Red Hat launches Red Hat Certified Support Centre in cooperation with Opennet in the Middle East

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About Opennet MEA
Opennet MEA is the Master Distributor and Certified Training & Education Center of Red Hat Inc. in the following regions and countries: United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and all African French-speaking countries. Launched in 2003 in Dubai as head quarter for the Opennet Middle East & Africa operations, Opennet MEA aims to transfer its expertise on deploying Red Hat Linux to its covering regions by providing full range of consulting and professional services and assisting organizations and companies with the assessment, design and implementation of Linux solutions for ensuring high availability, reliability, performance, scalability and manageability within IT environments.
Opennet's Major Share Holder is GMH, one of Tunisia's Top 5 Holding Groups with more that $400 Million Total Sales in Various Industries for FY'2005.

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