Introduction of 6,000 units represents single largest Alaris® contract outside the United States

Dubai, UAE - 25 January 2012: CareFusion, a leading global medical technology company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Health Service Company (SEHA) for the largest single implementation contract outside the United States to install 6,000 Alaris® infusion channels across seven hospital locations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Anders Selin, Vice President and General Manager North, Central Europe, EMEA and West Asia at CareFusion stated: “We are delighted to continue enhancing our relationship with SEHA, which again demonstrates its leadership in addressing patient safety and achieve world-class standards for healthcare delivery. The GCC is a very important growth market for CareFusion and we look forward to strengthening our partnership with leading institutions and hospitals in the region.”

The Alaris® medication safety systems help protect patients receiving intravenous infusions. It is a smart pump that helps protect every infusion, including intermittents, such as antibiotics and chemotherapy, and all infusion modalities, including large volume pump, PCA and syringe.

The three-year agreement, which came into effect late 2011 with implementation commencing with Al Rahba Hospital, also provides for in-depth training of clinicians in SEHA hospitals. 

January 24, 2012 Amman/AlRiyadh - Mobile Channels Company (MCC), the leading company specialized in mobile applications development and content distribution, signed a strategic partnership agreement with Arab Telemedia Group (ATG) for the distribution of its drama series via all mobile operators in the Arab region.

Signed by Talal Awamleh, ATG’s CEO and MCC’s Business Development and Marketing Manager Mr. Anas Hijjawi, the agreement authorizes MCC to distribute and broadcast the group’s productions such as Ras Ghlais, Nimer Bin Odwan, Ors al Saqer, Al Ijtiah, Wadha and Bin Ajlan, among other drama productions.

“This agreement aims at providing the most popular drama clips which are still in high demand by a large Arab audience, even after being re-broadcasted by the most prominent satellite channels. We expect that they will receive the same demand on mobile devices,” said Talal Awamleh, noting ATG’s dedication to developing the media and broadcasting industry regionally and internationally.

“We welcome ATG to our list of clients in the content manufacturing industry, and we value their trust in us; allowing this partnership to broadcast more than 5000 hours of drama via all Arab telecommunication companies,” said Salem Al Enzi, CEO of MCC.

“Arab Telemedia’s productions and drama series will add exceptional value to our targeted and diversified mobile channels. It will also contribute to the enrichment of Arabic e-content in new ways which meet the aspirations and expectations of users,” he added.

As per the agreement, MCC will provide content via portals including: WAP, IVR, RBT, and WEB to the audience. In addition, MCC will provide the audience with the possibility of downloading and installing a mobile application which will include all categories and services that end-users can view or download on their mobile devices.

Notably, the Arab Telemedia Group has won numerous international and regional awards for its outstanding productions, namely an Emmy in 2008 for the series “Al Ijtiah”.

Abu Dhabi, January 11, 2012 – Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) signed anagreement withAbu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company(IRSHAD) yesterday. The signing, which took place at ADPC’s HQ, was attended by Capt. MohamedJuma Al-Shamisi, Vice President PortsUnit  at ADPC, Martijn Van de Linde, Chief Executive Officer of ADT and Mr. Khalifa Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company(IRSHAD).

Thisagreement comes as a result of the combined efforts between ADPC and ADT to provide IRSHAD with an allocated land area anddedicated berthsto supportthe construction and management of the Zakumoffshore oilfield project.

Commenting on the signing, Capt. MohamedJuma Al-Shamisi, Vice President PortsUnit at the Abu Dhabi Ports Company, said: “It gives ADPC great pleasure to facilitate and support the construction and management of one of the world’s largest offshore living structures.This agreement is an additional testament to ADPC’s role in providing its partners with the facilities required for the success of their projects and businesses.”

Martijn Van de Linde, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Terminals, stated: “We are pleased and proud to sign this agreement. Not only does it facilitate IRSHAD’s business, but it is also a testament to the continued strong cooperation between ADPC as the regulator and port authority, and ADT as the operator to create a joint value proposition that helps Abu Dhabi’s businesses grow and develop.”

Khalifa Al Qubaisi, General Manager of IRSHAD, said:

“It is an honour and privilege to be part of this new business venture with ADPC and that we, Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Operating Company(IRSHAD),express our eagerness to developthe new temporary terminal at the New Free Port in Mina Zayed which is expected to be completed by June 2012as well as providing2 new passenger vesselsthat will transport up to 400 people daily to and from the Zakum field.”

