Injazat Data Systems, a Mubadala – EDS joint venture, based in Abu Dhabi, and a leading Information Technology Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing (ITO and BPO) company in the region, has won contracts of over AED 700 million in its first year of operation. Set up in February 2005, Injazat now supports private and public sector organizations in the UAE with IT managed services that cover infrastructure management, Helpdesk, Application Management services, Networking & Security services as well as Consultancy.
Ibrahim Lari, Injazat Data Systems’ CEO said: “I would like to thank all of our clients, teams and alliance partners for their role in our joint successes. I see Injazat as a catalyst for innovation and growth in a fast track Abu Dhabi economy. Our success this year has confirmed our original business plan and we are now in a position to expand our business in 2006, by opening new operations in Dubai and Qatar. We started with a team of four, and in less than a year, we have grown into a strong team of over 260 professionals of which 40 per cent are nationals, all of whom are client-focused and keen to support our commitment to Service Excellence.”
Commenting on Injazat’s growth, Lorcan Malone, COO, Injazat Data Systems, stated: “We are responding to an emerging market need, and in 2006 we will continue to explore new opportunities in Abu Dhabi as well as in Dubai and Qatar. Injazat is driven by high standards of quality service delivery that encourages us to maintain steady growth. We are seeing increasing demand in the private sector, across the UAE, Qatar and Oman, and we aim to expand our client list in that direction.”
Ibrahim Lari emphasized on the efforts that Injazat Data Systems is making in investing in its people “We are very keen on developing the UAE’s IT talents, hence our Graduate Development Programme is designed to create an innovative and lively career environment for young, motivated graduate nationals. Currently we have 24 national developees”.
In 2005, Injazat set new standards in the Middle East IT services industry by landing the largest deal of its kind - with ADWEA, the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority with a total contract value exceeding 400 million AED.
Established in the 1st Quarter of 2005, Injazat Data Systems is an Information Technology and Business Services company that offers a wide range of outsourcing services. It is focused on providing IT outsourcing services to the oil & gas, utilities, financial services, government, transportation, telecom and healthcare sectors. Injazat is a joint venture of Mubadala Development Company and Electronic Data Systems (EDS).
Injazat aims to become the premier information technology and business process outsourcing services provider in the region. Growth is driven through Mubadala’s knowledge of the Middle East business environment plus the delivery capabilities of EDS – creating a local company with the experience of a global player.
Mubadala Development is a Public Joint Stock company, established and wholly owned by the government of Abu Dhabi with a mission to invest in commercially-viable, strategic, industrial and commercial partnerships.
EDS provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help its clients worldwide improve their business performance. EDS’ core portfolio comprises Information Technology, applications and business process services, as well as Information Technology transformation services. EDS supports the world's leading companies and governments in 60 countries.
