Todd Walton wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 11:24 AM, dandantheitman
> <dandantheitman@...> wrote:
>> I was speaking with my man Abu Baker (Not only a great lad who taught
>> me how to install VSAT but he also runs the Jebel Ali Earth Station.)
>> He has told me that Etisalat have a couple of new things in the
>> pipeline. First of all is that they intend to allow VOIP at the end
>> of 2007, and intend to have their own VOIP carrier so you can
>> terminate your voice on their network (this is already in place) and
>> also they have just finished implementing a WiMAx network that spans
>> all of dubai, and starting some time soon they will start allowing
>> access to their WiMax network.
>
> How's this going?  Have they opened up their WiMax network yet?

They can't even make international credit cards work with their billing system.
VOIP and WiMax?


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On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 11:24 AM, dandantheitman
<dandantheitman@...> wrote:
> I was speaking with my man Abu Baker (Not only a great lad who taught
> me how to install VSAT but he also runs the Jebel Ali Earth Station.)
> He has told me that Etisalat have a couple of new things in the
> pipeline. First of all is that they intend to allow VOIP at the end
> of 2007, and intend to have their own VOIP carrier so you can
> terminate your voice on their network (this is already in place) and
> also they have just finished implementing a WiMAx network that spans
> all of dubai, and starting some time soon they will start allowing
> access to their WiMax network.

How's this going?  Have they opened up their WiMax network yet?

--
Todd

> You could achieve this with Twitter years ago.  Twitter will accept "tweets"
> from your mobile via sms - It's an international SMS so your solution may be
> cheaper if you're using a local destination number.

Yes, but then I will need a Twitter account, plus will have to send all my
updates to a UK number, as you mentioned. That will turn out to be expensive in
the long run.

>
> So with the Twitter solution what you once your sms's are becoming tweets is
> link your Facebook status to your twitter tweets and you're
> "social-networking" on two platforms, not just one, via SMS.

Apparently there are only 5000 Twitter users in the Middle East compared to 1
million Facebook users. Didn't think doing something with Twitter was worth my
time, especially because I was thinking only local users would find the app
interesting.

>
> What would be great is a service where you can select one or two key
> Facebook or Twitter contacts and have their status sms'ed to you phone -
> This is something that Twitter already doesn't but isn't available on
> Etisalat / Du.


I could have(still can) setup the application to SMS users their friends' status
updates, but then that will cost me money to send outbound text messages and I
will have to make this a paid service, which I didn't think was a good idea.


Thanks for the feedback,
Mejo

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know about a new Facebook app that I developed recently.
SmsMyStatus(http://apps.facebook.com/sms-my-status) is a simple application that
lets you update your Facebook status by sending a text message from your mobile
phone.

I know there are a lot of apps that does the same job IF you have a smartphone
with a data plan but I wanted something that worked without a data plan. The
official Facebook Text Messages only works in a few countries with selected
operators(only Du supported in the UAE). SmsMyStatus will work in all the
countries, using any mobile networks.

For the curious, I built the whole thing using Gammu: http://wammu.eu/gammu/.

Before you ask the question - Yes the app and the service is free, you obviously
have to pay your mobile operator for every SMS you send.

Give it a try when you get some free time and let me know if you have any
feedback(mail to mejo@...).

Thanks & Regards,
Mejo

Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone from du

 

Hi Everyone,

Any one know abt linux openings in duabi?? I am looking for a linux job in dubai. So any one know about a linux/solaris opening please let me know.

Thank you all.

S.Bharathan

Hi Everyone,

        Any one know abt linux openings in duabi?? I am looking for a linux job
in dubai. So any one know about a linux/solaris opening please let me know.

   Thank you all.

S.Bharathan

Hi
   Like to get feedback from users who had used Alfresco for DM , with KOFAX as
Data capturing
Like to  know
# How is the availability of  API in Alfresco
# KOFAX releasing documents to ALfresco
# Any implementation in UAE
                Thanks
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Can anyone personnlly come and solve the following issue, we will pay decently.
Contact Varghese/Thomas :0504974613/0502352825


1. Increase hardisk space
2. Due to firewall setting branches are not able to senting mail outside
3. Presently emails are fetched in roundrobin mode, we need to download and
distribute.

regards

varghese

Hi to all,

I have one user who was using Desktop with XP. Now he has bought Laptop with
Vista Home premium edition. I am trying to connect him to RH9 Samba share but I
cann't.

Can someone tell/guide me what changes I have to do, in order to connect to
samba server.

