Musanada one of the first to sign the Oracle Gold Partnership in the Middle East

Abu Dhabi, January 15, 2011:  Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) today announced its strategic Gold Partnership with leading technology company Oracle which will support Musanada's Technology Services (TS) on various existing and future engagements, including the Shared Government Enterprise Resource Planning (SGERP) program. One of the first in the Middle East region, the partnership will be accomplished through deeper technical collaboration, and the utilization of Oracle's extensive knowledge base.

To commemorate this occasion, a delegation from Oracle headed by the MEA VP of Public Services, Fadi Abdul Khalek, visited Musanada's headquarters whereby he was welcomed by Musanada's CEO H.E. Mohammed Al Fahed Al Muhairi.  Al Muhairi said:

"We are pleased to welcome Oracle to the Musanada family.  The announcement of such an exceptional and strategic partnership in the region is a testament of our commitment to deliver excellence and continuously add value to our customers in the Government of Abu Dhabi and in turn its people."

"Our agreement with Oracle marks our first of such partnerships - one that will open up new opportunities, and promises to improve efficiency and effectiveness of SGERP solutions offered by Musanada.  In addition it will decrease cost and increase performance along with efficiency, thus enabling Musanada to better respond to the current and future needs of its clients."

Firas Sleiman, Musanada's Lead Enterprise Architect and head of the SGERP team, stated: "We have grown our SGERP team's Oracle expertise extensively during the last few years, and we now realize the importance of partnering with Oracle to further enhance our skills and capabilities.  As an Oracle Gold Partner, the SGERP team will be able to strengthen its relationship with the software vendor of choice in support of the SGERP and SGHRMS programs."

The Musanada SGERP team is managing and delivering the strategic Abu Dhabi Government SGERP solution which will support over 40 Government entities in realizing their business objectives by streamlining their back office functions including Finance, HR, Procurement, Project and Executive Reporting processes.

Musanada SGERP team has also been providing program delivery and service management of the Abu Dhabi Shared Government Human Resource Management System (SGHRMS) since 2009 which serves over 25 government entities. The team has successfully launched several projects including Self Service, Performance Management and Business Intelligence.

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About ADGS "Musanada"
Abu Dhabi General Services "Musanada" was established under the Emiri Decree No 27 in December, 2007 in order to provide shared services to Abu Dhabi Government entities, where Musanada can substantially contribute to the realization of Abu Dhabi's objective to become one of the five top governments in the world.

Musanada's key mission is to provide all ADGEs with scalable and responsive solutions that would increase the quality, efficiency and transparency of the services provided by Abu Dhabi Government to the citizens, residents and businesses in the Emirate.

Website: www.musanada.com

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