Communication for the SMART SMB Event

With the UAE economy showing no signs of slowing down and the worldwide IT spending growth among SMBs to increase by 7 percent this year, Emirates Computers reckons there will be a great uptake of technologies targeted at the SMB sector. Hence, the company, which is one of the foremost technology companies in the region, has announced an event for Small and Medium businesses in association with its partners Cisco and 3M. At the event, which was held at Murooj Rotana on May 21st, 2008, Emirates Computers, Cisco and 3M will showcase their newest communication products targeted at the SMB sector to a huge number of clients assembled at the half day event.

"Small and medium businesses across the Middle East continue to adopt IT and telecommunications products, and are on track to spend more on information and communications technologies in 2008," explained Talal Sabih (CISCO product manager) at Emirates Computers. "As demand for third-party services continues to broaden, expenditures for services in other IT categories are

increasing. As SMBs in the Middle East increase their levels of investments in IT, it is equally important to invest in proper communication systems so as to converse optimally with key partners and customers across the region. We believe it is important to increase awareness in this area, and hence the need for such a focused event." A variety of specialised technologies for the SMB
sector have been showcased at the event. Such technologies include Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Businesses, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM) Express 4.x, Cisco Unity Connection 2.0 3M's 10G Copper Solution that includes Volition Network Solutions, Fibre Interconnect products and Copper Interconnect Solutions.




Cisco Unified Communications 500 Series for Small Businesses allows companies to cost-effectively unify the benefits of voice, video, mobility, and messaging on a single platform and eliminates the need for multiple servers to run each application. Combining the applications on a single platform simplifies the installation, support, and ongoing management of the system, while reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO). It also integrates with existing desktop applications such as calendar, e-mail, and customer relationship management (CRM) programs. The easy-to-manage solution supports up to 48 users in flexible deployment models based on an SMB setup's needs. Meanwhile, embedded in the Cisco IOS Software that provides call processing for Cisco Unified IP phones, the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express 4.x enables the large portfolio of Cisco access and integrated services routers to deliver a comprehensive set of features commonly used by many businesses.

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• Emirates
• Computers
• Business
• SMB
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• Communication
• Smart