Intelligent CIO Kuwait Issue 2 | Page 26

FEATURE: DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// WHENEVER ANYTHING IS LAUNCHED ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, KUWAIT IS DEFINITELY AMONG THE EARLIEST ADOPTERS. array and automated colour quality suite for fast time to production. It also boasts additional high capacity feeders for up to eight media pick points and inline finishing solutions to fit operational and workflow needs. AlYahya highlighted the efforts of Xerox’ partners in Kuwait to invest heavily in developing its people – a philosophy Xerox also subscribes to – in order to pass the benefits on to the important end user. He said: “They [Almana Industries] are constantly in discussions with us to see how they can cater better to their local market. “At the moment I believe we have more than 80 employees working for them so that’s 80 families in Kuwait that are part of the Xerox channel family. “And again, some of them have been working in the Xerox extended family for more than 10 years.” The importance of the Kuwait market for Xerox Kuwait remains a solid market for Xerox, one which AlYahya stated that 26 INTELLIGENTCIO the company always has very ‘high expectations’ of. He said: “Kuwait is one of the solid markets where we always have high expectations and where we see a very positive dynamic of competition trying to enter into major accounts and opportunities, whether that’s the government or private sector. “Usually this means it requires a lot of attention from Xerox and it definitely gets that attention.” He added: “In terms of per cent, it’s definitely one of the high contributors to our business in the Middle East region.” The vendor remains committed to providing the Kuwait market with its most advanced technological breakthroughs, continuously investing in the local market. resources consideration of developing efficient e-Services. Xerox and Alamana Industries in Kuwait It was accompanied by a technology exhibition that provided a showcase area where technology vendors demonstrated their products and services. The exhibition, moreover, provided an excellent opportunity for both vendors and government agencies to get engaged in direct discussions. One such example of Kuwait and Alamana Industries working together in Kuwait is the pair’s attendance at EGOV5, which aimed to help attendees from the various government agencies in Kuwait to gain the necessary knowledge and understanding of the technical, business processes and human In a seminar, Alamana Industries – Xerox Kuwait shed a light on digitisation at work. While organisations have ambitions for a lean and agile digital future, their present is still weighed down by paper. Not only does this undermine productivity by perpetuating slow and expensive manual processes, it www.intelligentcio.com