Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
ITIDA, Egypt
The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) is a governmental entity affiliated to Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It is responsible for growing and developing Egypt’s position as a leading global outsourcing location by attracting foreign direct investment to the industry and maximizing the exports of IT services and applications.
Located in the heart of the modern business environment at Smart Village, the six hundred acre business park on the outskirts of Cairo, ITIDA is a self sustainable entity that drives the IT industry in Egypt and raises awareness among the Egyptian people of the benefits and use of ICT to advance socio-economic welfare of the whole community.
For more information, visit www.egypt-on.com
Destination Sponsor
Development Zones Commission (DZC), Jordan
The Development Zones Commission (DZC) is the financially and administratively autonomous governmental entity responsible for creating, regulating and monitoring the Development Zones in Jordan. Established in 2008, The DZC aims at increasing Jordan’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), facilitating the creation of economic growth within certain zones, and creating an advanced investment environment. The DZC Board of Commissioners alongside to the One Stop Shop team administers, supervises and centrally approves all investment-related administrative matters, expediting all governmental services quickly and efficiently in one location, while also providing number of investment incentives and tax & customs exemptions. Six Development Zones are currently operating in Jordan; King Hussein Business Park, King Hussein Bin Talal Development Area in Mafraq, Ma’an Development Area, Irbid Development Area, Dead Sea Development Zone & Jabal Ajloun Development Area. In its bid to further develop the outsourcing sector in Jordan due to the huge potential that lies within it, the DZC has partnered with stakeholders such as the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MOICT), the Mafraq Development Corporation (MDC), the Information Technology Association (Intaj), as well as with USAID Jordan Economic Development Program (SABEQ) to carry a coordinated and concerted effort to improve the business environment and attract major players in that sector to establish operations in Jordan.
For more information, visit DZC Web Site
Platinum Sponsors
IBM
With more than 175,000 professionals working with clients in 170 countries, IBM Global Services is the world's largest business services provider and has been providing outsourcing services to industry-leading clients for many decades. Since acquiring PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting six years ago, IBM has completely transformed its services business model, evolving from a predominately IT outsourcing model to a high-value approach that involves automating labor-based processes, building business analytics and optimization capabilities to enable smarter enterprises and turning services into reusable assets through a combination of software, services and research and development.
IBM offers an array of Applications Services solutions that address multiple business objectives: helping enterprises of all sizes align their IT goals with their business strategy, empower growth, increase productivity, accelerate implementation cycles, and maximize return on application investments. IBM also helps clients make the most of their application environment. IBM has unrivaled experience optimizing application portfolios and implementing changes incrementally to scale to business requirements. Leveraging the intellectual capital of IBM, including world-renowned research capabilities and a global network of partners, clients leverage IBM’s expertise and experience in multiple geographies with the support of delivery centers around the world.
For more information, visit www.ibm.com/ae
Injazat Data Systems
Established in the 1st Quarter of 2005, Injazat Data Systems is an Information Technology and Business Services company that offers a wide range of managed services. It is focused on providing IT managed services to the oil & gas, utilities, financial services, government, transportation, telecom and healthcare sectors. Injazat is a joint venture of Mubadala Development Company and HP.
Injazat aims to become the premier information technology and business process managed services provider in the region. Growth is driven through Mubadala's knowledge of the Middle East business environment plus the delivery capabilities of HP- creating a local company with the experience of a global player.
Mubadala Development is a Public Joint Stock company, established and wholly owned by the Government of the Emirate Abu Dhabi. Its mission is to invest in commercially-viable, strategic, industrial and commercial partnerships.
For more information, visit www.injazat.com
Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT), a $ 5 billion conglomerate, provides IT services, business solutions, consultancy and BPO services to enterprises globally. Providing integrated solutions spanning the entire IT life cycle, Wipro converges technology to business to help customers achieve their strategic business objectives, accelerate innovation and maximize value from IT investments. The IT Services portfolio includes systems integration, application development and maintenance, technology infrastructure services, package implementation, testing and R&D services among others. Wipro is one of the fastest growing companies in the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia Wipro is present through a joint venture with Dar Al Riyadh group since the past 7 years. Wipro commenced operations in Dubai in March 2002 and currently has over 900 IT professionals serving customers across various industries segments sectors like Telecommunications, Retail, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Education, Oil & Gas, Government and Transportation in the Middle East region. Sample customers include Saudi Arabian Airlines, Etihad Atheeb Telecommunications, and King Abdullah University for Science and Technology. Wipro has a nearshore software development centre in Egypt, and Oracle competency center in UAE, and SAP competency centre in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Innovation is an integral part of Wipro DNA, which has transformed it into the world's largest third-party provider of R&D Services with 55+ dedicated ‘Centers of Excellence’. Wipro is also the first to perfect a unique quality methodology, the Wipro Way - a combination of Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen and CMM - to provide unmatched business value and predictability to our clients Backed by more than 25 years of experience, strategic alliances with leading technology providers and robust quality frameworks, Wipro delivers superior performance at optimum costs.
For more information, visit www.wipro.com
Gold Sponsors
Patni Computer Sytems Ltd.
Patni Computer Systems Ltd. is one of the leading global providers of Information Technology services and business solutions. Around 14,000 professionals service clients across diverse industries, from 28 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and 23 Global Delivery Centers in strategic locations across the world. We have serviced more than 400 FORTUNE 1000 companies, for over two decades. Our vision is to achieve global IT services leadership in providing value-added high quality IT solutions to our clients in selected horizontal and vertical segments, by combining technology skills, domain expertise, process focus and a commitment to long-term client relationships.
