Mindscape opens head office in Dubai Internet City

As a certified integrator and business solutions partner for leading software firms such as Microsoft, Oracle, Computer Associates, Nortel Networks, Ascent and Temenos, Mindscape employs over 100 IT and business professionals specialising in solutions for the financial services and other industries requiring robust, integrated IT solutions.

"Mindscape has been an innovative player in the local ICT industry and we hope that it will make even greater contributions to the sector from its new headquarters in Dubai Internet City," said Hamad Bin Byat, Dirctor Genereal of the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone. " One of Dubai Internet City's key focuses is to support local companies' efforts to enhance their expertise and business - not just regionally but also internationally. We look forward to providing Mindscape with the services to support their development," he added.

"What makes Mindscape unique is our strong domain knowledge of banking complementing our strong technical background covering a whole spectrum of cutting edge solutions facilitating retail, consumer, corporate and investment banking as well as risk management," said Mohammed Fouz, CEO of Mindscape.

Plans are also underway to construct a custom-designed head office facility in DIC that will be ready in the first half of 2004. This will feature a unique state-of-the art Data Centre for e-hosting and out-sourcing solutions including customer relationship management (CRM), call centres, middle ware, data warehousing, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning and includes applications such as Financials, HR, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Manufacturing ..etc), Core (which includes applications such as Loans, Deposits, General Ledger, Management Information Systems ..etc ) and other banking solutions. Other major initiatives include infrastructure management, networking and integration services.

DIC was selected because of it its regional importance and success as the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, said Fouz.

"We are glad to welcome Mindscape to the Dubai Internet City community," said Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Internet City. "The banking and finance sector across the region is currently undergoing a radical transformation and as a leading provider of e-banking and finance solutions, Mindscape is an exciting addition to the community here. We look forward to providing Mindscape with the services and support to enhance their business," he added.

"One of our main objectives for this year is to convert our current projects for clients such as Mashreqbank, Doha Bank and State Bank of Pakistan into successful strategic references by year end. These will serve as yardsticks for other financial institutions in the region to demonstrate how deploying state of the art IT infrastructure and industry best practices can improve their competitiveness," said Sohail Khan, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mindscape.