Windows 7 quietly launched in Saudi Arabia

Update: finally found the press release by Microsoft.

In a small event in Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Microsoft Saudi Arabia has launched the company’s latest operating system: Windows 7. Microsoft Saudi Arabia’s “launch party” was a small press release attended by Samir Noaman, MS Saudi’s new CEO, Waiel Snosi, manager of MS Saudi sales and [...]

Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade STC's network

Saudi Telecom Company has signed a deal with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade their network so they can serve additional 2 million customers by 2010.

Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide its packet optical transport solution for DSLAM traffic aggregation and Ethernet business services, along with its DSL and GPON /MSAN technology.

STC needs to work more on [...]

Mobily extends 3G coverage, I don’t see it

Mobily has announced that they have extended their 3G coverage in Saudi Arabia. From AME info:

Saudi Arabia’s Etihad Etisalat Co. (Mobily) has said it has added a number of the kingdom’s Northern Province’s cities and villages to its advanced 3G network (3.5G and 3.75G) coverage. This latest addition brings to 326 the total number of [...]

“UT” team to represent Saudi Arabia (Updated again)

Great achievement for Saudi students from King Saud University, the “UT” team will represent Saudi Arabia in the 6th Sixth Scientific Conference for the care of the talented in Jordan.

Read more about it on Riyadh newspaper and Sabq (Arabic site).Forget about these links! Read actual info about it (in Arabic) on Abdullah Driaan’s site.

The odd [...]