du today unveiled its “Assurance Plans” for  individuals and businesses alike to choose from. These plans have been tailor-made to manage the current Blackberry situation with minimal disruption, and no upfront cost.

The “Standard Assurance Plan” offers customers all the benefits that they are currently enjoying in addition to free 1000 local and international SMSs.  Customers also have two additional plans to choose from which offer additional benefits

“We understand that during this time, many people are concerned and anxious about their blackberry services. du has endeavored to cater to the needs of all our Blackberry customers and have developed customized assurance plans  to address the concerns  of our individual and business Blackberry customers .Our primary focus has been to provide assurances on the concern of both service disruption and device redundancy. Our guiding principal for designing the “Assurance Plan” was based on two factors. The first is minimal disruption to the service after suspension and the second to assure no additional financial impact on customers” commented Osman Sultan, CEO, du.

A percentage of profits from selected Samsung products will be donated to Beit Al Khair Society

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading electronics manufacturer, has announced a new campaign to celebrate the Holy Month and the importance of helping others by collaborating with leading charity, Beit Al Khair.

As part of the campaign, when consumers purchase a number of Samsung products through its distributors in the UAE, part of the proceeds will go to the humanitarian organisation. The flagship products and donation amounts include the C9000 3D LED TV (AED 500), the Galaxy S smartphone (AED 100), the TWIN refrigerator (AED 100), the CQV513 microwave (AED 100) and the R590 Notebook (AED 100).

European market leader Gigaset Communications gains significantly more market share with high technology phones

The German premium fixed line telephone manufacturer Gigaset Communications (formerly Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices) has grown significantly in the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region within one year. The European market leader has increased its market share by 9% in the last one year, with its current market share growing to 23%, a recent report by MZA revealed. MZA is a leading telecoms & IT analyst firm delivering insight and analysis into past and future trends within the communications market place.

HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced a series of executive promotions and newly created management positions focused on building a stronger foundation for future growth.

“As the smartphone industry expands at this lightning pace, it is essential for HTC to grow its management capabilities from within while also adding outside expertise,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “Today’s announcement is not just a signal of our current growth and progress, but of our vision for bringing unique smartphones to people all over the world.”

Ron Louks, Chief Strategy Officer
As HTC’s newly created chief strategy officer, Ron Louks will be responsible for driving new strategic initiatives, technology incubation and will work closely with HTC’s engineering and operation departments. Prior to joining HTC, Louks was the chief technology officer at Sony Ericsson.

Save money and reconnect with loved ones around the world with du’s new One World Plan offer of just 1.5 fils/sec to 190 top destinations

Bringing family and friends even closer together, du today announced international calling rates of just 1.5 fils/sec to 190 top destinations. The new offer – available as part of du’s One World Plan – will make calling loved ones around the world more affordable than ever before.

du Pay as you Go® customers already enjoy amazing freedom and flexibility with du’s pioneering WoW recharge options. For international calling, du’s “more international” recharge option gives customers extra credit of up to 60 % in addition to the face value of the recharge. du’s “more international” recharge option, combined with the “One World Plan”, offers effective international calling rates of up to 56 fils/minute, meaning du customers enjoy the best deal on international calling in the UAE.

E-marine today announced a maintenance and storage agreement with the East African Submarine System (EASSy), a fiber-optic cable that will greatly improve access to high-performance Internet, business and mobile-phone data services in twenty-one African nations. E-marine will now take responsibility for maintaining up to an 8,600km-strech of the EASSy submarine cable network. It will also provide secure storage for supplies and accessories in its state-of-the-art Bonded Cable Depot in the Port of Salalah, Oman.
The agreement was signed by “EASSy O&MSC Chairs, Vinod Kumar Verma and Ryan Sher and Omar Bin Kalban, Managing Director & CEO of E-marine.

Mr Trevor Martins, Chairman of the EASSy Management Committee said: “The increasing demand for telecommunications systems to connect Africa to the rest of the world was the motive behind building EASSy. This is a critical cable route upon which millions of people will come to depend, hence we require a partner with the expertise, resources and successful track record to