sites tested blocked in our research), drugs (86%), gambling (93%), religious conversion, and sites with tools to circumvent filters (41%). In contrast, Saudi Arabia shows less interest in sites on gay and lesbian issues (11%), politics (3%), Israel (2%), religion (less
than 1%), and alcohol (only 1 site). Unlike filtering in states such as China, the policies, procedures, and philosophy for Saudi Arabia's filtering system are relatively transparent and documented on the Web site of its Internet Services Unit (ISU). Users who try to access forbidden sites see a Web page informing them that the site is prohibited. Despite this openness about
filtering, the system inevitably errs, resulting in overblocking of unrelated content...
http://www.openneti nitiative. net/studies/ saudi/

Imagine Cup 2007 Launch

Imagine Cup 2007 Launch



Microsoft Arabia and King Abdul-Aziz University are jointly proud to invite you to attend the Imagine Cup 2007 Launch Event in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia.
Date:
Monday, 27 Dhu-ul-Qida 1427 AH (18 December 2006).
Time:
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue:
Conference Center, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah
Note: There are separate places for both Men & Woman and there are special buses to drive woman from inside the university to the Auditorium.
Agenda:
1- Microsoft in Academia

2- Imagine Cup Launch
3- Dotnet Club in KAU

Web Services Exceptions


Web Services Exceptions


Are your Web services exceptions naked or covered?
Building a reliable SOA requires rigorous Web services exception handling and testing techniques

Web Services Exceptions

Web Services Exceptions



http://www.javaworl d.com/javaworld/ jw-12-2006/ jw-1220-wsexcept .html

GWT in Action

New Free E-Book: GWT in Action



Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit
http://www.theserve rside.com/ tt/articles/ article.tss? l=GWTWorkingWith Widgets

Pragmatic Programmer

The Pragmatic Programmer



The design/coding concept "Don’t Repeat Yourself" (DRY) has gained pretty wide acceptance. The originators of that slogan, Dave Thomas and Andy Hunt, known as the Pragmatic Programmers, have a number of other principles too...
The pragmatic programmer
Article: http://www.pragmati cprogrammer. com/articles/ ieee_swc/ jan_02_automatio n.html
E-Book: http://www.my4g. org/files/ The%20Pragmatic% 20Programmer, %20From%20Journe yman%20To% 20Master. pdf

Relational Mapping

A View on Object Relational Mapping




Object/Relational Mapping and the Vietnam of Computer Science

In this interview, Ted Neward examines object databases, which don't
translate to a relational form at all, highlighting db4o as an example of a
successfully deployed object database, and describes where their strengths
and weaknesses as compared to object/relational systems.

http://theserversid ecom.bitpipe. com/detail/ RES/1178562676_ 577.html? src=wc_atssc_ \
sitepost_05_ 08_07_c&li=53472

Anti-virus Ranking

Ranking of 58 Different Anti-virus


products



Hi all,
It has been always an open question "Which Anti-Virus software is the best?"
Some classifications depend on how much viruses can the current version of the software detect? Or how quickly would the software producers detect and develop "fixes" for the newly speeded viruses every day. Others might be interested on how much would the Anti-Virus program affect the performance of the CPU and its memory usage.
The following link provides statistics about 58 different Anti-Viruses software which have been tested using the same test-bench.

Roadshow 2007

Attend the Avaya Unified


Communications Roadshow 2007




AVAYA
Click here to register>>


Dear Sir/ Madam,

I would like to extend a personal invitation to you to join us at the Avaya Unified Communications Roadshow in RIYADH .
Click here to view the agenda
Abu Dhabi Beach Rotana Hotel Monday, April 30
Dubai
Emirates Towers Hotel Wednesday, May 2
Kuwait City JW Marriott Hotel Monday, May 7
Doha Intercontinental Hotel Wednesday, May 9
Riyadh Four Seasons Hotel Wednesday, May 23
Cairo Grand Hyatt Hotel Wednesday, June 13
Why attend the Avaya Unified Communications Roadshow?
See how Unified Communications can make your business more productive. With "one place" access to telephony, messaging, mobility and conference management, employees can take control and be proactive.

At the forum you'll see how Unified Communications solutions and Avaya Intelligent Communications can help you respond faster to workers and clients, which in turn, can give you a competitive advantage. Also find out how to:
Satisfy customers through worker availability and responsiveness
Accelerated workflow and business processes
Reduce Costs and risks
Improve work-personal life balance
Register Now!

