Emirates Computers said it will focus on providing visitors a 'Live Technology Experience' of latest trends, including Smart Data Center Solutions, Green Technology Products and TelePresence Solutions at Gitex Technology Week 2008.

The company's pavilion at the mega technology event will include a fully-functional setup of a Smart Data Center, TelePresence and other leading technologies.

Emirates Computers will also place the spotlight on world-class 'Green' technologies from its key vendor partners in addition to meeting customers and partners from across the region.

'The Live Smart Data Center and TelePresence setups are core to our show and they include many additional technologies such as iBMS (intelligent building management systems), virtualisation (desktop & server) and unified communications.

'In addition we are also showcasing a number of the latest interactive and digital signage technologies and a wide array of business applications and industry-specific applications covering enterprise mobility, customer relationship management, enterprise content management, point of sales, self service solutions, rapid prototyping and computer aided design, hospitality and property management, and more,' said Khaldoun Al Shaama, marketing & business development director, Emirates Computers.

Organisations are realising that as computing requirements increase and real estate costs as well as environmental concerns rise, energy consumption needs more control to drive efficiency.

For large organisations that depend heavily on IT infrastructure it becomes instrumental to properly manage their IT expenditure without compromising on performance and scalability. Hence the need for a Smart Data Center.

Shaama said: 'The Smart Data Center is part of our vast Smart Living Solutions portfolio. In this context, 'Smart' means Ubiquitous, Green, Connected, Interactive, Secure and Intelligent.

'The concept of the Smart Data Center transforms the Data Center itself from a physical facility or hardware/software environment to a live environment or a 'strategy' – rather than an objective – so that the business and the enabling technology work towards the same goals.'

Walid Moussa, technical sales support manager, Emirates Computers, said: 'Visitors will get a chance to experience a complete, fully-functioning, Live Data Center setup. This setup will not just highlight platform infrastructure, network infrastructure and applications and servers, but will also have raised flooring, cable management, active cooling, as well as advanced access control and monitoring tools for the Data Center.

'Our product range for this setup includes technologies from leading partners such as Dell, EMC, Sun Microsystems, Cisco, VMWare and others. We wish to offer visitors a complete 'experience' of the Smart Data Center.'

Another major attraction at the Emirates Computers' stand is the Live TelePresence demo.

A Cisco Gold Partner and the only company in the UAE to have achieved the Cisco ATP (Authorized Technology Provider) status for TelePresence solutions, Emirates Computers has fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco TelePresence solutions.

The company also has a vast experience in deploying Cisco Unified Communications and Audio Visual solutions, thus guaranteeing the needed knowledge, professionalism and service quality to deploy and support this technology.
 
'TelePresence is a revolutionary technology that changes the entire realm of communication. Essentially, it offers a live, 'face-to-face', virtual meeting experience so you can communicate with people from across the globe as if you’re in the same room.

'As a result, companies save time and cost and also make better