:: OER - March - 2010 ::

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SONY’S NEW CYBER-SHOT™
Sony Gulf, the regional arm of consumer electronics giant Sony, has unveiled a new range of Cyber-shot™ cameras – T-series, W-series and S-series. The ultra compact and stylish cameras feature intuitive imaging and advanced video recording, while delivering effortless photo capture and beautiful images for any user. Well-known for its slim and chic design, the T-series Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 is available in dark blue, red and silver colours. DSC-TX7, the world’s slimmest camera with Full HD (1920 x 1080, 50i) AVCHD video recording, comes with a 10.2 megapixel resolution and is the first T-series product to be equipped with a 25mm wide-angle lens enabling users to shoot dynamic, high quality full HD videos with smooth subject movement.

TOUGHBOOK ARRIVES
Oman Marketing & Services Company’s Panasonic System Solutions Division has launched the latest range mobile laptops called as Toughbook in Oman. A brand new Toughbook Business Mobile model, the CF-F8 has been developed based on user feedback and demand for a lightweight, durable and high performance notebook. Weighing 1,660g, the Toughbook CF-F8 is
the world’s lightest notebook with a 14.1 inch display
and integrated optical drive.

BUGATTI TOURBILLON
Luxury Swiss watch manufacturer Parmigiani announced the latest in the line of Bugatti concepts developed by Parmigiani that underscores the watchmakers’ technological virtuosity in a new dimension - or rather four. The challenge this time relates to how the timekeeper is worn and how it can always be kept close by, in all of life’s situations. With the greatest of ease, it can be adapted for use either on the instrument panel of the new Bugatti car, as a wristwatch worn by the owner or a pocket watch.

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March - 2010

Cover Story

The best advice ever got

“The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on,” said Oscar Wilde. This rings louder in these tumultuous times than ever before. If there is one thing that everybody – from CEOs to a management trainee – needs desperately is some sound advice. In the following pages, the who’s who of Oman Inc share words of wisdom that influenced them the most.

Editorial

Good advice: Pass it on

Business has lots to learn and multiple avenues to learn from. Management education is becoming better and more accessible. There are more management books and journals today than ever before.

Other Headlines

UMS publications now available as e-magazines

Marking another first in the Sultanate’s publishing industry, United Media Services (UMS) has graduated all its magazines onto to the digital platform.

Distinctly different

Real estate cannot be viewed as one homogenous asset class as the risks and returns vary between categories.

The numero uno

Bahar has been voted as the greatest brand amongst a list of 130 brands in a recent Brand Survey by Oman Daily Observer.

Quality Differentiation

HMR Consultants is a premium environmental and engineering consultancy providing a range of cutting edge solutions to its clients.

Distinctly different

Real estate cannot be viewed as one homogenous asset class as the risks and returns vary between categories.

Going green, a long term strategy for The Wave

The Wave Muscat has commissioned ongoing topographical surveys to monitor the effects on the underwater environment caused by reef building and the dredging process.

OER CEO Golf 2010 to the off on the greens

The most anticipated corporate event in Oman, OER CEO Golf, will be played on Oman’s premier green golfing venue – the 18-hole Par 72 PGA-standard championship golf course at the Muscat Hills Golf & Country Club - on March 11, 2010.

The bullish case for Chinese shares

Rice and pork are such a high component of the Chinese CPI that the government hoards grain reserves to keep food prices stable and the mandate of heaven clearly is in the close grip of the Communist Party

Sony's new Cyber-shot™

Sony Gulf, the regional arm of consumer electronics giant Sony, has unveiled a new range of Cyber-shot™ cameras – T-series, W-series and S-series.

The future of energy to be showcased at expo

The seventh Oil & Gas West Asia Exhibition and Conference will also feature an Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) conference

STRENGTH-TO-STRENGTH

Times of Oman celebrated its 35th anniversary on February 23, 2010.

High Seas, High Stakes

The joint military exercises and cooperation with the broader anti-piracy movements in the region are a clear indication of the Sultanate’s commitment and ability ...

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