Questions or difficulty registering? Contact: +971 4 366 2236 or avaya@cig.ae

Visit us at www.avaya.ae for more information and success stories.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Nidal Abou-Ltaif
Managing Director, MENA

New Robotics Competition

FIRST and Microsoft Announce New Robotics Competition in 2008





Best regards,


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Eng. Rida Osamah HasanainSaudi Arabian Airlines - Information Technology
CC996 – Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaTel: +966-2-6862826 – Mbl: +966-505355280

Web Development Technology

Microsoft Silverlight Web


Development

Technology



Silverlight is a new Web presentation technology that is created to run on a variety of platforms. It enables the creation of rich, visually stunning and interactive experiences that can run everywhere: within browsers and on multiple devices and desktop operating systems (such as the Apple Macintosh). In consistency with WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), the presentation technology in Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (the Windows programming infrastructure) , XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) is the foundation of the Silverlight presentation capability.. .
You can read the complete article in the MSDN website http://msdn2. microsoft. com/en-us/ library/bb404300 .aspx

robot

A robot in every home !




January 2007: Bill Gates writes an articl in "Scientific American" that catched the attention of the world. In this article (title: A robot in every home), he defined the comming trend in the world of robotics. the trend that will touch not only industrial, military and space applications, But also our daily life style and entertainment !! read the whole article at the link below:

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Eng. Rida Osamah HasanainSaudi Arabian Airlines - Information Technology CC996
Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaTel: +966-2-6862826 – Mbl: +966-505355280

Oracle documentation

Very Useful Site for Oracle

Documentation



You can search it with Google.
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Bldg. 3119 , 2nd floor
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Knowledge is power


Knowledge is power
by Sherief Younis (sherief.younis@ itp.com)

Al Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC) and international IT certification organisation CompTIA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop IT skills among students and workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Al Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC) and international IT certification organisation CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association) to develop IT skills among students and workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The organisations will also work together to implement industry-accepted standards for IT professionals in an effort to fill IT vacancies and skills gap in the region and marks the second agreement in a busy period for KEC having arranged a similar arrangement with networking giant, Cisco.

“Both organisations bring international experience to our development and we are delighted that they share our vision to make Al Madinah KEC a global reference center for ICT development,” said Tahir Bawazir KEC CEO.

The MoU with CompTIA is aimed at gaining fast track endorsement of IT certifications to be offered at Al Madinah Knowledge Economic City.

CompTIA has also entered into agreements with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) and Al Madinah Knowledge Economic City to work collaboratively.

“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is rapidly becoming the leading country in the Middle East where it comes to IT,” said John Venator, President and Chief Executive Officer, CompTIA.

“Many international companies are establishing major operations in the Kingdom and this requires a skilled national workforce. With the significant growth in population in the Kingdom the opportunity to fill these jobs is there.”

12 Ugliest Gadgets

Check out The 12 Ugliest Gadgets Of All


Time




Hilarious! My favorite are the privacy scarf and the bubble helmet!!
Best regards,
Dr. Arwa Al-Aama

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At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope that it can be done, then they see that it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.
– Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924)

Framework 3.0 Training Kit

The .NET Framework 3.0 Training Kit


(for WF, WCF, and CardSpace)



The .NET Framework 3.0 Training Kit (for WF, WCF, and CardSpace)

The .NET Framework 3.0 training kit for WF, WCF, and CardSpace includes a set of hands-on-labs, demos, and presentations. The content was originally designed as part of the Windows Server Ascend training and has been used several times for training classes. Consequently, the content is organized into a four day agenda. You can also browse this content by technology.
You may download the traingin kit (with other good resources) from here: http://wf.netfx3. com/files/ folders/presenta tions/entry8793. aspx
Best Regards,
Hossam AlFraih

e-boarding

Saudia to launch e-boarding


Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is expanding its recently-launched electronic ticketing service within the Kingdom, company officials said this week.

The service allows passengers traveling through airports in Saudi Arabia to check in online.

Khaled Al-Mulhim, the airline's director general, said Saudia plans to start issuing e-boarding passes over the internet in mid-August.
The airline currently only offers the service through select travel agents within Saudi Arabia.

Saudia's Ahmed Al Ghambi said that the carrier was also looking to double the number of agents through which e-boarding passes can be purchased

Microsoft

Microsoft User Group - Eastern Province




Greetings,
We have recently established the Microsoft User Group for the Eastern Province. The purpose of the group is to share knowledge and build local expertise. The group will focus on Microsoft technologies ranging from architecture, design, infrastructure and development. Some of the benefits available to members are listed below. We welcome you to come and join the group and be a member of the this prestigious community. Please feel free to pass this on to your friends.
For further information, please contact :
Fauzan Ali Khan
email: fauzanali.khan@ aramco.com

Benefits
· Access to the online User Group portal
· Access to Reference books (Hard Copy)
· Meet and collaborate with peers
· Discuss with industry experts
· Monthly user group meetings providing sessions on new and upcoming technologies
· Access to technical materials, white papers, demos and beta software
· Become part of INETA



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