18 December 2008
Purchases original 1.6 version, allows subscribers to compete against global opponents

Jeel, Saudi Arabia's most innovative ISP and market leader announced that it has made the World's popular game Counter-Strike available to its subscribers. Jeel's high-speed Gaming Servers now carry the Counter-Strike 1.6 version. Jeel is the highest-quality internet service provider in KSA with products and solutions for Enterprise, Office, and home use.

The market leader recently upgraded its high-speed Gaming Servers with version 1.6 of the popular multiplayer video game, which features real-world weapons and pits a team of counter-terrorists against a team of terrorists in a series of rounds. Counter Strike is played in almost 250 countries of the world with by an estimated 400 Million people every day and  has dedicated tournaments conducted internationally between global teams. Jeel also plans to host a mega Counter Strike tournament between rival teams in KSA and other regional countries soon. The game is a modification of the multi-awarded Half-Life science fiction FPS video game and was introduced in 1999. Counter-Strike's gaming influence can be found in modifications for games such as Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament, and other single shooter games such as Global Operations, America's Army, Call of Duty, and True Combat Elite.

"The addition of Counter Strike to our gaming portfolio reflects our commitment to broadening our gaming offerings. As one of the most popular video games in the world, this tactical shooter offers a lot of entertainment as well as the chance to interact with members of the global gaming community. Our subscribers can look forward to even more titles providing the highest levels of personal gaming experience," said Rashid Al Ballaa, Group General Manager NTG/Jeel.

Jeel, is part of the National Technology Group (NTG) a global market leader in ICT and telecom business. As one of the first Internet Service Providers in the Kingdom and with over 10 years of service, Jeel has since emerged as one of the largest and most diverse service providers in Saudi Arabia. Recently, Jeel added Google Enterprise Sales to its business solutions portfolio winning the respect of the global internet giant. 

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About JEEL
Jeel is one of Saudi Arabia's largest and most diverse ISP and applications and e-solutions provider.  As part of the NTG Group, Jeel encompasses the entire corporate strength of the Group for delivering state-of-the-art enterprise-class business solutions to its customers. Jeel was a pioneer in the ISP industry when consumer internet services were launched in the Kingdom some years ago. Today, Jeel is one of the fastest growing corporate and SMB solutions providers serving the KSA and Middle East. Now, with Google Business Solutions added to Jeel's rich bouquet of enterprise business solutions and dedicated data centers in KSA hosting mission-critical managed services, disaster recovery and business continuity applications and VPN based data network solutions, Jeel can offer you fully integrated enterprise data solutions through its business solutions teams. Visit our corporate website: www.jeel.com 

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