MTS to promote Sybase's mobility solutions across Saudi Arabia
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 19, 2007: Sybase Products Middle East, the market leader in Mobility solutions, today announced that it has signed a strategic partnership deal with Mirnah Technology Systems (MTS), a leading provider of Technology Services in the Mobile Computing Industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As per the partnership agreement, MTS will promote Sybase's mobility solutions such as the Unwired Accelerator, SQL Anywhere and PocketBuilder to its customers and also develop its own mobile computing solutions using Sybase technologies.
Speaking on the partnership, Hareth BaniMustafa, Business Development Manager for the Unwired Division, Sybase Products Middle East, said, "MTS is one the largest Sales Force Automation systems vendor in the Middle East and has helped large FMCG companies and enterprises mobilize their salesforce solutions. MTS' major strength lies in its 15+ years of experience in implementing Mobile Computing solutions in the Middle East and its experienced team of professionals, who have a thorough understanding of the mobility market as well as a solid reputation for quality, making them an ideal partner to promote Sybase's mobility solutions such as the Unwired Accelerator, SQL Anywhere and PocketBuilder in Saudi Arabia."
"Sybase will also be working closely with MTS to promote our frontline device management solution - 'Afaria' – which would give enterprises full control of various handlheld devices and laptops remotely in every aspect such as security, updates, patches, and so on. Sybase will also assist MTS in developing their own mobility solutions as well as mobilizing different systems such as SAP implementations. We are looking forward to leveraging our partnership with MTS to provide customers in Saudi Arabia with unique and powerful mobility solutions," Mr. BaniMustafa added.
MTS provides complete route accounting infrastructures including handheld computers, mobile printers, and the software necessary to integrate them into a complete working solution. They have extensive experience in developing different clients for the various handheld devices where salesmen can now be in constant touch with their offices using their handheld devices. MTS has also developed a collection of middleware products and tools to employ when delivering their systems and services. With Sybase, MTS will now be able to build a custom-made application for the different industries to work online and offline.
"Sybase is a recognized leader in Mobility solutions worldwide. Sybase Unwired Accelerator speeds the mobilization of Web applications and data sources for always-available access. Its rapid development tools can mobilize existing applications, or create new mobile applications without programming. Sybase's Unwired Accelerator is simple and has powerful features making it a good choice for any enterprise or system integrator. It takes minimal development effort without jeopardizing the security of the backend system and does not need any modification on it, "said Mr. Reji Nair, the General Manager in MTS. "Sybase provides complete mobility solutions that enable companies to build applications that are independent of delivery devices and wireless network standards. Both Mirnah and Sybase have great experience in delivering Mobile computing solutions and hence both companies will benefit by collaborating with each other," he concluded.
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MTS (Mirnah Technology Systems) is a leading provider of Technology Services in the Mobile Computing Industry. Since its establishment in 1992 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the company has quickly become a leader in implementing Sales Force Automation systems(Route Accounting or Van Sales) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf area. As part of its expansion towards other GCC and Middle-East countries, Mirnah opened its Dubai office in May 2004 and the Kuwait office in June 2005. For further information on Mirnah, please visit http://www.mirnah.com