STME to host seminar on next generation enterprise storage networking solutions in Dubai, Cairo, & Riyadh

Independent SAN solutions from STME, an educational seminar designed for IT professionals responsible for making corporate technology decisions to store, protect and manage organisational data, in Dubai, Cairo and Riyadh.

STME, along with its partners Emulex, StorageTek, Cisco Systems and ACAL will showcase the latest trends in Storage Networking, Information Life Cycle Management, Regulatory Compliance and Business Continuance, during the half-day event.

This event will be held at Sheraton Cairo Hotel Towers and Casino, Cairo, Egypt on November 27, at the Intercontinental Riyadh Hotel, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on November 28, and at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dubai on November 30, 2005.

"Sanquest 2005 is targeted at senior decision makers from medium and large enterprises in the Middle East, who have direct responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, enterprise planning and performance management, within their organizations. The seminar will highlight the importance of organizational data protection and management, and as such will prove extremely beneficial to the participants," said

Jocelyn Al Adwani, Director, STME.

"During the event, STME will leverage its vast experience in the field of storage networking and life cycle management to give insights into SAN (Storage Area Networking) design, implementation, support and health checks," she added.

Sanquest 2005 will feature presentations from leading industry specialists such as Yasser Wardany, Sales Director, STME; Craig Skelton, Director Channel Sales EMEA, Emulex Corporation; David Beck, Regional Manager Middle East and Africa, StorageTek; Hannah Baker, EMEA Channel Sales Manager, ACAL Storage Networking and Andrew Childs, Executive manager sales support, STME.

"Vendors are increasingly adding intelligence into conventional storage networking fabric to build a more secure, manageable, and scalable storage area network. Sanquest 2005 will highlight the industry's leading solutions that make SAN and NAS systems smarter and vendors who are developing smarter new switches," said Al Adwani.

"The increased reliance on internet and e-commerce in today's business environment and the exponential growth of data has driven the rapid adoption of various data storage related technologies in the Middle East, further emphasizing the significance of Sanquest 2005," concluded Al Adwani.

STME is a leading integrator of Information Storage Solutions and services, working with best of breed technologies to provide customers with business focused solutions to manage, store, and protect their information. Founded in 1982, STME has grown to have 14 offices in 11 countries across the Middle East.