The package offers new Arabized solutions and is part of one of the first development projects between Microsoft and a university in the region.
Ms. Dania Bazzy, AUD's Director of External Affairs, said: "We are privileged to be part of Microsoft's premiere project with a University in the region. Microsoft's official launch of this package will cater to the entire region, and stands as an evidence of our students' performance, hard work and dedication. It also reinforces the university's commitment to provide a collaborative, career oriented, and technology driven education."
The AUD team was involved in both the creative process of designing the icons and backgrounds, and in the technical development process of the first ever localized XP theme pack. The software package included backgrounds, music, icons and a screen saver inspired from the UAE culture.
"We are very pleased with the exceptionally high standard of the work carried out by the AUD students, and we look forward to future projects with them," said Assem Hijazi, Localization Program Manager, Microsoft Middle East & North Africa.
These creative minds worked on the various elements of the pack and tested the finished package. A new Windows Media Player skin, which changes the appearance of the Media Player console, was also included. The entire pack was tested to Microsoft's high professional standards, to qualify it as an official Windows XP pack.
The work on this project commenced in January 2004 and ended in April 2005, with team members working both on AUD campus and Microsoft offices to develop this software. The team members included current and former Information Technology and Visual Communication AUD Students.
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- United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 24 - 2005 at 16:41
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A team of graduates and students from the American University in Dubai developed the first UAE Windows XP theme pack for Microsoft that was launched at GITEX 2005.
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The American University in Dubai is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1995. Fall 2005, enrolment is 2,356 students representing eighty nationalities.AUD offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. A four-year Bachelor's degree is offered in Business Administration (BBA), Visual Communication (BFA), Interior Design (BFA) and Information Technology (BIT).
The AUD School of Engineering, established in 2001 through collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, offers the Bachelor's of Science (BS) degree in Civil, Computer and Electrical Engineering.
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is offered as a generalist degree, with the option to specialize in either Marketing or Finance.
Through its Center for English Proficiency, the University also conducts Intensive and Academic English programs designed to develop university-level English language skills.
The University's faculty possesses outstanding academic credentials, and the vast majority are or have been practicing professionals of note. AUD's multi-complex facility has been conceived with the objective of supporting the University's programs (both academic and extra-curricular) to an American standard. The campus surroundings include Dubai Internet City and Media City. This reflects HH General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum's vision for Dubai as the technological hub of the Middle East, together with the University's role as a technological reference point.
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Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorMonday, October 24 - 2005 at 16:41 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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