Press Coverage
The Hindu January 2013
Indian Express January 2013
Muscat Daily 1st August 2012
Times of Oman 1st August 2012
Oman Observer 1st August 2012
Times of Oman 24th April 2012
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The Hindu February 2012
Indian Express February 2012
Times of India February 2012
Oman Economic Review November 2011
Oman Observer October 2011
The New Indian Express 8th October 2011
The Hindu 19th October 2011
The Hindu - Down Town 23rd October 2011
Oman Economic Review 11th July 2011
Source: http://www.oeronline.com/php/2011/July/cover.php
Absence of skilled manpower, the lack of economies of scale and an overwhelming dependence on the government sector are holding back Oman’s IT industry from realising its full potential. A report by Mayank Singh
The Hindu Business Line 4th July 2011
Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-info-tech/article2159516.ece
The Indian Express 1th July 2011
Shinba, Omani firm to work on BLS project 29th June 2011
AN OMANI company is collaborating with local firm Shinba Edaran (B) Sdn Bhd in the implementation of Phase 2B of the Business Licensing System (BLS) project.
Shinba Edaran signed a three-year contract last week, in which the company and Omani-based Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) was awarded the tender to handle a section of the second phase of BLS.
BLS is a joint initiative of Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) to solve the labyrinthine process of doing business in Brunei, and includes 13 agencies working to bring together 13 business licensing processes into a single on-line window.
Read full story : http://www.bt.com.bn/business-national/2011/06/29/shinba-omani-firm-work-bls-project
BCT wins Brunei Darussalam project 26th June 2011
By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — In line with the Brunei Darussalam government’s vision to improve its ranking in the ‘Ease of Doing Business for Private Companies’, the Ministry of Primary Resources (MIPR) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) have awarded a three-year contract to Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) and its local partner Shinba Edaran.
The project is to integrate the main Business Licensing System with the existing back-end agency systems of the 13 departments participating in this national initiative led by MIPR and MoHA.
Bahwan Cybertek will implement its flagship product Cuecent Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), which will facilitate and expedite the integration between the various government agency systems, thereby easing the business licensing process for the local and international business entities wanting to invest in Brunei Darussalam. BCT had partnered with a reputed local IT business establishment Shinba Edaran for this prestigious project.
Read full story : http://main.omanobserver.om/node/56092
The Oman Daily Observer 4th April 2011
Source: http://main.omanobserver.om/node/46137
By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — Bahwan CyberTek (BCT) partners with Software AG to introduce Software AG’s University Relations Programme (URP) for promoting expertise and drive career prospects of graduates in Oman Through this partnership, BCT hopes to provide Omani students a rare opportunity to boost their technical know-how by giving them access to state-of-the-art work experiences that are normally not available to students.
The URP is designed to help enhance the professional expertise of graduates in Oman and subsequently complement the country’s human resource development initiatives, benefitting companies and employers all over the country and ultimately supporting the sustainable growth of the national economy.
A key component of the programme is its provision of free university licenses for leading service-oriented architecture (SOA) and business process excellence (BPE) software and technologies such as Adabas, Natural, CentraSite, EntireX, ApplinX, webMethods Suite BPM, ARIS Business Architect, and ARIS Server.
Participating universities will also be entitled to expert guest lectures, case studies delivered in pre-defined project packages, Bachelor and Master theses, internships, and company visits.
Commenting on the initiative, S Durgaprasad, CEO of Bahwan CyberTek, said: “We are committed to helping students grow into full-fledged technology professionals, encouraging them to explore opportunities across businesses and functions, while fostering their ability to deal with real-life challenges and their advancement into leadership positions.
“Through this initiative, we reiterate our commitment to enable accelerated and sustained growth of the economy of Oman and improve job opportunities to technology professionals.”