Thanks

Bipin

Hi
  Microsoft has decided to use the GPL for some of its software.
For Hyper-V Linux Integration Components( Server virtualization software ) MS
has decided to use GPL2 license
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10290686-16.html
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2009/7/16 dandantheitman <dandantheitman@...>:
> 2009/7/16 Todd Walton <tdwalton@...>:
>>
>> Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE
>> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2012221/
>>
>> "An update pushed out to BlackBerry users on the Etisalat network in
>> the United Arab Emirates appears to contain remotely-triggered spyware
>> that allows the interception of messages and emails, as well as
>> crippling battery life. Sent out as a WAP Push message, the update
>> installs a Java file that one curious customer decided to take a
>> closer look at, only to discover an application intended to intercept
>> both email and text messages, sending a copy to an Etisalat server
>> without the user being aware of anything beyond a slightly excessive
>> battery drain."
>>
>
> Wow.  I knew that Etisalat required that they should be able to tap /
> listen into any VOIP Based PABX chatter but I had no idea they had
> decided to listen in on emails and SMSes as well.  Sadness.
> Dan
>

I see someone has already released a patch for it.
http://www.blackberrynews.com/2009/07/15/patch-released-for-etisalat-spyware-on-\
blackberry/?utm_source=rssutm_medium=rssutm_campaign=rss

Dan

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2009/7/16 Todd Walton <tdwalton@...>:
>
> Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE
> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2012221/
>
> "An update pushed out to BlackBerry users on the Etisalat network in
> the United Arab Emirates appears to contain remotely-triggered spyware
> that allows the interception of messages and emails, as well as
> crippling battery life. Sent out as a WAP Push message, the update
> installs a Java file that one curious customer decided to take a
> closer look at, only to discover an application intended to intercept
> both email and text messages, sending a copy to an Etisalat server
> without the user being aware of anything beyond a slightly excessive
> battery drain."
>

Wow.  I knew that Etisalat required that they should be able to tap /
listen into any VOIP Based PABX chatter but I had no idea they had
decided to listen in on emails and SMSes as well.  Sadness.
Dan


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Spyware In BlackBerry Updates For Users in the UAE
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/07/15/2012221/

"An update pushed out to BlackBerry users on the Etisalat network in
the United Arab Emirates appears to contain remotely-triggered spyware
that allows the interception of messages and emails, as well as
crippling battery life. Sent out as a WAP Push message, the update
installs a Java file that one curious customer decided to take a
closer look at, only to discover an application intended to intercept
both email and text messages, sending a copy to an Etisalat server
without the user being aware of anything beyond a slightly excessive
battery drain."

Hi to all,

I have a problem with OpenOffice 3.0. It is very slow in opening files. I was
using Staroffice 6.0, Openoffice 2.4 with Win98 and speed of openining files was
okay/faster. Ever since I have put Xp with 1GB RAM and now Intel Core2 Quad
processor with 4GB RAM it takes considerably longer time to open file(25 to
30secs). Majority of my files which was created in Staroffice 6.0 version.

Can anybody suggest why it is happening?

Thanks

Bipin

Hi
    I am looking for PC which have ratings of  IP 54 and should work in  outdoor
temperature (up to 46 degree ) . This PC  are to be kept in production unit 
where  there is no room AC .
                 Can any one advice me on the availability of such PC in UAE
market
                             Thanks
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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Imthiaz Rafiq <hmimthiaz@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Ahmad
>
> Thanks for coming. Can you please confirm your presence by RSVP on this
> site.
>
> http://meetup.uaelug.org/
>
> Sorry for any inconvenience caused.


I'd love to be a part of the meet too. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be
back in the UAE before 21st. Any chance of it being postponed? :)

Regards,
NMK.

Hi Folks

We have started United Arab Emirates Linux User Meetup Group.

Our first meeting is scheduled coming 18th May 2008 @ Dubai media city.

For further information please visit

http://meetup.uaelug.org/

http://uaelug.org/

Hoping to meet you all.

Imthiaz Rafiq
http://imthi.com

2009/5/7 Aamir Sajwani <aamir.sajwani@...>:
<SNIP>
>
> He said he's quite open to the idea of trying out Linux, and was especially
> pleased to know that it's completely free. Hopefully we'll be seeing Ubuntu
> in a computer lab as a test run next year. If this goes ahead, would this be
> the first time a school in the UAE is utilising Linux on the student level?
> If so, I'd feel rather happy and proud about that :D
> I think that's enough for now, looking forward to hear from you soon!
> --AdmiralA

Aamir.  The higher colleges of technologies (at least 4 years ago)
also run Linux on the desktop in some of their labs, and were at the
time quite pleased with the results and were going to expand this to a
wider range of people.   However it has been 4 years and I no longer
work for Novell, so cannot go check either :)

Dan

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