IBM drives innovation into the Middle East market

The consistent holder of the most patents in the world for the past 11 years and one of the world's leading research and development companies, IBM is dedicated to fostering innovation and will be fielding top research and development experts at the Dubai-based event.
'As the region evaluates deepening its capabilities along the value chain, this event marks an important opportunity to assess the steps required for capacity building and fostering innovation,' said Samer Shaar, general manager at IBM Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan. 'We're very proud to be supporting such an important forum.'

Top researchers will share IBM's research and development vision and startegy with university professors and key stakeholders in government and businesses in the Arab World. IBM is driving market growth by expanding its development resources in the region through helping companies and partners innovate, help more innovators find markets and help companies leverage that innovation in their businesses.

'IBM not only creates industry-leading commercial products, it also investigates new ideas and possibilities in its labs that will change how people live and work,' said Pat Toole, IBM's General Manager for Engineering & Technology Services. 'IBM customers are successfully placing themselves at the forefront of new technology adoption and business innovation as a result of its advanced technologies and innovative solutions that are derived from R&D.'

IBM is unparalleled in the world of research and debvelopement from ergonomic features, to enterprise-class availablity and performance technology to fundamental research into the most fundamental building blocks of nature to technologies that are on the very edge of science fiction. IBM is highly committed to research and development and maintains its leadership position by consistently providing innovative technology to its customers around the world, including the Middle East. The company has earned 3,415 U.S patents in 2003, breaking the record for patents in a single year and extending its run as the world's most innovative company to eleven consecutive years.