GITEX 2012 INTERVIEWS ITU TELECOM World 2012 - Teletimes

ARC adopts aConsultative andSystem Integrationapproach towards itscustomers’ needs &requirementsMohammed ZameerGeneral ManagerAl Rostamani Communicationsspeaks to Teletimeson the occasion of10th anniversary of ARCTeletimes - Please tell us aboutAl Rostamani Group, its historyand specifics of group’s communicationbusiness unit.Mohammed Zameer - AlRostamani Group is one of thelargest and oldest business conglomeratesin the United ArabEmirates. Founded in 1957 withthe late Mr. Abdullah HassanAl Rostamani as Chairman, thegroup has grown steadfastly andconscientiously over the last 55years with the guiding principlesof commitment, care and visionwith a genuine concern for thecommunity. The group has anumber of businesses in areassuch as general trading, automobilesand heavy equipment, travel,foreign exchange, financialservices, property development,construction, infrastructuredevelopment, telecommunicationsand information technologyservices.Al Rostamani Communications(ARC), a member of Al RostamaniGroup, was establishedin 2002 to address the IT needsof the Telecommunication andEnterprise industries by offeringend to end solutionsARC adopts a Consultative andSystem Integration approachtowards its customers needs& requirements. It first understandsthe specific requirementsand then develops a customizedtechnology solution bycarefully selecting the rightmix of products from its end toend solutions which include ITInfrastructure, Enterprise Communications,Networking Systems,Data Centre Solutions, ITSecurity, Applications and Telecommunicationinfrastructure.ARC’s core competency lies inits vendor certified engineeringresources that seamlessly conceptualises,builds, integrates,supports and manages thesolutions across the lifecycle,through its professional serviceswhich often not only matchesbut exceeds the customer experience& expectations.TT - During the last ten yearsof its operations, what majormilestones have been achievedby ARC?MZ - In the last 10 years, ARC’sbusiness has grown from an initialfew telecom orders with onecustomer to a complete systemsintegrator across both the Enterpriseand Telecom segments,addressing the telecom serviceproviders, TRA, and more than100 top Enterprise customersin the UAE. With four distinctvertical profitable businessunits addressing Infrastructure,ICT, Telecom and Professionalservices it has increased itsstaff strength from 10 to morethan 250 delivering consistentprofitability and growth since itsinception.TT - What are the present keyareas of growth in UAE’s ICTsector?MZ - Data storage, Virtualisation,IT security, Data Recover& protection, Unified communication,Cloud computing andData centres are the key areasof growth in the UAE and acrossthe Middle East.TT - You have establishedpartnership with eminent ICT46 November 2012www.teletimesinternational.com