Cisco Expo showcases power of intelligent integrated networking in Kuwait

Customers and partners will join Cisco to show how organizations in Kuwait can harness the power of advanced network solutions

Kuwait, 17th December, 2006 – Cisco Systems will give organizations in Kuwait a look at the future of integrated intelligent networking solutions, with Cisco Expo 2005, which will be held in the country on 21st December. Cisco Expo is an annual forum where Cisco and its partners share their expertise and showcase their solutions to business decision makers, to give them an insight into how Cisco can help them to transform their businesses using the Cisco network platform.

Attendees at Cisco Expo in Kuwait will hear from Cisco executives, partners and customers about the benefits of Cisco solutions. The day-long event also includes breakout sessions that focus on the retail, financial, education and government sectors and will also include sessions that address the needs of small to medium businesses for the first time. Over 300 top-level managers are expected to attend the event, which is being held at the JW Marriott Hotel.

"Kuwait is a very important market for Cisco," said Samer Alkharrat, General Manager Cisco Systems Gulf Region & Pakistan . "Our customers in Kuwait have deployed some of the most advanced network environments in the region, at the same time, we still see a lot of potential for growth. Cisco Expo provides us with the perfect platform to show Kuwait 's business decision makers how they can harness the power of Cisco's solutions and consultancy to enhance the way they work."

A number of partners will join Cisco at the Expo. Trend Micro, the event platinum sponsor will be on hand to discuss their strategic alliance with Cisco and the advanced security solutions that they are developing together. Universe Computers, the gold sponsor and Synergy and Micromuse, the learning partner sponsors will also discuss the services they provide with Cisco.

Justin Doo, Managing Director, Trend Micro Middle East and Africa , a leading authority on Internet security, said: "The Trend Micro-Cisco relationship provides the protection which makes intelligent networking possible, by integrating network admission policy enforcement, antivirus software, and network resources to dramatically improve security.

"The Cisco Expo provides us with the ideal forum to highlight this relationship and explain how together we will protect Kuwaiti businesses from the next generation of online threats," concluded Doo.

Cisco Expo will include sessions on Cisco's Integrated Information Network and Application Oriented Networking, business ready data centers, IP Communications, storage, and security architecture and solutions. By presenting the whole range of Cisco's offerings together with strategic partners in one location, Cisco aims to give attendees an end-to-end view of the difference that they can make to business processes.

"The Cisco Expo is a valuable opportunity for organizations to learn how they can remain competitive by enabling the intelligent movement of data, voice and video across a system of networks that is faster, smarter and more secure," added Alkharrat. "We expect Cisco Expo Kuwait to be one of the largest gatherings of IT professionals in Kuwait this year, and we look forward to demonstrating how Cisco's advanced technologies are evolving, enabling customers to streamline business processes, and to increase productivity and profitability."

For more information and to register for Cisco Expo Kuwait , please go to http://www.cisco.com/me/go/expokuwait/