Cisco has announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to supply Cisco WebEx web and audio collaboration technology to businesses throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This agreement aims to have a major impact on improving productivity, lowering cost and further reducing boundaries that facilitate business and education. As part of the agreement, STC joins the Cisco Channel Program as a Cisco Authorized WebEx Resale Partner. The organization is the first company in the Middle East to join the program and marks another key milestone in the strong relationship between the two companies. STC recently supplied WebEx technology to the First International Conference of e-Learning and Distance Learning held in Saudi Arabia, with the event encouraging partnership and cooperation between public and private sectors in the areas of e-learning and e- training development. Ismael Hassa, director WebEx Operations at Cisco, said that the new technology will have a major impact within the country. “This agreement with STC marks a key milestone for enhancing collaboration and productivity within business throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” he said. “With more than 10 million people throughout the world now using WebEx every month, it is becoming an integral tool in daily business operations and services. It is important that businesses in Saudi Arabia are able to utilize the latest collaborative technologies to enhance business growth and development - WebEx is a tool that can help businesses achieve these goals,” he added. Cisco's WebEx has been designed to facilitate the easy exchange of ideas and information by connecting people around the world by combining real-time desktop sharing with phone conferencing. As a result, this technology is often referred to as “web conferencing,” due to its combining of the web with phone interaction. It is also commonly known as an ‘online meeting,' as everyone participating can see a shared desktop presentation, giving the interaction the same feeling as in-person contacts. WebEx can be described as “software as a service.” __
