ITQAN and U.A.E General Information Authority join efforts to conduct forum on Emerging IT Standards and Solutions

The two-day seminar scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi on 20th and 21st March 2006 aims to discuss, clarify and address, through technology demonstrations and customer case studies, the possible solutions to various concerns in the UAE IT sector.

"Being in the market for over 22 years, we have a commitment to uphold and implement high standards in everything we do," said Feras Al Jabi, GM, ITQAN. "We are privileged to have the support and the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who has been leading the drive to address the IT needs of the various government and semi-government sectors. Our successful track record and experience has seen us join hands with the key international players in the IT Market to conduct such a forum on this level in the UAE Market."

The seminar has attracted interest from senior managers from major UAE corporations like oil and gas sector, Abu Dhabi Government departments, Federal organisations, banks, Etisalat, and Thuraya. General Information Authority, as a joint supporter of the event, has already confirmed the attendance of senior IT decision makers from all sectors.

"We are pleased to join ITQAN to present the latest technology applications to enable our staff in the various government departments to stay ahead of the times and help in the growth augmentation of the UAE,"

said Sami Mohammed bin Adi, Director Information Systems, General Information Authority. "This is an opportunity for us to educate our workforce on the practical use of the latest innovations in IT."

Representatives from leading vendors including Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Opentext Dicom, and BiP will be addressing the seminar along with leading representatives from existing ITQAN customers who will be presenting case studies on current implementation and use of IT solutions in their business.

"We want to provide a platform to showcase case studies and demonstrate the benefits of using some of the emerging IT solutions," continued ITQAN's Al Jabi. "Some of our customers have agreed to personally demonstrate their use of technology and its benefits in the form of case studies at the forum."

The event will be held over two days this week - 20th and 21st March 2006 - from 8am to 2pm on each day.