Dubai, UAE, 21 October 2003: Dynix Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mr. Marc Carden, delivered a speech and a presentation at the Datamatix Gitex 2003 Conference. Mr. Carden’s presentation entitled: “Digital Library and e-Documentation Technologies” elaborated on the challenges facing today’s libraries and library professionals in fields of e-documents and e-storage. Mr. Carden also presented solutions developed by Dynix such as the Horizon Library Management System, and Horizon DigitaLink and Digital Library solutions.
Commenting on the Event Mr. Carden Said “Gitex Dubai is growing each year, and it was a pleasure to contribute to this year’s conference. The region is undergoing big developments in library services and there are important initiatives for moving towards digital libraries. Hence, It is important for organizations in the region to adopt these solutions that meets local information and cultural needs”. Mr. Caden also mentioned that it is important for senior executives from international corporations to visit the region so that they learn directly from local experiences and transfer this knowledge to there development teams. As for the partnership between Dynix and Arabian Advanced Systems, Mr. Carden commented by saying “We are also proud of our partnership with the Arabian Advanced Systems, which is the Arab’s world leading library and information solution provider, a partnership that enabled us to deliver world class solutions to customers in the region”.
Mr. Mohammed Husamaddin, the UAE regional Manager of Arabian Advanced Systems, said ”Our partnership with Dynix, the developer of the world renowned Horizon Library Management System, is very special. We are proud of our ability to bring the expertise of such leading technology providers to the region through our business activities as well as our participation with DataMatix Gitex 2003 Seminars.”
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About Dynix:
Celebrating their twentieth year of service to libraries, Dynix is the world’s leading provider of library technology solutions. Serving more than 10,000 academic, special, school, public, and consortium libraries in over 40 countries, Dynix products and services are the most widely deployed library technologies in the world. The vision is to provide solutions that enable libraries to deliver managed information and enhanced services in a digital world. Through a unique blend of software leadership and library expertise, Dynix is focused on providing customers forward-thinking products, progressive engineering, and exceptional customer support.
About AAS:
Arabian advanced systems is the Arab world’s leading Knowledge and information solutions provider with more than 14 years of experience serving the Arabic information community, providing state-of-the-art information services and solutions. Arabian Advanced Systems combines integrated tools and applications, with best-of-breed solutions, to provide the information community with a comprehensive set of services covering all aspects of the information cycle, from acquisition and management, to publishing and dissemination. Arabian Advanced Systems equipped the region’s most prominent libraries with ‘Horizon’, the world’s leading library automation system. Arabian Advanced Systems partnered with Dynix, Dialog, 3M, and others to provide libraries and information centers with end-to-end solutions and services that include library automation system, items flow management solutions, and library design. Arabian Advanced Systems also provides cutting edge cataloging services, in addition to library consulting and turnkey library projects management.
For Further information please call:
Contact: Mohammed Alkofide
Arabian Advanced Systems
P. O. Box 20129,
Riyadh 11455
KSA
Tel: +9661 4770477
Fax: +9661 4783512
Email: pr@aas.com.sa
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