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Aptec Holdings gets Microsoft OEM distribution for Gulf
Aptec Holdings, one of the largest technology distributors in the Middle East, Turkey & Africa, has expanded its distribution agreement with Microsoft to include Gulf region for Microsoft OEM products. Aptec was an authorized distributor for Microsoft OEM previously only for the UAE.
Aptec plans to expand the current Channel and recruit new partners for Microsoft OEM in the Gulf region to further gain market share. With the presence of Aptec with other products and solutions, distributing Microsoft OEM will add a significant opportunity to the reseller community in the region. The new distribution agreement authorizes Aptec to sell Microsoft OEM in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman & Kuwait, with previous held markets. Aptec already has Microsoft Volume License distributor for the Gulf.
XpertLearning Partners with Microsoft to Provide Online Training to Imagine Cup Gulf Finalists
In collaboration with Microsoft Gulf, XpertLearning, the leading provider of e-Learning solutions in the Middle East, will provide the Imagine Cup Gulf winners with access to online courses to sharpen their presentation skills ahead of the Imagine Cup World Finals in Warsaw, Poland.
Now in its eighth year, Imagine Cup has grown to be the premier student technology competition in Gulf and worldwide that aims to encourage young people to apply their imagination, their passion and their creativity to technology innovations that are focused on finding solutions to real world problems.
Oman – KalSoft L.L.C. awarded as the 2010 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year
KalSoft L.L.C. has been awarded as the 2010 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for Oman. The Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award recognizes partners at the country level that have demonstrated business excellence in delivering Microsoft solutions to our mutual customers over the past year. This award showed effective engagement with their local Microsoft office, delivered customer satisfaction, showed innovation, won new customers, and created business impact.
KalSoft is a well-known name in the IT Industry that has been synonymous with excellence and agility. Established in 1999 it has evolved within a short span of time to bring dramatic change in the market arena through its specialized range of products and services. KalSoft has the dexterity to provide the best IT solutions that allow businesses to gain automation and control of their work processes by the use of their numerous solutions and products.
It has not only focused on the local market but has spread its wings to gain business in the international market as well. It has paved a pathway for itself and is currently operating internationally with adirect presence in Pakistan, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia. KalSoft along with its strategic partners provides an incomparable degree of domain expertise with a results-oriented attitude. It presents business value with the use of IT and continuous Research and Development to attain an organization’s trust and reliability with innovative and dynamic products and solutions to support them in the increase of their competitive advantage and return on investment.
Imagine Cup Gulf 2010: Your Winners!
Recently teams from around the Gulf arrived to the Atlantis Hotel, Dubai to compete in the Imagine Cup Gulf 2010 Regional Finals. They had the chance to interact with other teams through team building activities, presentation skills training and were given the time to work on their project. On the big competition day, they presented their software design innovations in front of a panel of judges. Teams had ideas ranging from entrepreneurial websites, recycling innovations, traffic solutions, to health applications. See all the pictures here.
The top 4 teams will be heading to Warsaw, Poland in July to represent their country in the Worldwide Imagine Cup Finals. The judges for Imagine Cup Gulf 2010 were Guruswamy Periyasamy from Emirates Airlines, Talal Al Rahbi from ITA Oman, Dr. Fadi Aloul from American University of Sharjah, Reghu Jayapalan and Ibrahim Al Mayahi from du. So, the Imagine Cup Gulf 2010 Regional winners are:
ITA joins Microsoft’s security co-operation programme
The Information Technology Authority (ITA) of Oman yesterday signed an agreement with Microsoft Oman to join its Security Co-operation Program (SCP). Through the agreement, ITA Oman and Microsoft aim to promote the security of information systems and networks in the Sultanate and to exchange information to assist in that effort. The Security Co-operation Programme is a no-fee programme that helps further strengthen Microsoft’s comprehensive approach to providing the technology and services that help enable secure computing environments to governments and citizens.
