LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE
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SAUDI ARABIA
The International Medical Center ( IMC ), a leading multidisciplinary hospital and the first member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network in Saudi Arabia , has announced the project kick-off of its unified electronic medical record ( EMR ) system , InterSystems TrakCare across its facilities in Jeddah . TrakCare will be implemented in IMC Hospital , Petro Rabigh Clinic , The First Clinic , Tadawi Center and First Scan . The important step comes after the signing of a strategic agreement back in November , 2020 between IMC and InterSystems .
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KUWAIT
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Ooredoo Telecom has selected Ericsson as its strategic partner to migrate and consolidate its online charging system to Ericsson Charging as its single platform enabling digital offerings replacing other charging solutions across the company . In addition , the Ericsson agreement will enhance and provide new digital offerings to Ooredoo Kuwait ’ s subscribers as well as an architecture and interface platform ready for 5G .
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EGYPT
StarLink , a specialised cyber and cloud value-added distributor ( VAD ) in the META region , recently announced expansion plans for Africa with a new headquarters based out of Cairo , Egypt . The StarLink Egypt office located in the heart of Cairo city is a standalone building , spanning 15000 square feet , with state-of-theart facilities and amenities that accommodates all major operational functionalities including Sales , Business Development , Services Competency Centre , StarLink Academy and back-office operations .
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UAE
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BAHRAIN
Batelco has partnered with the internationally recognised London Business School ( LBS ), to provide a tailored , first-of its kind executive talent programme in Bahrain , which will see a number of Batelco ’ s aspiring young talents developed for senior roles within the organisation . The partnership marks the first time that the London Business School has created an executive talent programme to develop the next generation of leaders for the telecom industry in Bahrain .
Abu Dhabi Precast , the UAE ’ s precast manufacturer , recently announced that it has selected Epicor Software Corporation ’ s award-winning Cloud ERP solution to address various operational challenges . The company chose Epicor specifically for its precast specific vertical solution which was developed by UAE-based Epicor partner Index InfoTech . Abu Dhabi Precast LLC has been manufacturing precast concrete products since 2001 and is now one of the leading companies in the precast construction industry in the region .
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