Apple has again come to the forefront with its new iPhone 3G - S. A much faster phone and at a reduced price. Apple iPhone lost to Research in Motion’s Blackberry Storm in the bid to become the top phone in the US in the first quarter. Apple is in high regards with its 50,000 applications to back up the phone but it was indeed the pricing factor and availability with different wireless operators that gave Blackberry the lead.

With its latest release Apple has again set the $199 mark but with a new phone and again AT&T as its provider. Many recent iPhone 3G buyers are complaining about the fact that they would have to pay the same amount of money or even more to get an upgrade.

Blackberry’s Storm as compared the newest Apple iPhone 3G-S already has a powerful camera with video recording at the same price. Will the iPhone 3G-S take the lead in the second quarter is just wait and watch game.

To add to the war Plam Pre is also there with comparative features to iPhone 3G-S and Blackberry Storm. The choice for the customer is now being more difficult which more options, all of which are top quality.

The battle in on let see who wins the war in the end.

I am a hobby loving person and lately I have discovered that photography is what I love to do. I just have the nag of having these ideas. I first thought that photography is a simple business with those shoot and click cameras. Just point to a object and snap. There you are with a good looking picture. I have taken a lot of pictures and have a tendency to admire them. After all that ego comes in where it say that ‘I’ have taken it after-all.

I realized lately that this hobby of mine can turn into a good part-time business too. The idea snapped and off I went to google. I saw many videos and learnt a few things here and there. At first everything was going over the head as I had no idea what in the world these people were talking about. Patience played the game and slowly I tried to understand what all is photography about. Then I turned to the man’s best friend, ‘books’. My public library helped me a lot in this. I took all those books that sounded appropriate for digital photography and extended the return date before hand.

Within a few chapters my previous photographs stared to look like crap. Those were photographs that I once admired. I could easily find that what I did was not correct. I took my old digi-cam which has now become a bit buggy and started snapping again. This time taking into consideration what I had learned from the books and videos. Once again I went back to my old habit of admiring my pictures. This time I also got some encouragement from my colleagues whom I made the subject of my lenses.

I still hold my interest in this subject. I think this hobby is what I might take along for more time then any other. I am waiting on buying one of the Nikon SLR. Lets see when I get it.

Established in 2007, Tanmiah Transportation Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of ACWA Power Development that addresses the stringent transportation requirements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company started operations in September 2007 by the name Tanmiah Transportation Co. Ltd. and since then the company is progressing by leaps and bounds. Its core mission is to attain a sublime position in the field of transportation while acquiring trust and reliability of its customers. Offering varied products and services, Tanmiah features into different kinds of transportation goods like pipes. With many accomplishments to its credit, the company offers complete services in various projects with an extensive productive network. Tanmiah’s most recent projects are Al Shoiba, Arabian pipe Co. and Al Shoqiqe. Aspiring to reach the crest of success, Tanmiah has a broadened vision and will explore new avenues in times to come.

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Al Toukhi EST. for Industry & Trading was established in 1972 with a basic business line in electrical contracting. Transformed into Al Toukhi Co. for Industry, Trading & Contracting in 1994, it hails to be a limited liability company. Since its inception, Al Toukhi Co. has completed numerous electro-mechanical projects in power generation and transmission spread across the kingdom. The company’s vision is to attain the confidence of clients through job professionalism and quality performance followed by a strict observance in implementing and optimizing state-of-the art technologies.

All in all Al Toukhi Co. has successfully completed multiple projects amounting to 5 Billion Saudi Riyals over the last five years (2002-2007). Owners’ share breakups are as follows:

Al Toukhi Trading Group 67%
ACWA Power Development 30%
Eng. AbdulKarim Al Toukhi 7%

With an accomplished staff consisting of engineers, administrators, project managers, technicians and skilled laborers, Al Toukhi Co. has a total number of 2000 expert employees. With a vision to succeed, Al Toukhi Co. is exploring new frontiers to make it big in times to come.

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Aziz European Pipe Company is a Saudi owned corporation that is spread on a mass scale with an extensive production capacity. It uses state-of-the-art technological equipments and puts a great emphasis on qualitative measures. The Company is certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and in position of the API monogram as well as being API QMS registered.

The production standard applies the American Petroleum Institute Standards for line pipe API 5L, AWWA, Saudi Aramco, ASTM and others. The production line is capable to meet Saudi Aramco’s new specifications for residual stress in carbon steel. AEPF believes and practices that quality can only be maintained with a totally controlled production process.

The company also believes that investment in both mechanical and industrial aspects with human resources is of equal importance. It has already offered programs like on-the-job training in parallel to the creation of the one and only welding school of its kind in the industry. The aim of this school is to churn out qualified & certified welder graduates of carbon steel pipe with a strong emphasis on Saudi recruits.

Ensuring product reliability and total customer satisfaction, AEPF commitment reflects in its investment in high-quality monitoring systems. The processes include On Line Ultrasonic Testing, Off Line Ultrasonic Testing and Real Time Radiography in addition to the X-Ray Technology. The Existing equipped labs are another evidence of AEPF commitment to total product quality and consistency.

With this and more the company continues to innovate, making versatile products for an easy and smooth life. The approach is destined and the future is bright.

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UMIC was founded in 2004 by a group of illustrious businessmen and technocrats to explore opportunities in the non-oil natural resources sector. Based in Jeddah, UMIC currently operates upon several industrial mineral mining and processing projects. It is known as a reputable and reliable natural resources company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a well-qualified and specialist team of geologists and engineers.

