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Doha, February 11, 2017
MEEZA, Qatar’s prominent end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider, has announced that it is now certified for the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards. The certifications, which have been awarded to MEEZA by SGS, Geneva, are the latest addition to a long list of ISO certificates that the IT Solutions Provider garnered over the years.
To become certified, MEEZA underwent a rigorous evaluation process its’s Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Commenting on the Company’s accomplishment, Eng. Ahmad Mohammed AL-Kuwari, MEEZA CEO Said:
“This is a major milestone in our journey towards improving MEEZA’s Integrated Management System based on different standards’ requirements. The prodigious achievement not only proves our commitment to maintain high levels of internationally recognized standards in applying comprehensive Quality, Information Security, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management, it will further strengthen our position as one of the leading Managed Security Solutions Service Providers in the region as well.”
He added: “The two certifications are solid proof of our compliance and brings further credibility to our employees, customers, suppliers, partners, stakeholders, regulators and the community at large that MEEZA values, and cares about Health, Safety and the Environment.”
ISO 14001 is the International Standard for Environmental Management Systems, which specifies the most important requirements to identify, control and monitor the environmental aspects of any organization.
This standard helps the organization to control the environmental aspects, reduce impacts and ensure legal compliance.
OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems which enables an organization to have control over, and knowledge of, all relevant hazards resulting from normal operations and abnormal situations, and improve its performance.
It can help organization to put in place the necessary policies, procedures and controls to achieve the best possible working conditions and workplace health and safety, aligned to internationally recognized standard.
In addition to the two newly awarded certifications, MEEZA has also been the first IT services and solutions provider in Qatar to achieve the certifications for ISO 27001:2013 ( Information Security Management System), ISO 9001:2008 ( Quality Management System), and the ISO 20000-1:2011 its IT- Service management System
With a wide range of ISO certifications under its belt, MEEZA is once again raising the bar of services and operational standards for IT Solution Providers in Qatar and the region.
As a Qatar Foundation joint venture, MEEZA’s renowned end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions play a pivotal role in helping accelerate the growth of Qatar and the region by enabling businesses of various sizes and across sectors to utilize IT as a key differentiator and an engine of growth. Additionally, MEEZA provides the Qatari people and others throughout the region with opportunities to undertake fulfilling careers in the IT industry.
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About MEEZA
MEEZA, a Qatar Foundation joint venture, is an established end-to-end Managed IT Services & Solutions Provider based in Qatar with the mission of becoming the leading Managed IT Services & Solutions provider in the Middle East and North Africa. MEEZA is helping accelerate the growth of Qatar and the region through the provision of world-class Managed IT Services and Solutions. Additionally, MEEZA provides the Qatari people and others throughout the region with opportunities to undertake fulfilling careers in the IT industry.
MEEZA’s offerings include Managed IT services, Data Centre Services, Cloud Services and IT Security Service, MEEZA has three Tier III certified data centres, known as M-VAULTs offering a guaranteed uptime of 99.98% built to comply with the most exacting international standards enabling businesses to benefit from greater efficiencies and reduce risks. MEEZA’s State-of-the-art Data Centre M-VAULT 2 is LEED Platinum certified where M-VAULT 3 is LEED Gold certified.
MEEZA has established a centralised Command & Control Centre (C3) that monitors and optimises MEEZA services for clients. Coupled with this facility, MEEZA prides itself with having the first commercial Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Qatar. The SOC enables MEEZA to help its clients mitigate digital and cyber security threats. With a network of interconnected, highly resilient and geographically diverse data centres, MEEZA is uniquely positioned to offer disaster recovery and business continuity services to clients in Qatar and across the gulf region. Aside from these, MEEZA is also becoming a recognised systems integrator and is rapidly establishing its expertise in the area of Smart Cities and internet of Things.
MEEZA offers cost-effective IT solutions and services to help clients focus on their core business and scale rapidly. Delivering best in class IT security levels, MEEZA helps clients minimise business risk, reduce IT capital expenditure and speed up time-to-market for new initiatives.
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