Officials at the signing
Smartworld, Keross in deal to diversify portfolio
DUBAI, September 16, 2015
Smartworld, an Etisalat and Dubai South joint venture company, has signed a deal with Keross, a leading international provider of IT solutions, to provide the latter’s bouquet of cloud-based solutions across the UAE.
The agreement will bring to the UAE market a high value-added offering, enabling companies across the region to avail of infrastructure and business processes as a single pervasive service backed by two trusted names, as well as reduce costs, improve performance and gain unified view of operational performance, said a statement.
Abdulqader Obaid Ali, chief executive officer, Smartworld, said: “The agreement demonstrates Smartworld’s commitment to providing secure, convenient and the highest quality services to our customers and, at the same time, expands our existing portfolio.
"Keross is among the highly trusted global names in IT industry. With this partnership we can now offer a solution that provides our customers full visibility, transparency and efficiency across any operation from a unified portal.
“Smartworld customers also stand to benefit in terms of reduced costs, improved performance and get a unified view of operational performance.”
Keross offers a suite of integrated software solutions for powerful process automation to enhance business performance.
The company’s innovative Ikon platform, which is at the core of all its solutions, will provide deep insight and powerful management capabilities for end-to-end IT infrastructure, business process management, analytics, corporate governance and risk management, enabling users to access and control a wide range of functions from any Internet-enabled location worldwide.
Farouk Said, CEO, Keross, said: “Smartworld has a proven excellence in delivering business solutions in the UAE. We are proud to associate with Smartworld, which has strong market experience, a highly skilled and performance-oriented team, which will further enhance our presence across the region.
"In-line with the UAE’s strong leadership vision of being a global leader in innovative technology and smart solutions, the new venture between Smartwold and Keross is offering a revolutionary technology and a cost effective solution that all market segments can benefit, from a managerial, operational and technical perspective.” - TradeArabia News Service