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			<title>Five lessons</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Venkat Raghavan, general manager of Al Futtaim Technologies, provides his top five tips for how integrators can improve relationships with their customers and achieve smoother implementations.]]></description>
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			<title>Changing times</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Venkat Raghavan, general manager of Al Futtaim Technologies, relates his experiences as a regional system integrator - and how his sales pitches have had to evolve to keep pace with the technology.]]></description>
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			<title>Making post-sales support more than just an after-thought</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Standards of after-sales service vary tremendously in the Middle East IT market, but vendors are gradually beginning to realise that it is a subject which warrants greater attention if they are to harness the true power of their brands.]]></description>
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			<title>Riding the airwaves</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Arabian Radio Network has raised the bar for radio production in the Middle East with a brand new upgrade at its facility in Dubai Media City. Digital Studio reports.]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim to install IP voice solution for Etisalat</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al-Futtaim Technologies wins contract to install Alcatel-Lucent IP voice solution for Etisalat]]></description>
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			<title>Future homes</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  CommsMEA takes a look at the latest advances in technology that are making their way into consumer's homes.]]></description>
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			<title>Art of the deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With cash-rich Middle East telcos expected to go on a buying spree as asset values fall in 2009, Roger Field looks at the challenges facing operators post-deal.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai hotels install next generation communications network</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A leading Middle East system integrator, Al-Futtaim Technologies (a member of Al-Futtaim Group), was recently contracted to implements converged communication networks for two leading Dubai hotels.]]></description>
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			<title>The license to construct</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[It reduces overheads, cuts down on the time spent working on a project and saves costs on the job site. Shikha Mishra finds out how IT software is changing the way the construction industry operates in the Middle East.]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim supplies comms technology to Dubai hotels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Systems integrator Al-Futtaim Technologies  announced on day two of GITEX Technology Week that it has implemented two converged communication networks at Al Manzil and Qamardeen Hotels, two Dubai-based properties operated by South African hotel group Southern Sun.]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim to set up operations in Qatar</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ UAE-based systems integrator Al-Futtaim Technologies has opened a new office in Qatar in a move to consolidate its growth in the booming country and to help it strengthen its services to local customers.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim installs comms networks at Dubai hotels</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[GITEX: Systems integrator completes implementation at Al Manzil and Qamardeen.]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim confirms launch of Doha-based operations</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al-Futtaim Technologies, one of the region's leading systems integrators and a member of Al-Futtaim Group, officially launched its Doha-based operation on the first day of GITEX Technology Week.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Technology steps up to the challenge</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Venkat Raghavan, general manager of Al-Futtaim Technologies, says providers are meeting the demand for business solutions that improve efficiency and create cost savings for customers.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim Technologies to showcase latest products</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Company aims to promote system integrating capabilities and IT consulting expertise]]></description>
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			<title>Putting clients first</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Al-Futtaim Technologies, a Dubai-based systems integrator, is keen to put the customer at the centre of its offering at GULFCOMMS.]]></description>
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			<title>Al-Futtaim Group acquires software solutions firm</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As part of the deal, Futech Software Solutions will now operate independently under Al-Futtaim Technologies.]]></description>
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			<title>Indigo selects Al Futtaim Technologies for Orange Lake Project</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Indigo Properties selects Al Futtaim Technologies to provide home automation systems for its Orange Lake development  ]]></description>
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			<title>Call waiting</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Genesys and Al-Futtaim Technologies explain how  travel agents can benefit from new contact centre technology.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Fixing the skills crisis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A scarcity of highly skilled professionals is jeopardising progress in the region's ICT sector.  ]]></description>
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			<title>AFT lays foundations for growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[After a year in which it claims to have doubled its growth and reinforced key vendor partnerships, Al-Futtaim Technologies is hoping 2008 will deliver more of the same. In a new section of Channel Middle East designed to outline the opportunities and challenges facing some of the region's leading resellers, Al-Futtaim lays bare its plans for expansion.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Call options</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Financial institutions need to strike a balance between people, processes and technology to give a successful call centre experience.]]></description>
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			<title>Partners rack up win</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE-based systems integrator Al-Futtaim Technologies has marked its participation at the second annual GULFCOMMS expo by highlighting its partnership with telecoms solutions provider Genesys.]]></description>
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			<title>Customer services demand drives technology</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  RAKBANK rolls out contact centre solution to extend customer service capabilities.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates revamps telephone system</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The systems integrator Al-Futtaim Technologies will install an IP telephony system at the airline's headquarters.]]></description>
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			<title>Delivery mechanism</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The Middle East channel is waking up to the sales opportunities surrounding the growing demand for push email solutions. Mobile device vendors are marking their channel territory as they look to develop the winning route-to-market that will allow them to dominate a sector destined for stellar growth. Stuart Wilson reports.]]></description>
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