2 Projects I like

I just wanna let you (if you don't) try those projects...Anyway here they are: 1st: TayaIT (http://www.tayait.com) which is a search engine created by Taya (http://www.tayaenterprise.com) a company dedicated to Arabic search, Arabic NLP, etc which is really great area to target with too few real competitors (most of the companies investing in these area are very small ones, or not really investing enough as far as I know).. 2nd: Yamli (http://www.yamli.com) I'm not sure it's made by whom & that's a really strange thing from such a project..There's no much info about the teams who did it..Anyway, the project simply is a way to use the "3agalizy language" we -Arab youth- write to generate regular Arabic..Note here that this is not a translation it's more of a transcription... With a seamless performance, yet it's still in its beta version..The idea itself is not new (specially to me) as a friend was already working on it..but really what they did is BIG.. The problem here that you don't get it, if it will be an open source project or just another online service. Wonder if it's an OS project, imagine the number of applications that it might be integrated in.. Even if it's service can we have some APIs to use it..And last but not least, the eternal question "who made it?" :D coz it's not obvious @ all who did :D..

Dotnetwork user group Launch @ Microsoft

Get Ready for the BIG event!

We are Launching the DotNetwork User Group at Microsoft Smart Village. Enjoy the nice sessions & the great company!

Please visit http://www.dotnetwork.org/ or our facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2409268236 for more info.

Also please check the Event Link http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20991166880 and the attachments.

DON'T MISS OUT!!!!

There will be buses available to take you to and from the smart village. They will be available from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM at :

1- Abdel Mone'm Ryad sq. (Super Jet Parking)

2- Naddy El sekka (in front of the club's main gate)

Check the places of the buses:

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Mars, Snickers, Bountey,... Starts using Animal Products

Please check the post on Noha's blog: http://nohamahmoud.blogspot.com/2007/11/mars-snickers-bountey.html or directly @ BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6653175.stm note that this won't affect vegetarians only, Muslims too..

Android - An Open Handset Alliance Project

The Open Handset Alliance (http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/), a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies, is developing Android: the first complete, open, and free mobile platform. So there's no G-phone :(..So what's new about that..Let me tell you..Cool apps that surprise and delight mobile users, built by developers like you & me, will be a huge part of the Android vision. To support us in our efforts, Google has launched the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million in awards for great mobile apps built on the Android platform. For more about Android & to download The SDK check http://code.google.com/android/ Android Developers blog, http://android-developers.blogspot.com/ YouTube channel/User, where u can find many useful videos about Androids & the services already available by the OS & the SDK, http://www.youtube.com/AndroidDevelopers & finally Android community, http://code.google.com/android/groups.html

Sun Microsystems Developer Day

Finally, Sun Microsystems will make one of the developers days in Egypt-Cairo. Sun Microsystems is supporting the community world wide and support EGJUG in Egypt. Register NOW! Agenda:

1. Sun and Open Source Discover how is Sun contributing to open source and find out about Sun's key open source initiatives such as NetBeans, OpenSolaris, Glassfish and OpenOffice. 2. NetBeans 6 - New & Cool This session provides an overview of new tools available in the upcoming release of NetBeans 6.0. You will see demos of new Java editor in NetBeans 6, we will demonstrate various new features of NetBeans GUI builder in action and NetBeans Profiler which helps analyze performance of Java applications. 3. Technologies for Creating Rich Internet Applications *Creating highly interactive web applications is a must today. During this session you can find out how to use different technologies to create Ajax-enabled applications to provide better user experience for end users. 4. Introduction to Swing Application Framework and Beans Binding *Swing application framework and Beans binding are new frameworks which greatly simplify desktop application development. Together with NetBeans' Matisse GUI builder you can develop desktop applications much easier than before. All features will be again demonstrated in action inside of the IDE. 5. NetBeans Mobility Pack Java is very popular by mobile applications developers. Discover what's new in NetBeans Mobility Pack, the ultimate tool for creating mobile applications. It's visual designer is not only easy to use but also very flexible and supports latest standards such as CDC and SVG.

Venue: Dar Al Defa' Al Gawy, Nozha St. Nasr City Date: November 21st, 2007 Time: 10 am.

This event is open to developers free of charge. Places are limited, so please register early. All attendees are invited to stay for lunch. All pre registered attendees will receive a free NetBeans developer pack and T-shirts.