TAG-Org Concludes Its Historical Participation at GITEX

TAG-Org had a phenomenal presence at the region?s largest information and communication technology exhibition - Awdeh

DUBAI - October 23, 2008 , The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org), the regional professional leader with 71 offices in 35 countries, concluded today its participation at GITEX Technology Week, the region?s largest information and communication technology exhibition which was held in Dubai Oct. 19-23, 2008.
ICT Executive Director and GITEX project leader Dr. Ra?ed Awdeh said ?TAG-Org had a phenomenal presence at the region?s largest information and communication technology exhibition and we hope to be part of GITEX next year with more products and services.?

?The ?Come to Us for Solutions? motto which we have adopted all through this week proved that all businesses are looking for the right solutions to their various systematic problems and this gave us the chance to present our new services and products,? he added.

TAG-Org?s first participation in GITEX witnessed the launch of new products and services to accommodate different sectors and fields.

Some of these products and services included:

• TAG-PEDIA: The first Arabic electronic encyclopedia.
• TAG Accountant: A bilingual encyclopedia of accounting entries, and the first of its kind in the world.
• TAG ICT Dictionary: This is an English-Arabic dictionary of about 6500 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) terms.
• TAG-Domains: Internet domain registration services which include Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs), Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs), and Arabic Domain Names.
• The Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Cambridge IT Skills Center will also be represented in GITEX.

Meanwhile, TAG-ITI, TAG-Org?s ICT consultancy arm, which has seen strong growth over the past year and has successfully been awarded many projects across the Middle East, presented its range of services at GITEX which witnessed high demand from various government institutions and businesses. Some of these included:

• ERP consultancy
• ICT and security auditing
• ICT vendor selection
• Business technology solutions
• Web solution services

TAG-ITI?s Executive Director Mr. Jamal Al Khalili stated ?GITEX provided us with the right chance to meet businesses under one roof and that was really excellent.?

Meanwhile, specialized training, another service presented by TAG-Org witnessed high demand from the Gulf area.
?It is necessary to utilize the investment made by governments to build up eGovernment services. This utilization can only be achieved by building the capacity of these governments? civil servants to use the eGovernment services,? TAG-Academies Regional Executive Director Mr. Salah Abu Osbeh stated.

Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Academies (TAG-Academy), in cooperation with Pearson VUE, announced at GITEX the launch of its first Pearson VUE Authorized Testing Centre, which will provide computer-based test delivery for ICT certification. This will just be the first of a number of test centers as part of this agreement.

?Through this agreement and cooperation it will be easier to create a talented pool of highly qualified technical resources which are very much in demand in this region,? said Abu Osbeh.

Meanwhile, TAG-Org Legal Informatics Manager Dr. Shadi Murtada stated ?We had several key meetings concerning solutions in the legal field which is one of our specialties.?

On the other hand, TAG-Org and upon the invitation of Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO of TAG-Org, hosted a special section for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The 28th edition of the show organized by the Dubai World Trade Center officially opened October 19 welcoming more than 130,000 visitors and 3,300 companies from 83 countries.

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