Master distributor recognised for strong contribution to building Red Hat business in the region
UAE, Gitex, Opennet, master distributor for Red Hat in the Middle East and Africa, has been awarded the Red Hat Excellence Award for 2004 as the Best Red Hat Training Partner. This is one of three global Red Hat awards this year and the only one in Middle East and North Africa.
"We are pleased to be singled out for this recognition especially since we have been operating as the Red Hat Training Partner in the Middle East (based out of Dubai) only for the past year," said Tewfik Zitouni, MD, Opennet MEA.
According to Francois Lucatelli, Red Hat's Channel Sales Manager for South Europe & MEA, the award recognises the quality of service, the volume of business and percentage of growth in business.
"We have seen around 250 percent growth in the number of people opting for Red Hat Certifications since we appointed Opennet," said Lucatelli. "This is a direct reflection on the strong commitment and contribution from Opennet in educating and spreading the right Red Hat message to the enterprise user."
Both Lucatelli and Zitouni attribute their success to a high level of customer support in the region offered by Opennet. There are plans to extend this level of support.
Zitouni continued, "Guaranteed quality and standardised support is the main concern of our clients and partners. Availability of certified expertise locally makes a big difference."
Opennet has plans to expand its team and its support centre in the region to keep pace with the level of growth in wider adoption of Linux in the enterprise segment.
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About Opennet MEA
Opennet MEA is the Master Distributor and certified training & education centre of Red Hat, Inc., the most trusted Linux provider to the enterprise. Opennet MEA was established in late 2003 in Dubai Internet City FZ and intends to work closely with companies and organizations through its Channel Partner Network. Opennet MEA is the Red Hat Master distributor and the Red Hat Certified Training and Education Centre in the following regions and countries: United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Kingdom of Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia and all Africa French speaking countries.
For the past 4 years Opennet MEA has been successfully representing Red Hat Linux in North Africa and has successfully introduced Linux to government agencies and businesses and helped them take full advantage of Open Source Technologies. The Major Share Holder of Opennet is GMH, one of the Top 5 Holdings in Tunisia with more than $ 350 Million of Total Sales in Various Industries for FY'2002.
About Red Hat Inc
Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices spanning the globe. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system software along with middleware, applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's Open Source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with focus on security and ease of management. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com
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