DOHA, Qatar — Jan. 9, 2012 — Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Cerner have signed a landmark agreement to digitize the entire public health system of Qatar, including all HMC hospitals and Primary Health Care centers (PHCs). Acting as a prime contractor and CIS integrator, Cerner will deliver cutting edge health IT solutions from Cerner and third party suppliers that will bring the HMC Hospital Information Management into the 21st century.  This is Cerner’s first project in the region to digitize an entire country’s public health system on a single computing platform.

Using the Cerner Millennium® architecture, a unified health IT computing platform, will enable Qatari health professionals to elevate safety, quality and efficiency. The system will provide evidence-based best practices and improve the clinical care processes. In addition, Cerner ® solutions will provide the foundation for medical research initiatives related to population health management, including non-communicable diseases and other chronic health conditions.

Cerner will also work with HMC to lay the foundation for a national health framework which will allow for a personal health record for every citizen in Qatar. Using Cerner solutions, HMC will help individuals better connect with their care team and engage in their health. Individuals will be able to schedule appointments, send messages to their doctor and create a personal health record to better manage their health. Moreover, HMC will have the ability to capture and research health data across medical encounters and medical facilities providing vast repositories for ongoing research and disease management for the Supreme Council of Health.

“Access to the latest evidence based clinical information will ensure best clinical guidelines and healthcare practices and hence best care for patients. With the Clinical Information System to be implemented soon, this technology will be at the clinician’s fingertips for health staff within Hamad Medical Corporation hospitals and Primary Healthcare Centers, allowing them to make informed decisions about their patients,” said Dr. Abdulwahab Al Musleh, Deputy Chief of Medical, Academic and Research affairs for Clinical Information Systems at HMC.

Mr. Abdulla Al Emadi, HMC Executive Director of Health Information Systems, added: “The creation of this partnership with Cerner is a key stepping stone in our efforts to achieve excellence through the implementation of technology.”

Cerner’s electronic health record (EHR) will be the foundation of the health technology implementation. Over a period of five years, HMC Hospitals and PHC’s will integrate approximately 100 Cerner solutions and 11 third party solutions, encompassing clinical, technical, operations, and administrative areas, to support HMC in achieving clinical and service excellence.

Implementing Cerner solutions will benefit HMC and PHC patients in a number of ways including:

Providing a lifetime clinical record for all Qatari citizens and residents: Whether an individual is treated in the ambulatory setting, inpatient setting, or even at the home, the information will be captured and stored in the individual’s lifetime clinical record.
Ensuring the highest standard of quality care: The use of standardized treatment guidelines promotes evidence-based, effective and consistent care for every patient while enabling quality improvement and operational efficiency.
Reducing the potential for transcription errors: Illegible, handwritten orders and transcription errors are reduced through the use of electronic order entry.
Improving access to information: Clinicians have immediate access to a unified patient EHR that has up-to-the-minute information about the patient including past visits, medical test and results and medical devices connected directly to the EHR,

“Strong regional partnerships and supporting government initiatives to develop the health care industry are key pillars of Cerner’s growth strategies in the region.” said Greg White, vice president and managing director, Cerner Middle East and Africa. “Through a seamless electronic health record system, HMC will have the opportunity to enhance the safety, quality and efficiency of their facilities. We are delighted to support their transformation into one of the leading academic health systems in the world.”

Gulf Petrochem Group, has recently signed an investment agreement with the Government of Fujairah’s subsidiary Fujairah Petroleum Company (FPC). Under the agreement, FPC will buy a 12 per cent stake in Gulf Petrochem’s 412,000 cubic meter storage terminal project in Fujairah, which is due for completion in September 2012.

The agreement was signed by Dr. Salem Abdou Khalil, Technical Advisor, Government of Fujairah, on behalf of the Fujairah Petroleum Company, and Harshavardhan Sinha, Executive Director, Gulf Petrochem Group, on behalf of Gulf Petrochem, Fujairah.

Ashok Goel, Chairman, Gulf Petrochem Group, said, “Participation of Fujairah Petroleum Company in our project underlines the importance of the storage terminal business as a tool for socioeconomic progress in the emirate and across the region. Such strategic partnerships complement our aggressive growth plans, and help us create new economic possibilities for the communities we serve. This agreement reaffirms the commitment and trust various stakeholders have in this project.”

Headquartered in Hamriyah, Sharjah, Gulf Petrochem operates globally with offices in India, Singapore and Europe. The Group recently opened a new Dubai office in line with regional growth plans. The new Jumeirah Lake Towers address was opened to strategically position the group within the region’s business hub.

