Author: RSS
4
Dec
2008
Abu Dhabi / Kuwait It was a bright and beautiful morning. The Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi has a great water vista, with a modest marina and a quiet pool for those with more time on their hands than Sunil and I did. Off in the distance, huge billboards rise out of a man-made [...]...
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Author: RSS
3
Dec
2008
It isn't like I have any particular insight into what's going on with the Research In Motion (RIM:TSX, RIMM:Q) hostile bid for Certicom (CIC:TSX). But I can do math (the poison dwarf mightn't agree with that view btw). A $66 million bid for a $26 million run rate revenue software security IP-heavy company [...]...
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Author: RSS
3
Dec
2008
In their zest to grab the levers of power, the New Democrats have finally given the Bloc Quebecois a reason for being. For the next ten years, BQ candidates will be able to address each and every Quebec town hall meeting with a simple vignette: Remember when we decided who would be in power in [...]...
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Author: RSS
3
Dec
2008
Dubai/Abu Dhabi It seems so easy. Leave Canada on Friday evening. Land in Dubai early Saturday evening. Toddle off to bed at the normal time on Saturday night, and awake on Sunday morning as though nothing really happened. Our first business day involved three meetings and a two hour drive from Dubai to Abu [...]...
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Author: RSS
2
Dec
2008
Toronto-Dubai The first thing you need to learn about doing business in the Gulf Region is that the weekend in the United Arab Emirates begins on Thursday evening, and folks return to work on Sunday morning. Which means the new direct 12 hour flight to Dubai departs at 9:40 p.m. on Friday night, getting you [...]...
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