Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 08 | Page 38

CASE STUDY YBA KANOO AWARDS AVAYA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION CONTRACT CSC Bahrain-based Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (YBA Kanoo) has announced awarding a flagship networking and wireless project contract to Avaya. Under the contract, Avaya will deploy its networking and wireless technologies to connect the group’s 60 branches across the GCC (Gulf Council Countries), providing the group with superior customer and team experiences while building operational efficiencies across the group’s stores and offices in the GCC. S cheduled for completion in June 2016, YBA Kanoo customers and employees will enjoy the secure, fast and seamless wireless roaming experience in all of the group’s outlets and offices, while enabling the management of the group to quickly and easily roll out customer and employees specific applications that enhance productivity and the experience of the group’s customers. “At YBA Kanoo, staff mobility is a fundamental business requirement considering the diverse nature of our lines of businesses across many geographies. We firmly believe that wireless access will enhance the collaboration between our teams 38 INTELLIGENTCIO JAMEEL AL-SHARAF Head of Group IT at YBA Kanoo while increasing their efficiency and productivity. Having access to internal company resources wherever our sales and operations teams are would also greatly improve the customer satisfaction through faster response time,” commented Jameel Al-Sharaf, Head of Group IT at YBA Kanoo. With the centralised wireless network management, network administrators at www.intelligentcio.com