Japan-based Hitachi Data Systems Corporation said it signed a partnership agreement with Qatar-based technology and engineering conglomerate Consolidated Gulf Company (CGC).  

A wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, the company provides information technologies, services and solutions that help companies improve IT costs and agility, and innovate with information to make a difference in the world.

The CGC tie-up was aimed at supporting the new breed of future-ready, IT-accelerated business and to reduce complexities and costs while delivering performance and ensuring service-level agreement (SLAs) are met, said a senior company official at an event held in the Crowne Plaza, Doha to celebrate the partnership.

Tony Reid, the chief operating officer for Hitachi Data Systems Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) said: "We are delighted to announce our newfound partnership with CGC; as it will aide our expansion plans in Qatar and introduce us to the open market in this country."

"As one of the first technology companies in Qatar, they bring numerous years of experience as an industry leader in this field and future plans through innovation alongside HDS," he added.-TradeArabia News Service