eHosting DataFort named 'Enterprise Service Provider of the Year' at 4th ACN Arab Technology Awards

Organised by ITP Business Publishing, the annual award ceremony, celebrating outstanding achievement and excellence in the Middle East's ICT sector, was held on 20 October at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina.

Mohamed Fouz, CEO, eHosting DataFort, said:

"We are proud to be recognised as the region's top IT service provider of the year. Outsourcing in technology services has become an integral part of a company's business model today and we hope that we can continue to make our prominence in the region across vertical segments in related industries. We look forward to offering a level of service that will further foster innovation and greater business productivity for all of our customers."

As a premium service provider, eHosting DataFort won the distinction for its holistic offering through building a comprehensive portfolio of services and demonstrating a strong market insight in understanding the importance of developing best practices among regional firms. Terming EHDF a pioneer, jury panellists acknowledged the firm's foresight and willingness to invest in the future.

More than 400 professionals from the Middle East IT community attended the ACN Arab Technology Awards 2008 that set out to raise the profile of the industry by honouring technology leaders of the Arab world.

Recognising excellence in enterprise computing, the awards rewarded the region's best and brightest enterprises, spotlighting the achievements of the finest vertical projects, vendors, individuals, integrators and service providers.

EHDF will continue to exhibit at the Gitex Technology Week 2008 that opened on 19 October and will run until the 23 October at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

eHosting DataFort has established a wide network of technology and channel partners based in the GCC, MENA, Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific regions. With world-class data centers, state-of-the-art infrastructure and round the clock 24/7 operations, the region's leading managed services provider delivers its operations through highly reliable infrastructures based on best practices including ITIL, ISO 27001, ISO 20000 and BS25999.

With an impressive portfolio of customers, EHDF currently provides a number of IT services and consultancy across the government, finance and banking, IT, telecom and media sectors, including Emirates airlines, Dubai Financial Market, Dubai Ruler's Court, Dubai Aluminium Company (DUBAL), du, Dubai e-Government, Dubai TV, Emirates NBD, and Arcelor-Mittal, the world's largest steel company.