New solutions to be availed during Cisco X, the forum for region's top business decision makers

The event will bring together regional business leaders and pioneering technology adopters and implementers under one roof, to share knowledge, ideas and best practices.

The event follows Cisco's international reporting of Q4 and fiscal-year results for the period ended July 29, 2006. The company fared extremely well in the Middle East and Africa, with the region delivering an impressive 56 per cent record growth in FY 2006, over the same period the previous year.

'CiscoX is our way of thanking our customers for their confidence and support and our partners for their commitment and efforts. Together, we comprise the human network that changes lives everyday,' said Samer Alkharrat, General Manager, Cisco Gulf. 'At CiscoX, we seek to enhance and strengthen this network so we can create a much more exiting experience to everyone who is a part of it'.

CiscoX will be held at Mina Al Salam Hotel, and will witness participation from over 500 senior business and technology executives representing Cisco customers and partners from all over the Middle East. They will experience with Cisco best-of-breed solutions and technologies and at the same time, be acknowledged for their support and contributions.

Also, CiscoX will server as a venue for customers and partners to share their networking and communications learning and best practices amongst each other with a view to showcasing the best the region has to offer. Above all, the event will be a celebration of the regions success in transforming itself into a leading global technology adopter and innovator.

'The Middle East is one of most important markets for Cisco worldwide. Our customers in the region deploy some of the most advanced network environments the industry knows today. Thus, transforming their operations and aligning their Information Technology with their business objectives. The adoption of advanced networking technologies has greatly helped in elevating the region's technology standards to a new level, acknowledged globally,'

Alkharrat added.

A number of partners will be present at 'CiscoX' to discuss their strategic alliance with Cisco. Panduit, Synergy, Active Mania, DigiMark, Systimax, and MNS - IPMagix will be on hand to highlight their commitment to the region and to their partnership with Cisco.