Sakhr launches new intelligent software solutions at Gitex Dubai 2003

Sakhr is also showcasing other Arabic software solutions in partnership with its international partners, Microsoft and Oracle.

"Gitex is an important launch pad for Sakhr's software solutions, since it is the premium networking forum for the IT industry and prospective users of cutting-edge technologies in the Middle East," said Fahad Al-Sharekh, Business Development Director, Sakhr Software. "This year, Sakhr has unveiled its new software solutions in the fields of national security and e-learning. The showcasing of Arabic software solutions in partnership with Microsoft and Oracle reinforces the company's position as the leading Arabic software provider in the region."

"Sakhr views its participation at Gitex Dubai as an opportunity to optimize the application of Arabic software amongst the Arab IT users. The series of specialized workshops and seminars organized by Sakhr at the show provide an opportunity for IT professionals, high-level management and decision-makers to analyse the potential of the Arabic software solutions in the Sakhr portfolio," added Al-Sharekh. "We believe that there is high potential for further innovation in the field of Arabic software development, and we would like to use our participation in Gitex to network with end-users and refresh our understanding of and commitment to satisfying the IT needs of Arabic software users."

Amongst the new software solutions launched by Sakhr at Gitex, the most significant is the Arabic Information Monitoring and Management System (AIMS). The first software solution of its kind in the Middle East, AIMS is based on a bilingual Arabic-English Natural Language Processing (NLP) system. Capable of monitoring information in the form of text, electronic files, video clips, internet websites, email, television or radio stream, the new software also incorporates a system for information analysis, automated categorisation, identification of keywords, trend and path recognition within the document and shifts between the usual patterns of captured information.

AIMS has been conceptualised keeping in view the demand for comprehensive systems that can monitor, mine and process the flow of unstructured information irrespective of format, and is of great significance for research centres, security organisations and eGovernments worldwide, especially in view of increasing terrorism threats.

Besides AIMS, Sakhr offers the localization, Arabization and integration of Dermalog Smart Border Control with its other solutions for Border Control Authorities. The Dermalog product range represents the latest and most efficient technology for border control worldwide. It has a modular design that can easily be customised to suit the highest requirements and standards of Border Control Authorities.

The Dermalog Smart Border Control can read, identify and verify ICAO standard passports (with other formats being optional), Visa, ID Cards, 2D-Barcode PDF417 and arrival and departure cards. The system allows immigration officers to immediately examine all printed security features such as security seals, holograms and difference images to extract security features. Dermalog also provides project management, training, installation and continuing service support, as part of its total solution approach.

Sakhr is holding a seminar on Dermalog on Wednesday, October 22, from 12 pm to 3 pm at the Emirates Towers Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road. Sakhr will also hold a seminar on its new system of eLearning portals, the first of its kind in the Arab World.

Besides AIMS and Dermalog, Sakhr will unveil of a series of software solutions that introduce new eGovernance-related technologies to the region.

Visitors to Gitex 2003 can analyse the potential of a new set of software solutions that Sakhr has developed in collaboration with its international partners, Microsoft and Oracle. These new software solutions include NasherNet, a bilingual content management system and the SET translation system, both developed on the basis of Microsoft technologies, and the new edition of 'Idrisi', Sakhr's Arabic search engine, as well as ArabDox, the comprehensive document management solution, developed in collaboration with Oracle.

NasherNet is a web-based content and publishing system, which is capable of dealing with the full cycle of content management, from content gathering, creation and processing, to the final step of archiving and publishing via various eFormats. Already in use at the Executive Office in Dubai, NasherNet is demonstrating its seamless, comprehensive integration with Sail Lab's Arabic Media Mining and Management solutions for unclassified information sources that include both audio and video.

SET is a comprehensive web-based bilingual machine translation system for Arabic to English and English to Arabic translation. The system includes exceptional features such as dictionary management and memory building specific to the needs of the organisation.

Also in collaboration with Microsoft, via the DS Yellow and White pages Directory Services, Sakhr is demonstrating the potential of its Text to Speech (TTS) and Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) technologies. Capable of enabling the transformation of any PC saved text to natural male or female voice, TTS can also read dictated or non-dictated text and includes features such as an editor to build a personal voice dictionary and a corrector of common errors based on Sakhr's proof reading software.

ArabDox is a comprehensive document management solution for unorganised and uncategorised documents and files. The solution is capable of creating and retrieving databases in Arabic. The complete integration of the Arabic language Optical Character Recognition (OCR and the Arabic search engine technologies into ArabDox, enables content and text search within optically captures traditional documents.

Besides ArabDox, Sakhr is exhibiting the latest edition of 'Idrisi', its Arabic search engine, which is built on modern Arabic conjugation rules and which offers search and retrieve capabilities via a simple bilingual interface using web technologies. ArabDox and Idrisi run on Oracle back-end systems.