Gulf Petrochem Group is a leading player in oil space, specializing in Oil Trading & Bunkering, Oil Refining, Grease Manufacturing, Oil Storage Terminals, Bitumen Manufacturing, and Shipping & Logistics. It operates a 60,000 cubic meters facility in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah capable of storing various grades of oils and owns three vessels with a combined capacity of 17,000 cubic meters to service bulk shipments.

Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE’s largest exchange house network that provides worldwide remittance and foreign exchange services, has signed a partnership agreement with ‘flydubai,’ Dubai’s pioneering low cost airline, allowing customers to pay for their bookings at any of the more than 100 Al Ansari Exchange branches across the UAE.

“This newly signed strategic partnership with ‘flydubai’ will provide our travelling customers with a unique level of service that saves on both time and effort. Our customers can now pay their air tickets and exchange money at the same time,” said Rashid Ali Al Ansari, General Manager, Al Ansari Exchange. “In addition, they can recharge mobile credits inside the country or abroad and pay their water and electric utilities, credit cards and phone bills simultaneously under one roof in any of our branches across the UAE. We will continue to develop and roll out new products and services that will prove to be more convenient and advantageous for our customers.

Commenting on the new partnership, Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO, ‘flydubai,’ said, “This agreement is part of our strategy to help people book and pay for their ‘flydubai’ flights at convenient locations across the UAE. By providing passengers with a range of booking and payment options, we are making travel easier and less stressful for our passengers.”

Tendeka, the provider of completions and reservoir monitoring products and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has secured a major frame agreement with Statoil for the provision of sand screens and inflow control devices and services for use on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

The contract, with an undisclosed value, is for an initial three-year period with a further two optional extensions, each of two years. Tendeka’s scope of work includes the provision of sand screens with associated inflow control technology and services, to be deployed on the Troll field.

The field, which contains approximately 40 per cent of the natural gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and includes one of the Norway’s largest oil fields, produces 400,000 barrels a day from three platforms north-west of Bergen.

Tendeka CEO Gary Smart said: “We are delighted to have reached such a significant agreement with Statoil. We have positioned the company to enable us to effectively deliver on this type and size of contract, which was awarded because of our strong commercial and technical offering.

“The announcement follows tremendous efforts by our regional team in Norway, Tendeka AS, and our sand control team in developing a full, qualified range of products, and associated manufacturing facility. We can now look forward to working on this prestigious project in the New Year.”

• One-year contract will offer an array of benefits for NBAD cardholders
• Underlines strong institutional partnerships fostered by Emaar Retail’s leisure attractions

Dubai, UAE; November 19, 2011: Emaar Retail LLC, the provider of premium leisure and entertainment attractions, has signed an agreement with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi whereby the leading financial institution will serve as the ‘Grand Partner’ of SEGA Republic, the first and largest of its kind indoor theme park in the Middle East, located in The Dubai Mall.

Mr Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of Emaar Retail LLC, and Mr Suvo Sarkar, General Manager of Consumer & Elite Banking of National Bank of Abu Dhabi, signed the agreement at SEGA Republic.

As per the agreement, National Bank of Abu Dhabi cardholders stand to gain an array of benefits at SEGA Republic, one of the most popular theme parks in the region managed by Emaar Retail, for one year, starting from September 1, 2011.

For every purchase of a Power Pass, the entry ticket to SEGA Republic, using a National Bank of Abu Dhabi card, the cardholder will be entitled to another Power Pass entirely free. Each Power Pass facilitates unlimited access to nine thrilling attractions at SEGA Republic, all through the day. On spending AED 200 with their card, the cardholders will also receive AED 100 free credit on the spot.

Mr Amiri said: “The agreement with National Bank of Abu Dhabi underlines the increasing popularity of Emaar Retail’s leisure attractions as preferred marketing partners for leading corporates and financial institutions. By ensuring maximum eye-balls, the leisure attractions of Emaar Retail ensure that our partners can reach out to a wide audience, covering the entire spectrum of the society. SEGA Republic is a preferred destination for both young and old, and our partnership will be a great value addition for the bank’s customers.”

Mr Sarkar said: “The National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s cards stand out in the market place because of the many benefits and privileges offered to cardholders. On top of NBAD Stars Loyalty programme, purchase protection, road side assistance, and travel insurance, NBAD also continuously finds other ways to enhance benefits to cardholders. Partnering with a great and popular entertainment provider like SEGA delivers real value for esteemed NBAD cardholders and helps to differentiate NBAD cards from others.”

