Emphasizing its position as the leading technology provider in the region, HP was recently awarded ‘IT Company of the Year’ at the Arabian Business Awards 2005, held under the patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and UAE Defense Minister.
Conveying his delight on winning the award, Joseph Hanania, Managing Director of HP Middle East said: “This is a major accomplishment for us and we consider it an even greater honor as it is acknowledgement from our peers and other business leaders across the region. The award is in recognition of the talent, dedication and professionalism of the HP family and also endorses our commitment to the region as market leaders across an entire spectrum of sectors in the IT industry.
“These are exciting times for us at HP as we have announced impressive financial results with our net revenue having increased by 7 percent in Q405. This award also pays tribute to our pioneering initiatives across the region and acknowledges our regional expansion strategy and growth plans,” he concluded.
HP has always been at the forefront of the IT industry investing in the region with initiatives that include the opening of a technology centre in Knowledge Village in Dubai and moving Egypt operations to Cairo’s Smart Village. HP’s Invent Centre, one of only two in the ISE region, also demonstrates the company’s commitment to the region.
HP has also been ranked as the only multinational company to open a PC assembly plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which is a first in the region.
The opening of the first Education NonStop Training Centre in Beirut, Lebanon, to help IT professionals build competencies to achieve peak productivity in today’s evolving information technology environment, is also another initiative in keeping with HP’s massive investment programme targeted at the education sector.
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 Oct. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $86.7 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.
