Intel Capital Invests in Two Jordanian Companies, Jeeran and ShooFeeTV

In a joint press conference today in Amman, Jordan, Intel Capital’s latest investments in the Arab internet scene were announced.
These new investments from Intel Capital are in Jordanian internet companies Jeeran, one of the leading user generated content portals in the Arab world, and ShooFeeTV, a free online Arabic television guide. Both companies are also IV Holdings [...]

Microsoft working on technology to promote Arabic online

by Arabian Business
Global software giant Microsoft is working on translation technology that would make the Arabic language more accessible to Internet users, according to Qatar’s daily The Peninsula.

“We’re deeply investing into that,” the newspaper quotes Anoop Gupta, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Unlimited Potential Group, as saying. He said Microsoft was developing translation technology that [...]

Advertising industry shows signs of recovery

by Keach Hagey, The National
The advertising industry has begun to see a few signs of recovery after a tight first quarter, with last month the least difficult so far this year, executives say.
Much of the cautious optimism came from new campaigns in the Government, transport, telecom and fast-moving consumer goods sectors, especially out of Abu [...]