In addition, ITA Oman and Microsoft will work together to exchange information that can be used to better anticipate, help prevent and respond to information technology security attacks. The kind of data that will be exchanged include, information about publicly known and reported vulnerabilities, information about upcoming and released security updates to facilitate resource planning and deployment, security incident metrics, information on Microsoft product security, the Microsoft approach to security and its incident response process.
Gulf Region – Imagine Cup 2010 Finals in Pictures
Microsoft Oman hosts ‘DigiGirlz Day’
In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Microsoft Oman hosted its “Microsoft DigiGirlz Day” for the first time in the Sultanate. The event, which was hosted at the campus of the Middle East College of Information Technology (MECIT), one of the premiere academic institutions in the field of information technology, with a vision to inspire creative minds. The aim of the event is to increase the engagement of female students with technology within an educational framework and was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Education and the academic community. Microsoft also hopes that this initiative will encourage more young women to pursue degrees and careers in computer science and computer engineering, with the ultimate goal of narrowing the gender gap in the industry.
Over 110 female students from grades 9-12 participated at this year’s event. During the event, a panel discussion was held where students had the opportunity to interact with women employed in the technology industry to gain exposure on careers in business and technology and to get an inside look at what it is like to work at Microsoft. In addition, two students from Umamaha School and one from Wadi Kabir School were the winners of the Digital Literacy competition held during the event.
Addressing the event, Suleiman Al Kindi, Deputy General Director of Information Technology from the Ministry of Education said, “The Microsoft DigiGirlz event is in line with the Ministry’s efforts to reach out to high school girls and increase female participation in the Science and Technology field. By hosting an event such as DigiGirlz, we aim to empower students to build successful careers for themselves and educate them on technology. DigiGirlz is an example of our strong partnership with Microsoft and we look forward to a continuous long-term association with them to inspire more females in the region to choose a science and technology based career.”
Microsoft Oman Previews New Technologies at Comex 2010
Microsoft Oman recently previewed a suite of its latest technologies including Office 2010, SQL Server 20008, Visio 2010 and Project 2010. The company’s new offerings were showcased to customers and partners at Comex, the largest telecom and technology show in the Sultanate of Oman.
Ahmad El Dandachi, Country Manager of Microsoft Oman said, “Microsoft is committed to providing innovative technology products and services that will provide the fuel to help reignite the engine of economic growth. We believe that our software solutions can help companies drive down costs and improve operations. This year is an exciting year from a product launch and innovation perspective and it will really lay the foundation for Microsoft in the region for the next two years. With the new solutions, Microsoft remains committed to offering our customers the greatest possible choice in the technology they use and to deliver software and services that are compatible with the way they work and live.”
Imagine Cup – Top 10 teams from the Gulf and their innovative ideas!
Over the past few months, students from across the Gulf have been applying their passion, creativity and imagination to help solve the world’s toughest problems by using technology. The proposals rolled in from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE in great numbers.
At this point, Microsoft Gulf present to you the top 10 teams from the Gulf and their innovative ideas! They will be arriving to Dubai on May 1 to work as teams and receive training. The projects will be presented to a panel of judges on May 3 to determine the top team per country to be sent to the world wide finals during July in Warsaw, Poland.
Microsoft Gulf hosting Imagine Cup 2010 regional finals in Dubai
Microsoft Gulf is hosting regional finals of Imagine Cup 2010 in Dubai at Atlantis Hotel on Monday, 3rd May 2010. 10 teams from universities across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and UAE will battle it out to win the chance to represent the region at the global finals of Imagine Cup being held in Warsaw, Poland July 3-8, 2010
- Day/Date: Monday, May 3rd, 2010
- Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm
- Venue: Atlantis Hotel, Convention Centre, Room C
- Microsoft Representative: Charbel Fakhoury, Regional General Manager, Microsoft Gulf
Microsoft Gulf expands partnership with ITE Distribution
Microsoft Gulf today announced its development with ITE, one of the leading regional IT distribution companies, to include Microsoft Commercial products such as Microsoft Windows, Office, and other commercial product suites available developed by Microsoft.
