Gitex 2008- LINK Development, a leading regional software development export powerhouse based in Egypt, has grabbed industry attention at the ACN Arab Technology Awards when the company's state-of-the-art portal for EGYPTAIR won the prestigious award for "Hospitality and Tourism Implementation of the Year." LINK Development other nominations were shortlisted in three additional categories out of a total of 125 entries received by ACN this year.
Held at the Westin Hotel in Dubai, ACN Arab Technology Awards 2008 gathered more than 300 IT regional professionals to recognize and award the best practices in the IT sector across different categories; vertical projects, vendors, individuals, integrators and service providers.
LINK Development's work for Egypt's national airline portal had previously won first class recognition in a Cambridge University survey on airline portal usability and two silver awards for 'Best Airline Website' at the Egypt and Pan Arab Web Awards.
"We are very proud that our work continues to impress the industry and win awards on both solution and user experience levels,"commented Hanan Abdel Meguid, CEO of LINK Development.
The company places great emphasis on innovation, and through its offices in Egypt, UAE, KSA, Qatar and Italy, it has continuously delivered various cutting-edge solutions for the aviation, automotive, e-government, retail, telecommunications, banking and finance and media and communications sectors.
"We have always believed that creativity and our ability of turning technology into business solutions that meet our customers' needs will set us apart from other companies," added Hanan. "With this recognition, we are even more certain that this is the way forward."
The company has extensive knowledge and proficiency in Microsoft Web 2.0 technology, which is the second generation of web based communications and services. One of its most prominent features is richer, more interactive and user friendly interfaces based on the new technologies, and more enhanced graphical presentations.
It therefore comes as no surprise that the company's other work has been shortlisted in the "Banking and Finance Implementation of the Year" and "Professional Services Implementation of the Year" categories. On the corporate level, the company was shortlisted and close to winning the "Enterprise Service Provider of the Year" award.
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About LINK Development
LINK Development, the fastest growing software development export powerhouse based in Egypt, is a subsidiary of Egypt's number one internet service and solutions provider LINKdotNET and Orascom Telecom Holding. The company employs the latest technologies to serve governments, multinationals and local companies in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
LINK Development combines software development with creative design skills to provide a wide range of software solutions and services, including development of portals & intranets, e-commerce, enterprise integration, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and GP implementations, Helpdesk solutions, infrastructure solutions such as unified communications and virtualization and IPTV. Its vertical offerings focus on telecommunications, government, media and entertainment, banking and finance and automotive sectors.
The company has built an unparalleled track record of award-winning solutions for governments, leading local companies and large multinationals in the Middle East and Europe since its inception over a decade ago.
LINK Development achieved ISO 9001:2000 and CMMI Level 3 Certifications, further complementing the company's current standing as a world-class provider of e-solutions.
LINK Development is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Information Worker Solutions, SOA and Business Process, Custom Development Solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions and Unified Communication Solutions.
LINK Development is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt with offices in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Italy; and is currently opening other offices in the region.
For more information, visit www.linkdev.com
For more information, please contact:
Riham Osama at Tel: 9714 3403005, e-mail: riham@boroujconsulting.com
Randa Mazzawi at Tel: 9714 3403005, e-mail: randa@boroujconsulting.com
Nathalie Atalla at Tel: +20127496616, e-mail: nathalie.atalla@mail.link.net
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