NEWS
Egypt launches
digital forensic
lab to combat
software piracy
Intraconsult Telecom and
Avaya to deliver richer
communications experiences
for Egypt
T
he Government of Egypt has announced
that it is setting up a specialised digital
forensic lab for intellectual property as part
of its enforcement schemes of combating
software piracy. The new lab, the first of its
kind in the MENA region, is mainly designed
to resolve business software and internet-
based piracy cases. It authentically recovers
data from digital devices and unearths new
fraud techniques.
The latest measures applied aim to enhance
the investigative capabilities and ease the
digital forensic evidence acquisition, analysis
and reporting.
The cutting-edge techniques and latest
technologies employed in the lab devise a
roadmap for judges, prosecutors and lawyers.
The practiced procedures enable them to
distinguish the counterfeit products from the
genuine and manage the intellectual property
and digital piracy issues at hand.
The Information Technology Industry
Development Agency (ITIDA), which
develops the IT industry in Egypt, hosts
the lab at its premises. The agency is the
executive IT arm of the Egyptian ICT
ministry to enforce IPR related to software
products and databases.
“Over the last couple of years, ITIDA’s
IPR office has undertaken comprehensive
actions to increase IP enforcement with all
the stakeholders like the economic courts
i.e judges and prosecutors, police officers,
and copyright owners,” said Dr Mohamed
Hegazy, Egypt’s IPR Office Manager.
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A
vaya, a leading global business
communications company,
has announced it is working with
Intraconsult Telecom to help
organisations in Egypt achieve their
digital transformation objectives.
The two companies will focus on
driving adoption of Avaya’s innovative
solutions to key industry verticals in
Egypt, enabling them to provide richer
communications experiences to their
customers and employees.
Intraconsult Telecom is a dedicated
provider of global telecommunications
solutions to public and private
organisations across Egypt. Specialising
in multi-service platforms for
communication solutions, Intraconsult
Telecom will deliver Avaya solutions
for key industry verticals, including
hospitality, government and oil and gas.
Avaya solutions are used today by
leading organisations around the
world and across the region, including
Egypt’s top five banks, the three leading
telecom operators and the country’s
largest business-process outsourcing
(BPO) firm.
More than 70% of Egypt’s contact centre
infrastructure is built on Avaya technology.
“As a customer-led organisation, this
strategic partnership will allow us to
continue putting the success of our
customers at the heart of everything
we do. By leveraging Avaya’s innovative
technology, we can offer our customers
a wider choice of solutions that address
their business needs, while helping them
to enhance efficiency and delivering
richer communications experiences,”
said Eric Adam, Owner and CEO,
Intraconsult Telecom.
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