Injazat to host ADCB's critical mission systems in Middle East's first Tier IV Data Centre
Abu Dhabi, 14, July 2009: ADCB, one of the UAE's leading banks, and Injazat Data Systems, the leading Information Technology and Business Process Managed Services provider in the region, have announced their signing of a major Data Centre Services deal.
Under the terms of the agreement, Injazat will provide ADCB with a secure and reliable environment for all of ADCB's mission-critical IT infrastructure and systems through its new Abu Dhabi-based Tier IV Data Centre, the first certified commercially-available facility of its kind in the region. ADCB infrastructure and services will now benefit from the data centre's fully-redundant facilities with 24/7 onsite security and technical support.
Ala'a Eraiqat, CEO, ADCB, said: "ADCB decided to partner with Injazat because of its expertise in providing unrivalled state-of-the-art data centre facilities. It was imperative that we choose a partner with the know-how and necessary infrastructure to proactively manage our critical IT infrastructure on a 24/7 high availability basis. We are confident this agreement will prove strategic and beneficial to our business operations in the region".
"Injazat is honoured to earn this important contract from a financial institution with the reach and stature of ADCB. We are committed to delivering services to the highest standards out of our Premier Tier IV data centre, supporting ADCB in its endeavor to provide highly available customer-centric services" said Ibrahim Mohamed Lari, CEO, Injazat Data Systems.
"This contract marks a significant milestone in the growth of the regional financial services IT industry and speaks for the confidence and trust that ADCB has in our world-class services. This also furthers our vision of supporting regional private and public organizations, adding value to their services, and achieving high Return on Investment (ROI) on their IT systems and infrastructures," Lari added.
Lee North, SVP & Head of IT, ADCB, said"ADCB has always invested in the best of technology and infrastructure and we wanted the best facilities to host these. Injazat owns the only Tier IV rated data center in the region, which is best equipped to house our IT infrastructure. We were very impressed with their facility and the caliber of their technical and facilities staff."
Tier IV data centres outperform other data centres by providing up to 99.995 per cent availability. They also offer 24/7 security and excellent technical support.
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About Injazat Data Systems:
Injazat Data Systems is a joint venture between Mubadala Development Co. and EDS, a HP company with 46 years of global expertise in the IT managed services industry. The company holds more than 50 per cent of the UAE's IT outsourcing market and manages the first Tier IV design-certified Data centre in the region, the first of its kind outside of North America.
About ADCB:
ADCB is a full-service commercial bank which offers a wide range of products and services such as retail banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, cash management, investment banking, corporate finance, foreign exchange, interest rate, currency, derivative and Islamic products, project finance, property management, brokerage, asset management, and strategic investments.
ADCB is owned 64.8 percent by the Abu Dhabi Government through Abu Dhabi Investment Council. Its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Market in Abu Dhabi.
In 2008, ADCB was named "Bank of the Year" by Banker Middle East Magazine. For more information, please visit us on www.adcb.com
For more information please contact:
ADCB:
Corporate Communications Department
Tel: 02- 696 2380
Fax: 02 677 6499
Diony Koyess
Senior Marketing Specialist
Injazat Data Systems
Tel: 971 26992700
E-mail: Marketing@injazat.com
Website: www.injazat.com
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