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Feb 15 2011

STME completes deployment of Advanced ICT Solutions for Dubai Silicon Oasis

STME completes deployment of Advanced ICT Solutions for Dubai Silicon Oasis
Project Incorporates Solutions from Major STME Partners including Hitachi Data Systems, Symantec and NetApp
Dubai - UAE 15 February 2011: STME , an enterprise IT solutions integrator serving the Middle Eastern markets, has successfully deployed comprehensive ICT solutions for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park. The recently completed project incorporated solutions from major STME partners including Hitachi Data Systems, Symantec and NetApp.

The scope of work involved setting up a centralized storage array at the Main Site as well as a Disaster Recovery (DR) Site linked to a redundant Fibre Channel Fabric. By using Symantec Storage Foundation, solutions such as high availability for critical servers with remote failover, archiving and enhanced backup were also offered. The new solutions has successfully eliminated a Single Point of Failure, simplified IT administration, reduced operational costs, and accelerated vital IT processes such as the recovery of files on Network-Attached Storage after user-initiated file deletions.

Abdulsalam Bastaki, Vice-President of IT at Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, said: "It is essential for us at Dubai Silicon Oasis to make sure that our systems are in line with all ICT developments, especially at a time when the technology sector is witnessing an unprecedented evolution. We have chosen STME to implement and update our systems with the most efficient technology and solutions because of their sound understanding of the integrated free zone park."

DSO's partnership with STME reflects its commitment to ensuring an optimum return on its IT investments such as a fiber optic network and a Tier III data centre to cater to the diverse needs of its resident companies, 66 percent of which are technology companies, ranging from IT and electronics to telecommunications, semiconductor and energy companies

" STME has created a high-performance, high-throughput, scalable solution that delivers optimum value to the IT investments of DSO. Data security is paramount for DSO considering the nature of its business, which is why we have deployed a best-of-breed integrated solution for storage, backup, disaster recovery, and archiving of their email and file server," added Ahmed Galal, Sales & Marketing Director, STME .

Founded in 1982, STME has designed and integrated innovative and customized solutions for over 400 enterprise customers. Currently overseeing operations in the Gulf, Egypt, the Levant region and Pakistan, STME is the first company in the Middle East to be awarded ISO 9001:2000 certification.

Dubai Silicon Oasis is a wholly-owned entity of the Government of Dubai and operates as a free zone technology park for the semiconductor, microelectronic and other high technology-based companies looking to set up their regional headquarters and R&D facilities in the Middle East and Africa region.

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About Dubai Silicon Oasis:
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), a 100% owned entity by the Government of Dubai is a free zone, strategically placed on the Emirates road. DSOA's urban master-planned community spans 7.2 square kilometers of state of the art office towers, R&D and industrial zones, educational institutions, luxury apartments, villas, hotels, healthcare and a full range of lifestyle facilities which translate into a dynamic commercial and social environment. Businesses can flourish under the unrivalled package of incentives, including 100% ownership, and high end IT infrastructure that allows companies to begin operating immediately.

For further information, please contact:
Mazen El Dirany
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Associate Manager - Corporate Communications
Tel: (+971 4) 5015102
Mobile: (+971 50) 2266956
Fax: (+971 4) 5015200
Email: meldirany@dso.ae
www.dso.ae

© Press Release 2011

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