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ITA celebrates the graduation of its first
batch of Sas incubated companies
On this occasion, Dr Salim Bin Sultan
Alruzaiqi, CEO of ITA, said: “Today, we
proudly celebrate the graduation of 7
promising SMEs in the ICT field after
passing the incubation period at the
Sas Centre for Entrepreneurship, and
their remarkable achievements as
the overall revenues of the incubated
companies reached OMR1.6 million
gained over the last three years only.”
The Information Technology Authority
(ITA) of Oman has celebrated the
graduation of its first batch of
incubated ICT SMEs from the Sas for
Entrepreneurship Centre. The event
was sponsored by Telecom Oman (TeO)
and held under the patronage of His
Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Masoud Alsunaidi,
minister of Commerce and Industry, with
the presence of a number of officials
and CEOs of government and private
companies and ICT professionals.
“The role and support of Sas for
Entrepreneurship will not end at this
point and it will be committed to
follow-up and monitor these SMEs
even after graduation. They will
also be able to benefit from all the
continuous consultancy services and
participate in the networking events,
training courses and overseas
training by Sas for Entrepreneurship”,
he added.
Oman Air chooses
SmartKargo
Oman Air has chosen SmartKargo, providers of air cargo
management solution, to power their cargo sales and operations,
beginning June 2016.
SmartKargo is the only cargo platform that is 100% Cloud-
based, which delivers a range of benefits for users, including
electronic airway bill, highly flexible pricing and ratemaking
which increases cargo sales, quick completion of all tasks and
24/7/365 support from trained SmartKargo experts through
three global call centres.
Abdulrahman Al Busaidy, Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial
Officer, Oman Air, said:
“SmartKargo has one of the best solutions in the marketplace.
Our objective is to have a rapid deployment of an industry-
standard solution without having to spend on infrastructure, and
SmartKargo meets that criterion. Moreover, SmartKargo’s robust
and flexible capabilities will help us leverage our joint venture
agreement with Cargolux to develop Muscat as a logistics hub,
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ready to flow a wide range of commodities from the USA, Europe,
and Africa to destinations throughout the Gulf and Middle East,
South Asia, and beyond.”
SamrtKargo offers a robust set of tools for managing
warehouse and ramp operations, accessible from any device
with an Internet connection and with a system “born on the
Cloud” every partner in the Oman Air cargo chain will have
instant access to shipment information.
Oman Air operates a fleet of 40 widebody and narrowbody
aircraft, including brand-new Boeing 787s, to 50 destinations
throughout the Gulf and Middle East, and beyond to Europe,
Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
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