Qatar University goes live with Oracle E-Business Suite

Hyperlink, a specialist provider of information technology for business solutions and an Oracle certified partner, implemented the Oracle Financial, Supply Chain, Human Resources Management Solutions (HRMS) and Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) modules for Qatar University, which will help the premier education institution boost productivity, increase operational efficiency and help its future expansion plans. Hyperlink completed this project in less than nine months with the implementation going live in mid 2006.

Qatar University, which was founded in 1977 with four colleges for Humanities & Social Sciences, Shariaa, Law, Islamic Studies and Science, added two more colleges for Engineering and Business & Economics in 1985. Qatar's rapid development in recent years has made further expansion into new areas of specializations necessary for the premier education institution.

This growth and expansion made Qatar University want to achieve high levels of competency and productivity and to help achieve its institutional goals and to support learning, Qatar University chose Oracle E-business suite to fully automate, integrate and streamline the University's Financial, Supply Chain, EAM, HRMS and Payroll operations.

Speaking on the implementation, Dr. Saif Al Sowaidi, Project Manager for Oracle E-Business Suite in Qatar University, said, 'As a part of the Reform and Expansion plans, Qatar University wanted to promote transparency in its defined procedures and make information easily available to students, staff, faculty and visitors. The goal of the University was to increase efficiency in daily business processes and operations and to reduce costs.

'Oracle E-business was a perfect fit for our requirements as it enabled the University to share unified information across the University so as to make smarter decisions with better information. The Oracle applications have also helped us increase internal efficiencies, simplify accounting processes, efficiently manage operations and improve the overall working environment.'

'Hyperlink's strength in the educational sector and a thorough knowledge of the Qatar market made it an ideal partner for this project. We also chose Hyperlink to implement this project because of its technical expertise as an Oracle partner, its understanding of our specific needs and its outstanding record in developing and executing the solutions diligently and on time. Hyperlink's consultants were very professional and offered high levels of performance and support throughout the implementation,' Dr. Al Sowaidi added.

With the Oracle E-business implementation going live, Qatar University is able to enhance services for students, staff, faculty, alumni and visitors, as well as control costs through greater administrative efficiencies and timely access to reliable information and services.

'We are happy that Qatar University entrusted us with this prestigious project,' said Dani Diab, Vice President and General Manager of Hyperlink. 'Our consultants, with their thorough understanding of the University's requirements and the tremendous support they received from the Qatar University IT team, were able to develop and customize the Oracle E-business applications to suit the University's requirements within the stipulated time. The implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite will further facilitate the University to achieve the reputation of being a world class educational institution.'

Leveraging Hyperlink's relationship with the respected educational community in Qatar was a key element for Oracle in this project. 'Oracle has built a strong partner network across the Middle East, and this project demonstrates how key partners such as Hyperlink deliver trusted Oracle solutions to the customer. With a long term relationship established, they understand the customer environment, and the Oracle Partner Program ensures that they are up to date with the latest Oracle technology, so they can advise the customer accordingly,' commented Hisham Essadi, Regional Manager-Alliances & Channels, Middle East & Africa.

'This project is a shining example of how the partner program ensures that Oracle technology brings customers true return on investment in the short, medium and long term.'