Developed by Emaar Retail LLC in partnership with SEGA Corporation, Japan’s leading indoor theme park developer, SEGA Republic sprawls over 76,000 sq ft, across two levels of The Dubai Mall. It offers visitors of all ages the opportunity to discover the worlds they wish to explore through a variety of themed zones – Adventure Zone, Speed Zone, Cyberpop Zone and Sports Zone – together offering nine thrilling rides and over 250 amusement games - and a Redemption Zone.
From virtual reality and arcade games to simulation activities and physical sports games, SEGA Republic will thrill all visitors. Access to the indoor attraction is easy with dedicated parking facility offered. SEGA Republic is open from 10am to 11pm on weekdays and from 10am to 1am on weekends (Thursday to Saturday).

Emaar Retail’s leisure attractions include KidZania®, a unique children’s edutainment centre – founded in Mexico - which has made its debut in the Middle East at The Dubai Mall; Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, with over 33,000 aquatic animals; the Olympic-sized Dubai Ice Rink, and the 22-screen Reel Cinemas – all in The Dubai Mall. The company also owns and operates the six-screen premier boutique Reel Cinemas Cineplex at Dubai Marina Mall.

Al Riyadh, 31 October 2011:

“Al Tayyar Travel Group”, Signed a new agreement with the Americain group “Global Educational Opportunities”, to provide the service of conditional acceptance at university for Saudi students, wishing to study in the United States. The agreement was by Dr. Fahad Al Jarboa, CEO of “Al Tayyar Travel Group” and” Professor Thomas Khalil, CEO of ” Global Educational Opportunities” group.

It is worth mentioning that this recent agreement signed by Al Tayyar Travel Group in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is part of the group  commitment toward  the Saudi community and part of its corporate social responsibility, to meet the Saudi students needs to obtain their  bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in the USA.

The Foreign Scholarship program of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud has however, achieved a great success and contributed significantly to the qualification of hundreds of thousands of Saudi nationals by working in various government and private sectors that contribute effectively to the achievement of the economic growth and social development and progress in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“The Global Group of the educational opportunities” is considered to be a prominent academic and consultancy group in the United States of America, with a long experience in the field of higher education, with staff, including deans and former directors of admissions and scholarships of some educational institutions, which considered to be the most exclusive and prestigious ones in the US such as Harvard, Princeton and Pennsylvania and Northwestern.

Switzerland-based non-profit foundation, myclimate, has partnered with the UAE Business Council for Sustainable Development (UAE BCSD) to raise awareness of national issues of sustainability and drive green initiatives within the local private sector, regarding the Carbon Footprint.

Myclimate, which is represented in the UAE by Dubai-based sustainability expert Farnek Avireal, was formed in 2002 as a joint project between students and professors in Zürich, Switzerland, becoming a leading global provider of voluntary and compliance carbon offsetting solutions, using offset payments to develop and support carbon offset projects around the world

myclimate aims to introduce measures to offset carbon emissions, with the UAE BCSD through a series of seminars and exhibitions in the UAE among its first approaches in this regard. These events themselves will be carbon neutral.

The first of these seminars will be the LEED workshop program 2011-2012 initiated by the UAE BCSD, which consists of four workshops running from July 2011 to April 2012 at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Sharjah, UAE.

Highlighting the ideal fit with the UAE and Gulf region in general, a key emphasis of myclimate is the carbon offsetting solutions via effective carbon offset projects with renewable energy sources and other energy efficiency measures.

“This memorandum of understanding will help achieve both the objectives of myclimate and the UAE BCSD - to build greater awareness of sustainability, especially carbon management and offset programmes, within the UAE.” said Rene Estermann, CEO, myclimate.

In a second step, vertical industries across the UAE will be provided with tailor-made carbon neutral solutions for their various business sectors. For instance, among the first industries to be targeted is the UAE’s burgeoning tourism and hospitality sector, with the myclimate - UAE BCSD partnership providing carbon neutral alternatives to various processes used within hotels. Likewise, printing companies and aviation companies across the UAE will be shown the benefits of carbon neutral alternatives and solutions.

A further feature of the partnership is a competition, with entries requested from projects that reduce or neutralise carbon emissions for various industries. Winning candidates within the competition will also have the potential to put their ideas into practice, under the backing and guidance of UAE BCSD.

“myclimate and UAE BCSD will carry out the initial judging process in determining which projects qualify for The Gold Standard Premium quality carbon credits,” said Van T. Tran, Head of Development , UAE Business Council for Sustainable Development.

The Gold Standard is an independent label that certifies high-quality carbon offset projects and the emission reduction certificates they generate. The sustainability criteria outlined in this standard are the guidelines adopted for all myclimate projects.