Dubai, UAE, October 15, 2003. ADB FZ-LLC, the Dubai-based IT company that designs turnkey solutions for Mobile Computing, Software Development, Security, Infrastructure, and ISP and Wireless Technology across Africa and the Middle East, will showcase its Mobile Computing Framework and Security Solutions in the Dubai Internet City (DIC) Community Zone at GITEX Dubai 2003.
 
At GITEX Dubai 2003, DIC Pavilion, ADB will launch the first Mobile Computing Framework in the GCC that actively supports two platforms- Open Source Linux and Windows CE.NET. ADB’s Mobile Framework will allow an end user to create secured applications for the next generation of programmable handsets and mobile computers deployed on 3G Networks.
 
ADB is a specialist in the Mobile Computing sector, offering turnkey solutions in over 15 vertical markets, including Warehousing, Fleet Management, Smart Card ID and Security, Healthcare and E-Learning. Our solutions are built on flexibility: We offer our clients a choice of Operating Systems on which to design their applications, including Win CE.NET and Linux. ADB always provides a wide range of specialized, rugged and non-rugged handhelds to perfectly meet the customer’s mobile requirements. Many of our solutions include Biometric Based Security Solutions, including Smart Card Readers, Fingerprint Scanners, and Face-Recognition Technology. By building long-term relations with our customers and providing outstanding after-sales support, ADB guarantees that its solutions will lead to operational efficiencies, enhanced forms of communication, improved data security, and a more optimized Return-On-Investment (ROI).
 
“The DIC Community Zone at GITEX Dubai 2003 provides a great opportunity to help us create ADB brand awareness to thousands of companies from across the world,” says Mr. Rizwan Rahim, ADB Chief Executive Officer. “We hope to enhance the knowledge on our products to IT companies who can represent our portfolio of products and services in countries throughout the Middle East and Africa,” Rahim added.
 
  “I am delighted to have ADB as one of our business partners at GITEX Dubai 2003 for their stellar reputation with clients, for their reliability and consistency through their commitment to uncompromising quality and service in the delivery of their IT solutions, is truly great to be able to exhibit it within the DIC Community Zone,” says Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, CEO of DIC.
 
The DIC Community Zone is located in the new Sheikh Rashid Hall at the Dubai World Trade Centre’s (DWTC’s) Dubai International Exhibition Centre and will be open from 10am until 7pm during GITEX Dubai 2003.
 
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Notes to Editors
About ABD:
ADB FZ-LLC is a Dubai-based IT company that designs turnkey solutions for Mobile Computing, Software Development, Security, Infrastructure, and Wireless ISP Technology across Africa and the Middle East. In a short space of time, ADB has emerged as a formidable force in the IT sector as ADB’s operations have expanded to twelve countries in Africa and the Middle East since the beginning of 2003. ADB is a specialist in the Mobile Computing sector, offering turnkey solutions in over 15 vertical markets, including Warehousing, Fleet Management, Smart Card ID and Security, Healthcare and E-Learning.
 
About Dubai Internet City:
Dubai Internet City (DIC) provides a Knowledge Economy Ecosystem designed to support the business development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies. It is the Middle East’s biggest IT infrastructure, built inside a free trade zone and has the largest commercial Internet Protocol Telephony system in the world. DIC is a strategic base for companies targeting emerging markets in a vast region extending from the Middle East to the Indian subcontinent, and Africa to the CIS countries, covering 1.8 billion people with a GDP of $1.5 trillion.  In line with Dubai's liberal economic policies and regulations, DIC offers foreign companies 100% tax-free ownership, 100% repatriation of capital and profits, no currency restrictions, easy registration and licensing, stringent cyber regulations and protection of intellectual property.
 
Within a short span of time, a dynamic international community of ICT companies has established itself in DIC. The global ICT giants are all here: Microsoft, Oracle, HP, IBM, Compaq, Dell, Siemens, Canon, Logica, Sony Ericsson, Schlumberger and Cisco, to name just a few. These companies represent a formidable community of over 14,000 knowledge workers. The cluster of ICT companies in DIC comprise of Software Development, Business Services, Web Based & e-Commerce, Consultancy, Education & Training, Sales & Marketing and Back Office Operations.  DIC provides a scalable state-of-the-art technology platform to companies looking to provide cost effective Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services such as call center operations.
 
ADB Contact:                                                  
Rizwan Rahim                                                  
Chief Executive Officer                                      
Tel: +971 4 390 1095       
Email:rizwan@adbtek.com                                                                                                                      
 
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