Previously, ITE’s Microsoft product offering included leading PC hardware such as Microsoft gaming devices, keyboards, mice, webcams, and headsets, as well as the highly demanded, Microsoft Mac Office. The Dubai based ITE will be responsible for distributing in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain.
“ITE Distribution’s clear understanding of the retail industry has expanded our reach and assisted in our channel expansion and growth. ITE’s performance through the past year clearly reflects on our strategy to provide access to local outlets and retailers where premium Microsoft products can officially be available to the local consumer with the support that matches it,” said Armagan Demir, Head of Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division Middle East.
“We are pleased to further expand our partnership with Microsoft, and increase our product portfolio for network partners,” said Shams Jafery, Director – Business Development, ITE Distribution.”We will stay committed to offering our channel expertise and support to further increase Microsoft’s market share across the region.”
Congrats Salman Abbas! Winner of Windows 7 “Ultimate Edition”
The competition is over; Salman Abbas from Oman is the lucky winner of “Ultimate Edition” of Windows 7. He has been contacted and once I have his address, I’ll send the DVD. Thank you every one who participated. Keep visiting this space, there is another pretty cool competition coming up. Thanks!
IT is The Best Job in the World: Win trip to Mauritius
Microsoft Middle East and Africa proudly claims that “IT’s The Best Job in the World” proving this by offering a prize to truly IT people – free trip to Mauritius Island. Any IT person can join!
You may have seen it on TV – some people really think that sitting on a boring island and blogging about clouds going by is “the best job in the world” (not to mention the risk of being bitten by a jelly fish).
Here at Microsoft however, we are absolutely sure that IT is the best job in the world. And to prove that, we are organizing a boring 3-day seminar on an IT-related topic. But, we can bet that IT people attending this seminar will be really, really thrilled. Why? Because IT is “the best job in the world!” Oh, and did I forget to mention that the seminar will take place this May on the island of Mauritius! Flights and hotels will be arranged by Microsoft for truly IT people.
So, if you are an IT specialist (doesn’t matter if you do development or administration, Microsoft, Linux, Cisco, PHP or Silverlight) you are invited!
ITWorx announces the launch of the SharePoint based second Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 portal
ITWorx, a leading software professional services organization in the Middle East, announced the successful delivery and launch of the 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 portal. Sanctioned by the Olympic Council of Asia, the Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event held every two years.
The 2nd Asian Beach Games Muscat 2010 will be held in Muscat, Oman from 8-16 December and is the country’s largest-ever international sporting event. The Games will celebrate sporting and cultural diversity from across Asia while embracing Omani heritage and values.
The Muscat Asian Beach Games portal was built by ITWorx on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, an integrated suite of server capabilities that improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing for better business insight. The SharePoint collaboration and content management server provides the event’s organizers with tools needed for server administration, application extensibility, and interoperability.
Microsoft Oman backs Comex 2010
Committed to providing innovative technology products and services to the country’s fast growing ICT market, Microsoft Oman signs on as a lead sponsor of Comex 2010, the largest IT, telecom and technology show in the Sultanate of Oman. A four-day ICT extravaganza, Comex 2010 will be held from April 26 to 30, 2010 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre, whilst the two-day ICT Conference will be organised from April 27 to 28 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Seeb.
Nick Hodge, Managing Director of OITE, the event organiser, said ”The support of Microsoft Oman has been a big boost to the Sultanate’s ICT event. As organisers, we are delighted with Microsoft’s continuous support to Comex which helps sustain the growth and development of the ICT sector.”
Microsoft believes in contributing and impacting the local economy in the countries that it operates in. Microsoft Oman’s participation in the Sultanate’s largest ICT event is a testament to its commitment to help organisations manage the short and long tail of the downturn – driving down costs and improving operations in the short and long term.
