Cisco designs tech solutions for Energy City
Networking giant Cisco will contribute to the Energy City Qatar project, tagged the "city with a brain", according to Gulf Times.
"Along with a team of global technology partners, led by Accelerator Technology Holdings, Cisco will identify and design advanced technology solutions to create the infrastructure required to support the $2.6 billion regional energy hub in Qatar's Lusail development," reads the article.
A team of over 30 technology experts from across Cisco's global offices will hand over a technology blueprint to implementation teams, and will design the city's connected real estate framework, IT infrastructure network, and technology-based products, services and operations.
Motorola attacks BlackBerry with Good buy
Motorola will acquire Good Technology, putting it in direct competition with Research In Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry device, writes e-week.
The terms of the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been announced.
"With the purchase of Good, Motorola will be in the position of providing both the hardware and software for a mobile messaging device," explains the article.
Hotmail's replacement goes Dutch
Microsoft has moved Windows Live Mail, the successor to Hotmail, out of beta, but only in the Netherlands. "Microsoft won't have the final version in the US and elsewhere until next year, later than it had planned," writes News.Com.
The Netherlands has almost 16.5 million residents, a third of whom have a Hotmail account, according to Richard Sim, product planner for Windows Live Mail.
About 10 000 Netherlands residents signed up for accounts within hours of the launch, he said, adding that Microsoft engineers are looking at the Dutch launch as a "preview", and will use feedback to make further improvements to the product.
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