The workshop, featuring UrFilez Founder & CEO Mr. Hassan Miah in a keynote presentation, was attended by a tech-savvy audience made up of IT specialists, web developers, IT students, media students, IT company professionals, artists and members of the public who expressed a keen interest in learning about this new communication opportunity.
It discussed the creative convergence of digital arts, science, technology and business for human expression, communication, social interaction and education.
Zain Bahrain, already well-known for its value-added content, signed an agreement with UrFilez, the only online and mobile-phone social community devoted to the local music of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
Since April this year, the partnership has brought a huge archive of digitally processed music downloads within reach of Zain Bahrain customers.
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Zain Bahrain, UrFilez take digital media evolution to Bahrain tech enthusiasts
- Bahrain: Thursday, June 18 - 2009 at 14:58
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As part of its efforts to keep users in the loop about the latest technological developments and its cutting-edge offerings, Zain Bahrain and UrFilez conducted a fascinating workshop for members and guests of the Bahrain Internet Society which centred on the topic of "Evolution of Digital Media" and how to bind this powerful and exciting medium as a communication and business tool.
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About Zain:Zain is a leading emerging markets player in the field of telecommunications aiming to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by 2011. Zain was established in 1983 in Kuwait as the region's first mobile operator. Since 2003, it has grown significantly becoming the 4th largest mobile network in the world in terms of geographic presence with a footprint in 22 countries spread across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 56.3 million active customers (as at 30 September 2008).
Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Lebanon, the company manages the network on behalf of the government operating as mtc-touch.
Zain Bahrain entered the Kingdom's telecoms market in 2003 as the second mobile service entrant. Riding on the promise of innovative business practices and cutting-edge technology, Zain Bahrain has delivered on these promises by putting Bahrain on the global telecommunications map with a string of firsts - the first country with nation-wide 3G, then 3.5G and now, WiMAX coverage. Today, Zain Bahrain has developed into a successful fixed wireless service operator offering full-spectrum corporate telecoms solutions, voice and data services to customers in the Kingdom.
The company is committed to nurturing the finest Bahraini talent and has an energetic and inspired majority-Bahraini workforce. It's strong CSR initiatives have made Zain Bahrain an active partner in Bahrain's development and progress.
The Zain brand is wholly owned by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Stock ticker: ZAIN). The company had a market capitalization of over $23.4bn on 30 September, 2008.
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PO Box 266, Bahrain
Posted by Siba Sami AmmariThursday, June 18 - 2009 at 14:58 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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