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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 17th, 2001 |
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MAKTOOB.COM ANNOUNCES PLAN TO OPEN OFFICE IN DUBAI INTERNET CITY
Move is part of company’s overall strategy to forge strong
relationships with local businesses
Dubai: Maktoob.com, the largest and leading Arabic online
community that gave the Arab world its first free Arabic / English
bilingual web-based email service, announced yesterday that it
would strengthen its presence in the Gulf region by soon opening a
full-fledged regional office in the Dubai Internet City.
Announcing this new development yesterday, Husni T. Al Khuffash,
Advertising Sales Manager of Maktoob.com, explained that
Maktoob.com would shift its Dubai office to the Dubai Internet
City as part of a global expansion plan to further develop
Maktoob.com’s leading profile as the top online destination for
Arabs.
“The Dubai Internet City is home to a number of regional
high-profile Internet businesses and we are keen to play an
important role in the Emirate’s and the region forward-thinking
philosophy,” Al Khuffash stated.“Maktoob.com has already
concluded several key projects for a number of companies in the
GCC and the Internet City office will help us to reach out to the
vast under-served corporate community in this particular region.”
He pointed out that having a regional presence was imperative in
view of the fact that Maktoob.com was uniquely positioned to
capture a substantial part of the multi-billion dollar Internet
market in the GCC. “Internet users in the UAE and GCC are
already familiar with Maktoob.com’s facilities and we will be
building on that goodwill by forging a stronger bond with our
existing clients while seeking out new markets,” Al Khuffash
explained.
Recently found to be the top Arab web service by two independent
surveys – Alexa Research and Arabian Business.com/Accenture -
Maktoob.com enjoys unprecedented popularity in the Arab world,
with a membership base of more than 1,080,000 online members.
“Maktoob.com’s presence will further highlight the stature of
Dubai Internet City as a powerful regional hub for all online
activities,” explained Ahmed Binbyatt, CEO, Dubai Internet
City. “In fact, it is this unique combination of regional
talents that will enable the Middle East to earn its way to the
top of the global Internet business."
Maktoob.com is the first Arabic/English web-based email solutions
provider and the leading virtual community for Arabs worldwide. In
addition to the free email service, the company offers a
comprehensive range of popular online community services,
including Chat, melodies, cards, live internet radio, voicemail,
WAP, a comprehensive business directory, online auction and
shopping, and information services all in Arabic and English.
The free membership to Maktoob.com opens a world of exclusive
benefits that are available on few other websites. These include
the unique ability of sending and receiving Arabic email
regardless of the user’s operating system, a sophisticated
Anti-Virus Auto-Scan solution for both incoming and outgoing email
messages, and Maktoob Mirsal, an Instant Messaging system, while
filtering undesirable Spam mails.
For more details, please contact,
Edward D’Mello
Headline Public Relations
Tel: 009714 – 3475006; Fax: 009714 – 3475013
e-mail:
edward@headlinepr.com
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