Egyptian ministry and Avaya commit to Digital
Transformation
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vaya and an Egyptian ministry have
declared their commitment to the
country’s Digital Transformation. Dr Amr
Talaat, Egypt’s Minister of Communications
and Information Technology, met with Nidal
Abou-Ltaif, President, Avaya International,
with both affirming their commitment to
Egypt’s Digital Transformation. The two
discussed topics ranging from a software
development centre opened by Avaya,
which will create an environment that
supports innovation through locally sourced
research and talent, to a new qualification
programme for the latest smart platforms
and Avaya technologies. This will be rolled
out in co-operation with the National
Institute for Communications Regulation
and the ITTi Institute.
Dr Talaat remarked on the importance
that the Ministry of Communications
and Information Technology places on
co-operating with major international
companies specialised in next-generation
technology solutions.
At the meeting, he said that the country’s
partnership with Avaya contributes to
the building of a ‘digital Egypt’, stressing
that Digital Transformation is essential to
improving the quality of government services
and the country’s productive capacity.
Abou-Ltaif added that he looks forward
to further co-operation with the ministry.
The meeting was also attended by Dr
Abeer Shaqwer, Advisor to the Minister
of Communications and Information
Technology for Community Responsibility
and Services and CEO of the National
Academy for Information Technology for
Persons with Disabilities, and Ahmed Fayed,
Country Manager – Egypt and Libya, Avaya.
The meeting follows close collaboration
between Avaya and Egypt’s Ministry
of Communications and Information
(L) Nidal Abou-Ltaif, President, Avaya
International and (R) Dr Amr Talaat,
Egypt’s Minister of Communications and
Information Technology
Technology, which recently launched the
Middle East’s first contact centre for people
with hearing and speech impairments
using Avaya technology. The solution
provides access to emergency services via
video communication through the Wasel
application, with agents communicating via
sign language.
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NetApp encourages future-proofing of video
surveillance infrastructure
W ith storage the backbone of
today’s video surveillance
systems, NetApp has participated
at Intersec 2020 in Dubai to help
organisations modernise their video
surveillance infrastructure and get
more out of their data. Middle East Managing Director
and General Manager at NetApp.
“Organisations are beginning to realise
that their video surveillance system
is much more than just cameras and
software. Storage is the backbone of
today’s video surveillance systems.”
NetApp showcased its Video
Surveillance Storage Solution designed
to access and retrieve content quickly
– whether for 200 or 200,000 cameras. Intelligent video is expanding the use
of video surveillance imagery for new
use cases. Next generation intelligent
video surveillance cameras and
analytical applications are capturing
more information than ever. This
causes an increase in requirements
for bandwidth, write speeds, and
storage capacity. As video resolution
and retention requirements increase,
the volume and size of media content
are growing quickly. Traditional
storage architectures are not
designed for these massive amounts
of big video content.
“Video surveillance has evolved
beyond security into intelligent video
applications. Businesses aim to get
more out of their surveillance data to
make better and faster decisions and
to ensure swift operations for their
security teams. In addition, advances
in camera technology place extreme
demands on video surveillance storage
infrastructure,” said Fadi Kanafani,
www.intelligentcio.com
Fadi Kanafani, Middle
East Managing
Director and General
Manager at NetApp
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