The Oman Daily Observer 12th March 2011
Source: http://main.omanobserver.om/node/43457
By A Staff Reporter - A public-private partnership forged in 2006 has since spawned a growing network of Sanad Service Centres in key cities across the Sultanate. Leading IT services provider Bahwan CyberTek is the Manpower Ministry’s private sector partner in the collaborative arrangement. A total of 154 of these ‘one-stop-shop e-services stores’ have since been rolled out across the country, providing a unique portfolio of services that are exclusive to the Sanad brand.
The Oman Daily Observer 12th March 2011
Source: http://main.omanobserver.om/node/43462
By Hasan Kamoonpuri - Sanad Programme, launched in October 2001 by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, has evolved over the years, achieving a string of milestones. Before assessing its achievements, it would be worthwhile to examine its objectives. One of the key aims of Sanad is to promote entrepreneurship among Omani youth in terms of small projects and promoting Omanisation in the private sector.
FutureGov 29th January 2011
BCT implemented an ePayment solution for Dubai eGovernment covering the consolidation of Services / Bills offered by third party providers - to perform online presentment and payment of Governmental services for citizens. In a recent press release, the Dubai eGovernment has reported a 68 per cent increase in electronic payments collected from its ePay portal in 2010.
Some of the measureable benefits accrued are
- The Dubai eGovernment has reported a 68 per cent increase in electronic payments collected from its ePay portal in 2010.
- AED 2.5 billion (US$680 million) was collected through ePay in 2010, a surge from AED 1.7 billion (US$ 462million) registered in 2009.
- The number of transactions conducted over ePay also increased from 1,444,788 in 2009 to 1,888,412 in 2010.
- “These results clearly indicate the favourable pace of eTransformation in Dubai and also reflect the increasing adoption of ePay as a preferred mode of payment to complete government transactions,” said Ahmed Bin Humaidan, Director General of Dubai eGovernment.
- Indicate the trust shown by payers in the efficiency and safety of ePay.
- Credit card was the top mode of e-payment among Dubai citizens in 2010, reaching almost AED 2.136 billion (US$581 million) last year.
- In 2010, the top government departments that led in ePay collection were Dubai Customs, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and the Dubai Municipality.
- Those who led in the number of transactions concluded were the Roads and Transport.
Read full story : http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/jan/28/dubai-e-collection-rose-68-2010/
Oman-India Business Review February 2011
Oman-India Business Review January 2011
Oman Economic Review 11 October 2010, Oman
The Hindu 29 June 2010, Chennai
The Economic Times 30 June 2010, Chennai
The Hindu Business Line Coverage 23 June 2010, Chennai
India Infoline News Service 17th Feb 2010
Source: http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Bahwan-CyberTek-LLC-and-IIM-Bangalore-ink-pact/250497170
The Chennai based Bahwan CyberTek LLC and The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) have entered in to a partnership to take management education to Sultanate of Oman.
“In near term Bahwan CyberTek and IIMB are poised to launch Executive Development Programs in Sultanate of Oman. In the long term we expect this partnership to evolve into a strategic relationship and launch the Bahwan Institute of Management of international standard to cater to the management education in Middle East region” said Mr Durgaprasad, Director & CEO of Bahwan CyberTek.
“This relationship will help IIM Bangalore in realizing the shared vision to position IIMB as an international management school with a strong bias for research” said Professor Pankaj Chandra, Director, IIMB.
Bahwan CyberTek an associate company of the multi-billion dollar Bahwan Group established in 1999 has evolved into a multinational entity present in four continents with services delivered in over 20 countries with a work force of over 1200 from Oman, UAE, Egypt, USA, Canada, U.K., India and Far East.
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is a centre of excellence in management, recognized as one of the top 100 management schools in the world, with international standards of post-graduate and doctoral level teaching, executive education for senior and middle management, research and consulting. Set up in 1973, the sprawling 100-acre campus is a green oasis situated in south Bangalore, with excellent infrastructure, including the latest ICT and extensive library. The Institute’s proximity to some of the leading corporate houses in the country gives the added advantage of integrating classroom knowledge with practical experience.
Economic Times 18th Feb 2010, Chennai
