DHL UAE Gets New
Manager
January 23, 2003
DHL UAE, the Emirates' leading air express
provider, has appointed Briton Jenny Al Jaedy as Training Development
Manager. She is charged with identifying training needs as well
as designing and producing training programmes. Al Jaedy, 35,
has worked with DHL since 1998, initially as Market Research
Co-ordinator in Kenya and later with DHL UAE as Territory Manager.
"DHL invests heavily in its people to
ensure a level of professionalism and customer service which
has helped DHL UAE to a string of awards, including the Dubai
Quality Award, the Sheikh Khalifa Award for Excellence and the
more recent Dubai Service Excellence Scheme award," explained
David Wild, General Manager, DHL UAE. "Our training is strongly
focussed on empowerment giving people the confidence and skills
to consistently take customer service to new heights. This new
appointment is proof of our determination to deliver on our esponsibilities
to both customers and staff. Jenny's on-the-ground experience
and knowledge of DHL systems will translate into practical training
that produces worthwhile results."(keralamonitor.com)
Caption: Al Jaedy In DHL UAE Training Development
Role
Forbes
Magazine Names Tech Data One of the World’s Best Big Companies
Strong balance sheet and shareholder value
credited with company's fifth
consecutive annual listing
Dubai 23rd January 2003 - Tech Data Corporation
(NASDAQ/NMS: TECD), a leading worldwide provider of IT products,
logistics management and other value-added services, has again
been named to Forbes magazine's Platinum List of the 400 Best
Big Companies in the world. Tech Data is the only full-line technology
distributor to make this year's list, and has been selected for
five consecutive years since 1999. Forbes selects the Platinum
400 from a list of over 1,000 U.S. and international companies
with at least $1 billion in annual sales. To be considered for
the list, Forbes editors insisted companies meet or exceed the
highest level of financial requirements related to growth and
profitability in both sales and earnings. "Receiving this
recognition for the fifth consecutive year reflects the dedication
of our employees as well as their expertise in providing unparalleled
service to our customers," said Steve Lockie, managing director,
Tech Data FZ-LLC.
Tech Data operates with one of the healthiest
balance sheets in the industry. The company has strong cash flow
generation through working capital management, executes superior
cost control, and has reduced its net indebtedness by $1.3 billion
since January 31, 2001. The company also provides unmatched services
in the industry, which was recently underscored
when customers named it their preferred source in the 18th annual
CRN Sourcing Study, 2002.(keralamonitor.com)
Microsoft
and Music Choice team up to offer music service in Windows Media
9 Series
Music Choice Europe Offers Internet Service Providers a Complete
Package for Launching Music Subscription Services to Broadband
Subscribers.
January 20, 2003, Cannes, France: Music Choice
Europe, the region's leading digital music broadcaster, today
announced it has selected Microsoft® Windows Media® 9
Series as the basis for a packaged broadband music subscription
service available now for deployment by European Internet service
providers (ISPs). Music Choice Europe is marketing the service
to ISPs seeking to differentiate their broadband services and
diversify revenue streams by offering high-quality music-subscription
packages. This represents a significant step in Music Choice's
expansion of its digital television service into broadband following
the launch of a pilot service in Scandinavia in 1998.
Music Choice offers ISPs a complete package
for the secure delivery and playback of high-quality audio through
broadband networks. This package will use Windows Media 9 Series
and Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 for secure encoding and
delivery of content. This will enable ISPs to easily launch music
services that take full advantage of broadband, offering consumers
access to CD-quality music content and supporting the pioneering
5.1-channel surround sound from Windows Media 9 Series where
available and without download delays. Music Choice will offer
the capability for ISPs to protect music content using Microsoft's
new live DRM support in Windows Media 9 Series.
Music Choice will offer its international
expertise to help ISPs tailor their services, drawing on almost
1 million tracks from its music library, which includes content
from all the major record labels and hundreds of independents
across the world. In addition, Music Choice Europe will offer
ISPs the opportunity to implement e-commerce for consumers to
buy audio downloads, CDs and mobile phone ringtones, helping
to differentiate their broadband services from competing offerings
while creating additional revenue streams.
Simon Bazalgette, CEO of Music Choice Europe,
said, "Music Choice already broadcasts Europe's leading
digital audio music TV offering; now, by working with Microsoft's
Windows Media 9 Series, we can expand even further on broadband
while retaining the security and robustness for a mass-market
subscription service." "Music Choice's unique tailored
offering will enable any ISP in Europe to offer its own packaged
music service, clearly differentiating its broadband service
offerings," said Dave Fester, general manager for the Windows
Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "Windows Media 9 Series
enables ISPs to economically and securely establish new revenue
streams and provides consumers with a high-quality listening
experience."
Windows Media 9 Series makes it possible for
Music Choice to offer potential partners a number of key business
benefits. Windows Media DRM will enable ISPs to implement their
own business models, offering subscribers tiered levels of access.
Implementation costs are based on the number of servers running
Windows Server 2003, rather than the number of subscribers, which
is cost-effective for ISPs. In addition, Windows Media 9 Series
compression technology enables ISPs to deliver high-quality audio
content using minimum bandwidth.
Music Choice is Europe's leading digital audio music broadcaster,
available in more than 13 million homes in 18 countries across
Europe and the Middle East. Music Choice provides consumers with
nonstop digital-quality music channels, completely uninterrupted
by DJ chat, adverts, VJs or presenters, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. With no interruptions for advertising, Music Choice's
channels play about 25 percent more music than the average commercial
radio station or music television channel. Founded in 1993, Music
Choice is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE: MUS), with key shareholders including BSkyB, Warner Music
and Sony Corp.
Windows Media is the leading digital media
platform, used by consumers, content providers, solution providers,
software developers and corporations throughout the world. The
new Windows Media 9 Series will power the next wave of digital
media, delivering the best playback experience, unmatched audio
and video quality, and integrated optional digital rights management
technology, and is the most comprehensive platform for developing
digital media products and services. The Windows Media platform
includes Windows Media Player; Windows Media Services, the powerful
streaming server for distributing content; Windows Media Encoder
for content creation; Windows Media Audio and Video for the best-quality
audio and video; Windows Media DRM for protecting content; and
the Windows Media Software Development Kit for software developers.
Windows Media Player, available in 26 languages, is the fastest-growing
and now leading media player. More information about Windo. (keralamonitor.com)
