Dubai, UAE - Hadeed, the largest iron and steel mill in KSA, one of major SABIC affiliates has recently awarded HP the automation infrastructure upgrade project, which involves the installation of the Network Management Solution (NMS) based on HP OpenView platform. The solution also includes an upgrade of Hadeed's legacy plant automation network to a next generation network infrastructure to meet operational, management and new application deployment challenges.
Commenting on the significance of this new deal, Joseph Hanania, Managing Director of HP Middle East said, "This is a major win for us as it reinforces HP's position as the leader in adaptive enterprise and echoes our leadership in other vertical sectors like the manufacturing, oil and gas, government and telecommunications sectors in the Middle East. The deal cements our existing relationship with SABIC as this project followed from the consultancy service we provided to assess the status of existing infrastructure and analyze the impact of technology on production facilities.
"At HP we go the extra mile in ensuring that our solutions maximize returns, mitigate risks, improve performance and increase agility," he concluded.
"HP has been our strategic business partner for quite some time now, having worked with us in a professional consultative role. As global technology leader with strong local presence, HP has assisted Hadeed in enhancing the plant's automation infrastructure as well as building an enterprise management framework.
They have a proven track record in delivering end to end solutions to our specialized automation needs and we value that experience and local knowledge.
"Said Saleh Al Hajiri, Automation Systems Superintendent, SABIC - HADEED. "We are particularly impressed with HP OpenView Management Solutions which help us in managing our business critical systems in a proactive way.
"Throughout the course of this journey to build an Adaptive Enterprise, HADEED has influenced HP to pursue continued development to enhance its plant's automation to better manage it as a business process or service," said Abdullah Al-Mohaisen, Managing Director, HP Saudi Arabia. "Our future product introductions around compliance will be based on some of the discoveries from the project implementation with SABIC - HADEED."
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About SABIC
SABIC was established in 1976 to add value to Saudi Arabia's natural hydrocarbon resources. Today, SABIC is among the leading petrochemical companies in terms of sales and product diversity. Headquartered in Riyadh, SABIC is the Middle East's largest non-oil industrial company.
About HADEED
Wholly owned by SABIC, Saudi Iron & Steel Company (Hadeed), the first fully integrated steel producer in Saudi Arabia, started producing rebars and wire rods in 1983, in the Jubail Industrial city.
About HP
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended July 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $85.2 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ) is available at www.hp.com.
About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 670 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Khobar, Cairo and Ramallah servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968, and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for Enterprise, Small and Medium Business and Consumer technology products, and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains. For more information about HP in the Middle East, please visit www.hp.com/me
For more information please contact:
Patricia Trodd
HP
Tel: 971 4 391 6000
E-mail: patricia.trodd@hp.com
Antony Newton
Hill & Knowlton for HP
Hewlett?Packard Middle East
Tel: 971 4 334 4930
P O Box 17295
Dubai Internet City
Dubai
E-mail: antony.newton@hillandknowlton.com
Website: www.hp.com/me
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