Nokia appoints National Technology Group (NTG) to provide mobile email solution in Saudi Arabia

NTG will now provide installation, consultancy and after sales support for companies deploying Nokia's 'Push Email' solution - the Nokia Business Center. National Technology Group is one of the leading Information Communication Technology (ICT) Total Solution Provider in the Middle East, covering all segments of the IT industry including but not limited to Enterprise integration, distribution, and Retail.

"We are delighted to announce this agreement with National Technology Group which marks our first delivery of mobile email to the Kingdom. The changing nature of working environments mean many executives travel frequently and work remotely driving a demand for state-of-the-art mobility solutions,"

said Joe Devassy, Sales Manager for the Nokia Enterprise Solutions Business Unit in the Middle and Near East (MNE).

By installing the Nokia Business Center organizations can connect employees over GPRS or WLAN to their corporate email accounts. The solution currently supports ten Nokia phone models and provides virtually anytime, anywhere access for users of Nokia S60 and Series 80 devices such as the Nokia 9500 Communicator, Nokia 9300, Nokia 6680 and the Nokia 6630 smartphones. When the solution is deployed employees can immediately subscribe to the service, potentially enabling a company to mobilize a workforce of thousands in a matter of days, with a minimum investment.

"The Nokia Business Center enables businesses to deliver information to all mobile workers in timely and cost-effective manner allowing them to be aware, informed and prepared for key business decisions," said Ibrahim Al-Zeer, member of National Technology Group Board of Directors. "This is a powerful proposition and we expect it will prove extremely popular in the Kingdom. We are proud to have met Nokia's requirements and to join its mobility network."

The Nokia Business Center offers businesses easy, cost effective way to offer mobile email to their entire workforce, not just the corner offices. It provides a powerful combination of voice and business applications for employees on a single, converted device. As the Nokia Business Center is hosted in a corporations own IT infrastructure, inside the firewall it provides maximum security and control to meet even the toughest corporate regulations.

Nokia Enterprise Solutions business unit was formed in 2004, and established its Middle East presence later that year. It is responsible for promoting enterprise mobility by enabling secure access to corporate information resources through mobile devices such as mobile phones. Nokia is one of the leading players in information security, including firewalls and Virtual Private Networks within its portfolio. It is also a pioneer in the field of mobile email, which is predicted to become an essential component of the mobile enterprise.