Some of its renowned projects are the mining of limestone, marble, feldspar and quartz. The company supplies “value added” products to the market by advanced chemical and mechanical processing of the mined material. The products supplied by UMIC includes crushed limestone, marble and feldspar with accurate chemical and physical specifications as required by the customer like ground calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), finely ground (micronized) feldspar and quartz. The cost-effective development of import substitutes is also a major goal for UMIC. With a vision to expand and explore further avenues, UMIC is on a flourishing spree towards success and growth.

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ACWA Power Projects own and operate infrastructure assets to deliver water and power needs to support the rapidly growing demand for social and economic growth. ACWA Power Projects is owned two third by ACWA Power Development and one third by Mada Company for Industrial & Commercial Investment (one of Al Rajhi group companies). Both the groups are the largest privately owned industrial conglomerates. With an exemplary reputation and standing in the Kingdom followed by an outstanding track record and financial strength, ACWA Power Projects is a credible and capable development partner for any Independent Power, Water and Steam project.

ACWA Power Projects is also one of the first and foremost developers of privately financed power and water projects structured on a Concession or Utility Outsourcing Model of Contract, financed using a limited recourse Project Finance framework. It plays a direct role in selecting the investment partners, identifying optimum technical solutions, selecting and negotiating with the EPC Contractors to procure the most competitive EPC price, estimate the most competitive O&M price and develop appropriate and innovative financing structures. In connection to the several multibillion Dollar transactions, ACWA Power Projects has also developed an excellent reputation with the major local, regional and international banks who are involved in financing infrastructure investments in the Kingdom.

ACWA Power Projects also features into a well established and experienced O&M Contracting company being a joint venture between ACWA Power and Sogex, Oman. This Omani partner company is the only privately owned company dedicated to operate and maintain power and desalination plants in the Gulf and North Africa region and has also demonstrated their ability to deliver competitive value time and again. Through the various projects underway, ACWA Power Projects till today have developed robust relationships with all the major power and desalination plant suppliers in the Kingdom and seeks to explore new ventures in the future.

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Established and registered in Riyadh in 1979, Preussag AG is one of the 15 largest corporate groups in Germany, headquartered in Hannover. It specializes in the desalination of sea water & brackish water particularly for wastewater treatment. Supplying complete water treatment plants for more than 50 years, Preussag has executed up to 1,000 water projects worldwide to date.

In 1982, the company was awarded the first desalination contract by Arabian American Oil Company presently known as “Saudi ARAMCO” at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It was also awarded the Jubail SWRO project desalination plant at Jubail, in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia which was the largest seawater R.O. plant in the world, and at present the 4th largest.

With a workforce of 66,000 skilled employees, Preussag has recorded a turnover of more than DM 35 billion in the current fiscal year. Preussag Saudi Arabia is owned 100% by the local Saudi investors (ACWA Power Development and Mada Company for Industrial & Commercial Investment) and is focused on large and medium size SWRO and BWRO projects on Turnkey EPC or on BOT/BOO schemes. It also offers technical expertise and services to the Middle East and MENA. With its name being synonymous with water engineering today, Preussag aspires to innovate more with varied water solutions to cater every requirement.

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Arabian Company and Sasakura for Water & Power is a joint venture company which aims to provide Consulting Services and Execution of Projects in the field of Rehabilitation of Water Desalination & Power Plants. The joint owners are Arabian Co. for Water & Power Development (ACWA Power), owned by A. Abunayyan Trading Corp. & Al Muhaidib Holding Co. and two well-known Japanese Companies Sasakura Engineering Co. Ltd. & Itochu Corporation.

Arabian Company and Sasakura for Water & Power is considered to be a healthy addition to the Arabian Holding Co. for Water & Power Development. Since the beginning of Sasakura in 1948, the company has been engaged in various research and development activities of marine equipments, desalination plants, air-cooled heat exchangers and other environmental protection devices that has been a worldwide distinction for Sasakura. In order to preserve the natural environment, the company constantly seeks to develop new products that can address the demanding needs. The aspiration is to create a better environment through fresh water production, energy saving and noise suppression.

As a result, Arabian Company and Sasakura for Water & Power has also developed/featured into a leading rehabilitation company with associated company Sasakura Engineering Co. Japan in the Middle East. The projects launched are Rehabilitation Project - Jeddah Desalination & Power Plant Phase 4, Re-Installation of New Toyobo Membranes in Jubail RO Plant, Al-Jubail MED Pilot Plants etc. With this and more, Arabian Company and Sasakura for Water & Power is destined to capture the trends of time with solutions that are outstanding and exceptional.

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Arabian Pipeline Project Company (APPCO) is one of the leading companies in Saudi Arabia in the execution of salty water projects and water transmission systems. Initiating operations in October 2006, APPCO is a consortium between Aziz Company and the Arabian Company for Water & Power Development. Its core activity is Shuqaiq Phase 2 Water Transmission System with a spread pipeline for about 920 km and a total amount of water 503,000 cubic meters a day. The primary aim of the company is to serve the nation and to provide premium drinking water which is safe and secure for health.

Handling multiple projects, the company deals in many exclusive projects across the Kingdom and Gulf countries like saline water conversion pipelines, implementation of water pumping stations, construction, mechanical and electrical projects while also being engaged in water, oil & gas projects. APPCO is looking forward to new projects while exploring further opportunities to mark success.

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