Sakhr & LayoutME set the standards knowledge investment for decision support at the 3rd Conference on Documentation & Electronic Archiving

The Arabic search engine which can fully grasp the unique characteristics of the Arabic language; the successful scanning of any document which has the capability to recognize text and convert numbers & letters into editable text; and instant translation capabilities between languages to meet the demands of the globalization era.

This statement was made at the 3rd Conference on Documentation & Electronic Archiving which commenced yesterday at the Dubai World Trade Centre where Sakhr and Layout ME are joint participants at the technology exhibition held on the sidelines of the conference.

Sakhr is showcasing its award winning ArabDox, the trilingual (Arabic, English, French) Document Management System developed by Sakhr which offers enterprises an integrated solution to manage increasing amounts of non-structured information in documents.

Layout ME is displaying the latest in scanning technology, the AGFA Microform document scanner which operates at high speeds reaching 160 pages per minute thus increasing productivity levels capable of highly detailed scanning operations which result in greatly increased optical recognition (OCR) of the Arabic characters.

'This conference is a good opportunity for us to get our visitors better acquainted with ArabDox, the first Arabic program acknowledged by the international giant Intel for document management. ArabDox exceeds the usual boundaries of document management systems by offering a trilingual knowledge management that was developed according to internationally recognized standards,' commented Moatasem Mohaisen, Regional Director, Gulf, Sakhr Software Co.

He added, 'We are aware that the needs of our clients are constantly on the increase, for this reason we chose to participate in this exhibition in collaboration with Layout ME to shed light on our company's latest developments, and the exceptional status this product enjoys, because it offers a fully integrated archiving system that includes applications, ArabDox, and hardware, the unique AGFA Microform scanners.'

'Our participation in this exhibition will allow us to expose our visitors to products which will help them achieve higher levels of performance in the field of documentation & electronic archiving,' commented Joe Karkour, Area Manager, Middle East & North Africa, Layout Middle East, Fz llc.

He added, 'Our collaborative experience with Sakhr has been highly successful in the field of providing comprehensive electronic documentation systems to some of the Arab World's most notable establishments & organizations.'

The exhibition will continue for a period of three consecutive days, until the 19th September 2005, and includes some of the major players in the fields of services, solutions and technical applications, as well as companies operating in IT, knowledge, and bookshops, electronic archiving, statistics and decision support systems, geographical information management systems, and more.

This exhibition is being held on the sidelines of the conference which addresses a variety of scientific issues, the challenges in the world of information & knowledge management, and other related topics of importance.