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Article: Cloud computing poised to take off in Dubai.
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- Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2009
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Dubai: AaThe UAE is the only country in the Gulf that has ventured into the field of cloud computing and the demand for this model will be robust in the years to come as the market matures, a top official at international technology services firm Keross says.
"In the UAE, a growing number of companies are already using Software-as-a-Service [SaaS] successfully. In November 2008, Tecom Investments, a member of Dubai Holding, unveiled a customer service portal that it provides to its customers in a SaaS model. Nakheel, Emaar and Dubai World Central have recently launched similar initiatives for project management, tenant management and property management, ...