A: Avaya, IP telephony and networking specialist.
B: Business Software Alliance, battling to protect copyrights.
C: Cisco Systems, IP telephony and networking giant.
D: Dell, No2 for PCs despite no direct online sales in the region.
E: Etisalat, UAE telecoms giant and former monopoly holder.
F: Fujitsu Siemens Computers, fastest growing seller of IT equipment.
G: GE Medical Systems, supplier to most regional hospitals.
H: Hewlett-Packard, No 1 regional desktop and laptop PC maker.
I: IBM, huge supplier of office and home IT systems.
J: JD Edwards, a big name in data management.
K: Knowledge Village, part of the Dubai Tecom free zone.
L: LogicaCMG, specialist software provider.
M: Microsoft dominates the local PC software market.
N: Nokia, best-selling mobile phone manufacturer.
O: Oracle, the E-Business Suite dominates the regional market.
P: PeopleSoft, rival to Oracle and now locked in a takeover battle.
Q: Qatar Telecom, ambitious local telecom operator.
R: Reuters, leading source of electronic news.
S: Sun Microsystems, big in server technology.
T: Tech Access, Dubai based solutions provider.
U: Universitas 21 Global, online university recruiting in the region.
V: Veritas, Dubai Internet City based US software house.
W: Wipro, Indian software giant based in Sharjah.
X: X-Ray equipment supplier in Riyadh, Somatco.
Y: Yahoo! most popular web portal for the Arab world.
Z: Zawya, subscription based regional news and information website.
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