For more information, visit www.patni.com
SAP
As the world's leading provider of business software, SAP delivers products and services that help accelerate business innovation for our customers.
Today, customers in more than 120 countries run SAP applications - from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies, to suite offerings for global organizations. SAP's vision is for companies of all sizes to become best-run businesses.
In today's challenging business environment, best-run companies have clarity across all aspects of their business, which allows them to act quickly with increased insight, efficiency, and flexibility. By using SAP solutions, companies of all sizes, including small businesses and midsize companies, can reduce costs, optimize performance, and gain the insight and agility needed to close the gap between strategy and execution.
For more information, visit www.sap.com
Silver Sponsors
Aegis Limited
Aegis is a global leader in business process outsourcing (BPO) and has over two decades of leadership in customer lifecycle management.
Built on the mantra of personalized solutions and the co-creation of value, Aegis is one of the fastest growing BPO companies in the world. An Essar Group enterprise, Aegis offers the benefits of a global delivery model, strong financial strength, deep industry expertise, comprehensive and flexible solution offerings, and a rich international talent pool.
Aegis services more than 135 clients from 40 delivery centers with more than 40,000 employees across India, the Philippines, United States, Costa Rica, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Australia and South Africa.
For more information, visit www.aegisglobal.com
eHosting DataFort
eHosting DataFort is a leading provider of Managed IT and Advisory Services and a fully owned subsidiary of TECOM Investments (member of Dubai Holding). With world-class data centres and state-of-the-art infrastructure, eHosting DataFort has 24/7 Managed operations & a Service Desk to provide round the clock support to customers across the globe. eHosting DataFort also offers High end Service Level Agreements with regards to guaranteed uptime and availability, and with Accreditations in Assurance and Best Practices, and are amongst one of the few Service Providers in the world to have obtained the prestigious ISO9001, ISO 20000, ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 18000 and ITIL certifications. In addition, eHosting DataFort have a wide network of strategic technology and channel partners including Du, Cisco, HP, IBM, Dell, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, GBM, Fujitsu, EMC, BMC, Double Take, Arcsight, Kaspersky, Schnabel AG (world leader in planning & implementation of Data Centers) and Interoute (Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network, encompassing over 57,000 kms of lit fibre and 59 data centres). eHosting DataFort is also the proud winners of the Arab Technology Awards for the “Best Service Provider” category across the ME for 2 consecutive years (2008 & 2009) and the Winner of "Most Innovative use of New Technology" in 2009.
For more information, visit www.ehdf.com
Siemens
Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS) is one of the world's leading provider of IT solutions and services. We cover the entire IT service chain from a single source, from consulting to system integration, right through to the management of IT infrastructures. As the IT arm of Siemens; SIS has three differentiators that uniquely enable us to transform IT into business value for your organization. Our industry DNA: As the only IT partner embedded within a global integrated technology company, with a 160 year of history of continuous industry leadership, we have an unrivalled knowledge of all the industries and sectors we address. Practical innovation: with our technical expertise backed by a strong engineering culture, we provide innovation that delivers measurable value to your organization. Quality and commitment: Our customer satisfaction and contact renewal rates are among the best in the industry and reflect our ability to guide successful transformation of our customer’s business processes and operations. And most importantly we are known for delivering what we promise. Siemens IT Solutions and Services offers its customers a full range of outsourcing services, from the selective outsourcing of specific IT services to full IT outsourcing, where the provider takes over full responsibility for the management of the customer's IT, right through to Business Process Outsourcing, where entire business processes, such as for human resources or procurement, including the associated IT, are handled by the service provider. The competitive strength of Siemens IT Solutions and Services derives from the combination, which is particularly attractive to customers, of global service provision (and the related scale and cost benefits) and the industry-specific expertise acquired for example through the Siemens One approach promoting cooperation with other Siemens business units. Regardless of the type of outsourcing specified in the customer contract and its volume in terms of IT services, Siemens IT Solutions and Services focuses its customer relationship on innovative strength and continuous improvement, with a view to changing the customer's business situation and cost efficiency for the better over the long term. Outsourcing is in each case a part of the IT services from the SIS overall portfolio. SIS employs around 35,000 people and posts annual sales of almost 5 billion euros.
For more information, visit www.siemens.com/it-solutions
Strategic Partner
Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ)
The first free zone in the world dedicated to the outsourcing industry, Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), a member of TECOM Investments offers the perfect base for both captive and third-party outsourcing operations to provide mid and high-end services in areas such as finance, accounting, IT, payroll processing, engineering, R&D and design. It also serves as a centre for off-shore disaster recovery facilities. DOZ caters to off-shoring requirements from Europe, the US and the region. DOZ's custom-made facilities, including next-generation telecom infrastructure, office space in intelligent buildings, and facilities management, enable outsourcing companies to set up efficient operations. The package of telecom services include reliable and redundant high-bandwidth connectivity, IP telephony, automatic call distribution (ACD), interactive voice response (IVR) and predictive dialing systems, satellite communication services as well as technical and infrastructure support. These facilities form part of a plug-and-play infrastructure which helps offshore service providers start operations quickly with minimal upfront investment.
For more information, visit www.doz.ae
Media Partner
JIWIN
Launched in February 2006, Jiwin offers valuable and unique services to clients looking for effective communications support. JIWIN delivers high visibility corporate and marketing communications programmes designed to raise awareness among key target audiences. It is a fundamental principle of how we work, that JIWIN takes time to get to know who must hear our clients’ messages.
For more information, visit www.jiwin.ae