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Zain Kuwait Launches VSaaS Solutions for Enterprise Customers

Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the city arm NXN, who also provides analytics for different sectors
launch of Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) solutions for like oil & gas and others. Zain recently showcased its VSaaS
enterprise customers. The integrated VSaaS platform features solutions during its participation – for the second time running
a wide range of services on Zain’s secure cloud, and gives - in the fourth Kuwait Oil and Gas Show and Conference (KOGS
customers the convenience of easily accessing and managing 2019) under the patronage of H.H. the Prime Minister Sheikh
their recordings anytime and anywhere. The announcement comes Jaber Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah. Zain took the opportunity
as part of the company’s commitment to offer the latest and most to provide high-speed Wi-Fi to cover all parts of the exhibition,
advanced security solutions to the Kuwaiti business sector, both and the company showcased many of its Zain Business services
large businesses and small/medium-sized enterprises, and as per and solutions for corporate customers attending the exhibition,
the highest international standards. This also comes in line with particularly those presented to the oil & gas industries. Zain’s
Zain’s digital transformation strategy that aims at empowering strategy is centered on digital transformation leadership and
a more efficient business sector in the Kuwaiti market. Zain’s empowering the community to enjoy a smarter portable lifestyle,
integrated VSaaS platform features a wide range of cloud-based as well as using advanced technology to enable an easier and
services, including video recording, storage, remote viewing, more flexible life. The company places itself as an active partner
management alerts, cybersecurity, and more. Video processing in creating the future of smart life in Kuwait. Today’s launch will
and management are securely performed offsite through Zain’s contribute to prove the company’s full potential in triggering the
cloud in Kuwait, which customers can directly connect onsite digital community, and will enrich its collaborations in Telecom
cameras to. Customers can also access and manage their and IT areas with its strategic partners on multiple levels.
recordings easily anytime and anywhere from any smartphone,
tablet, or computer. Zain offers these services and more through
a number of flexible plans that suit corporate customers’ various
needs and as per the enterprise’s size and number of desired sites.
The plans feature high-quality cameras - designed for both indoor
and outdoor use - from world top brands like Avigilon and Dahua,
and can be connected through Wi-Fi or Zain’s 4G LTE network as
needed. Zain’s VSaaS solutions use equipment and systems from
world tech leader Huawei, and are managed by Zain Group’s smart

Zain Partners with Microsoft to Drive Digital Transformation in Kuwait

Zain, the digital service provider in with global technology leaders around Microsoft Exchange Online, both which
Kuwait, has announced a partnership the world to offer the latest and most offer increased productivity, efficiency and
with Microsoft to accelerate digital advanced business solutions to the reduced costs, both on-premise and on-
transformation among its SME customers, Kuwaiti entrepreneurial community. It cloud. Businesses of all sizes can enjoy
through the provision of trusted cloud is of paramount importance to us that access to their productivity applications
services. The partnership will allow we support homegrown talents in their anywhere and at any time with all the
existing Zain customers to benefit from endeavors to create jobs and make their necessary upgrades at no cost. Customers
launch offers and special promotions mark on the regional and global stages. will also have access to a variety of
while connecting Kuwait’s entrepreneurial “Recently, Kuwait has sought to expand its complementary services, including 24/7
community to the advanced tools and SME sectors to support national economic- support and consultancy from Zain and
technology platforms needed to grow and diversification programmes,” said Charles Microsoft’s teams. A number of additional
thrive in the global digital economy. Small Nahas, regional general manager, Middle services are also available for customers
and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will East Cluster (MEC) Microsoft. “Microsoft to ensure they get the best out of their
gain access to solutions such as Office remains committed to helping Kuwaiti service experience, such as on-boarding
365 and other Business Intelligence tools SMEs achieve more through the power and migration as well as mobility bundles,
in order better empower their employees, of digital transformation. As the result including the all-new revolutionary 5G
engage their customers, optimize of our partnership with Zain, the trusted technology. Zain signed a partnership
operations and transform products and Microsoft Cloud will help these businesses agreement with Microsoft in October 2018
services. Eaman Al Roudhan, Zain Kuwait’s engage customers, empower employees, to offer various cloud-based services
chief executive officer, commented: “Our optimize operations and reinvent products to large enterprises and small-medium
collaboration with Microsoft comes under and services.” Zain’s Microsoft Office 365 businesses across Kuwait.
the umbrella of Zain’s vision to expand bundle will consist of several subscription-
our strategic partnerships ecosystem based options that include Office 365 and

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