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Thursday, November 26 - 2009

isurf's up

Karim Rahemtulla is the Knowledge Oasis Muscat-based Singaporean entrepreneur behind the leading M-commerce firm, Infocomm, and Oman's first value-add infotainment portal - isurf.co.om

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According to the Singaporean entrepreneur, "isurf.co.om offers a solution to the biggest problem facing our community today, communication. In fact, we designed and launched the portal to save people time, effort and energy." At this year's COMEX, Infocomm has unveiled a revamped isurf.co.om and according to Rahemtulla visitors to his stand have been giving great feedback.

"We've introduced a new bundle of services, these include up-to-date information and advice on food and restaurants, movies, cinemas, job vacancies, car sales, online shopping and Internet games. We cover a full range of activities on the portal and it now reaches over 250,000 people right across the country. In fact, we've a wider circulation than any of the domestic newspapers and our audience is getting more and more sophisticated," pointed out Rahemtulla.

Commenting on his operations at KOM, Rahemtulla said: "We're a mobile commerce firm and KOM's an ideal location for us as it offers credibility of address, good networking, infrastructure support and opportunity for growth. Tenants on the Park aren't just involved in business relationships," Rahemtulla says. "We're all involved in a tight knit community and experience mutual benefit from using each other's services," he says.

Since basing his Middle East operations at KOM, Infocomm has been planning and implementing sales expansion across the region. "We've some exciting plans for the future and hopefully they will allow us to expand Infocomm and further promote KOM as a regional hub for ICT, innovation and entrepreneurship," he commented.

"It's sophisticated, hi-tech businesses like Infocomm that are helping stimulate local ICT employment opportunities and attract skilled and creative workers to Oman. We're delighted to have Infocomm as tenants and I'm very excited about how the isurf.co.om infotainment portal is developing, it's a marvellous service," remarked Mohammed Al Maskari, KOM's Director General.
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