The leading technology integrator to deploy a world-class IT and AV system for the hotel chain's new property in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 10, 2008: Emirates Computers announced that it has won a prestigious project with Millennium Hotel to install a world-class IT and audio visual (AV) system at the hotel's new property in Abu Dhabi. As per the agreement, Emirates Computers will deploy a suite of integrated solutions, which will combine products such as Cisco's Networking and IP Telephony, Clipsal's Guest Room Management System (GRMS), Neos' Hotel Interactive TV (HITV), TopHotel's Access Control system and Samsung LCDs for the hotel chain's new executive apartment tower.

"Tourism is Abu Dhabi is growing at a very fast rate and there is a huge demand for hotels equipped with world-class technologies to accommodate the growing needs of tourists and business users. Technology plays a key role in the customers' choice of hotels and we felt it was important for us to invest in the latest and best for our new executive apartment tower in Abu Dhabi," explained Mr. Yasser Yousri, Regional IT Manager Middle East & North Africa

"After evaluating a number of system integrators in the region, we chose Emirates Computers for this project because of their knowledge, expertise, professionalism, solid presence in the region and experience in implementing similar turnkey projects for the hospitality sector. The EC team was quick to understand our requirements and offered us the best mix of products and solutions after thoroughly studying this project," Mr. Yasser Yousri added.

Emirates Computers is one of the few systems integrator in the region that has the capability to deploy large turnkey solutions using products from several leading global vendors. The company is able to integrate, operate and deliver solutions including all the functionalities as requested by the client seamlessly. EC has a strong project management team of PMP-certified project managers that adopt its methodology in the project implementations. The company also ensures quality checks at all elevels of the all implementation to ensure the smooth functioning of the integrated solution.

As part of the project, Emirates Computers will deploy a comprehensive suite of Cisco's IP Telephony products, which include hardware and software components such as IP phones, media processing devices, voice over IP (VoIP) gateways, and multimedia applications. The systems integrator will also install Neos' Hotel Interactive TV (HITV) that will integrate with distributed TV systems carried over the IP network itself. The system will support both standard and high definition TV. The Guest Room Management System (GRMS) from Clipsal, will also be a part of the solution. The GRMS is an easy to use hotel management system, which will allow Millennium Hotel Apartments staff to efficiently manage reservation, room management, billing, accounting, guest statistics, and more.

"We are pleased to be working on a project of this scale for the Millennium. Having successfully completed a number of integrated projects for the hospitality sector, our team is confident of putting together the best IT and A/V infrastructure for the new executive apartments tower with full support from our vendor partners. We will also provide training to the hotel's staff for maximum efficiency and perform quality checks to ensure that the integrated solution works perfectly in accordance with the client's needs," concluded Mr. Dani Diab, VP & GM (Abu Dhabi), Emirates Computers.

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About Emirates Computers
Established in 1978, Emirates Computers is a UAE-based technology company that scopes, plans, designs, implements, and services the various layers of technology required to enable clients to experience "Smart Living".

As a partner of choice for leading technology providers such as Cisco, Nokia, Oracle, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Sun Microsystems, Vignette, Tandberg, Citrix, NCR, SGI, Roland and others, Emirates Computers covers markets end-to-end, catering to both enterprises and consumers. For further information on Emirates Computers, please visit http://www.emiratescomputers.ae 

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