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| Al-Khulaifi and El Rassi speaking about Qitcom 2012 yesterday |
The certification is awarded by Bureau Veritas Certification and accredited by United Kingdom Accreditation Service.
“This achievement proves that policies, procedures, processes and practices of Meeza ensure consistent quality and security in the services and workmanship provided to clients,” deputy CEO Ghada P El Rassi stated.
Meeza, based at Qatar Science & Technology Park, has been created to accelerate the IT adoption in Qatar as means for building a knowledge-based society, in close alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030.
Managed IT services, Data Centre and Cloud services are offered by Meeza, which underwent an evaluation process by Bureau Veritas Certification to become eligible for ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005 standards.
The quality management systems were scrutinised for the scope of solution design and provision of services for Data Centre, managed services, Cloud and work place.
The information security management systems were evaluated for the scope of management of information security for Data Centre comprising of rack space, power, cooling, physical security, connectivity and related monitoring.
Meeza also reiterated yesterday its support to Qitcom 2012, the second edition of Qatar’s ICT Conference and Exhibition, being hosted by ictQATAR from March 5 to 7 at Qatar National Convention Centre.
“Meeza’s lead role, as the only strategic partner of Qitcom 2012, is aligned with its goals of proliferating quality-delivered IT services, given the event’s one-of-a-kind status in Qatar and the region,” El Rassi said.
Sponsoring part of the programmes conveyed at Qitcom 2012, Meeza experts will be presenting latest IT trends and the benefits and challenges of the industry-wide debates on cloud computing and discuss the returns on deploying software and infrastructure-as-a-service.
“Given Qitcom’s focus on innovative solutions and cutting edge topics, Meeza will use this opportunity to demonstrate its latest solution offerings to meet the needs to develop in this growing market,” she stated.
The objective of the long-term partnership between Meeza and ictQATAR, will be to accelerate the growth of information, technology and communication in Qatar.
Ali al-Khulaifi, Market Development Department manager, ictQATAR, explained Qitcom aims to link policy-makers, ICT technology providers and the country’s large-scale ICT consumers.
“It is a platform where these groups can meet to discuss the sector and the shaping of technology into end-user services that advance the development of Qatar towards a knowledge-based society,” he said.
Welcoming Meeza’s initiatives and its decision to partner, al-Khulaifi described the support as a very positive step towards a successful Qitcom 2012.
