11 April 2016
Leading Exchange recognised for Avaya SDN Fx networking technology at Network World ME Awards

Dubai, UAE - The Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the leading exchange in the region, powered by Avaya's SDN FX fabric networking technology, has been awarded 'Network Project of the Year 2015' at the Network World ME Awards which took place on the 28th of March, 2016. The exchange selected Avaya's scalable and high security network to effectively cater to its growing requirements and to provide a reliable, stable and superior end-user experience.

DFM's network implementation was chosen as the winner in the public sector category based on the end-user efficiencies that the exchange experiences with the implementation of the network.

It is worth noting that this award is the second in row for this project as the exchange has been recognized by Network Middle East magazine as the 'Network Implementation of the Year 2015' as well.

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About Dubai Financial Market:
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) was established as a public institution with its own independent corporate body. DFM operates as a secondary market for the trading of securities issued by public shareholding companies, bonds issued by the Federal Government or any of the local Governments and public institutions in the country, units of investment funds and any other financial instruments, local or foreign, which are accepted by the market. The DFM commenced operations on March 26, 2000. Following its initial public offering in November 2006, when DFM offered 1.6 billion shares, representing 20 per cent of its paid-up capital of AED 8 billion, DFM became a public joint stock company. Following the IPO, the Government of Dubai retained the remaining 80 per cent of DFM Company through Borse Dubai Limited. www.dfm.ae

About Avaya:
Avaya is a leading provider of solutions that enable customer and team engagement across multiple channels and devices for better customer experience, increased productivity and enhanced financial performance. Its world-class contact center and unified communications technologies and services are available in a wide variety of flexible on-premises and cloud deployment options that seamlessly integrate with non-Avaya applications. The Avaya Engagement Development Platform enables third parties to create and customize business applications for competitive advantage.  Avaya's fabric-based networking solutions help simplify and accelerate the deployment of business critical applications and services. For more information, visit www.avaya.com

For more info, please contact:
Atef Fathy
Dubai Financial Market
+971 4 305 5334
afathy@dfm.ae

For more info, please contact:
Iman Ghorayeb
Avaya                                                                                                                    
+971 56 7959234                                                               
ighorayeb@avaya.com

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