Mobile Data Business On the Move

“Etisalat Business on the Move” with its Mobile Business Data offering Ultimate Mobile IP Solution for Businesses, Accessible from ANY mobile device, to make ‘Anytime Anywhere Business’ a reality

Provides significant savings through initial 3 Months rental waiver on 100 MB, 1 GB, 5GB and 10GB Mobile Business Data Package
Dubai, July 27th 2010: In its commitment to make mobility a reliable, simple and affordable choice for all businesses in the UAE, Etisalat today announced significant savings on its mobile business data package. Beginning July 26th till August 25th businesses subscribing to Etisalat’s 100MB, 1GB, 5GB and 10GB Mobile Business Data packages, can benefit from an initial three months rental waiver, getting consolidated savings of up to AED 1185, per connection.

Etisalat’s Mobile Business Data Service is a flexible mobile IP service that enables businesses to operate anytime, anywhere, on the move. The Mobile Business Data service allows a corporate user to access the Internet and the corporate intranet, through any mobile device (which is enabled by GPRS, EDGE, 3G or 3.5 G), providing a secure, efficient and cost effective solution. Built on Etisalat's 3.5G network, the service provides wireless IP communication speeds of up to 7.2Mbps to effectively access a variety of critical business centric applications.
The service allows businesses to function through a secure and dedicated mobile IP network to access their corporate information, such as corporate email, Lotus Notes, and Intranet. The service also provides access to a variety of industry specific business applications such as:
• ATMs / Kiosks / Vending Machines
• SCADA System
• Automated Meter Reading
• Fleet Management & Vehicle Tracking
• Intranet and Internet Access (through Wireless Routers, PC Cards, USB, PCMCIA)
• Point of Sale Solutions
• Security, Alarms & Surveillance Systems
• Parking Terminals
Commenting on the service, Abdulla Hashim, Senior Vice President, Business Solutions at Etisalat said: “In today’s dynamic environment, accessing information on the move is a critical competitive differentiator for businesses. Etisalat’s latest offer for Mobile Business Data package will not only empower businesses with instant access to information but also provide a secure IP communication channel through a world class mobile broadband service. Etisalat’s Mobile Business Data service is a secure, highly scalable and a cost efficient solution for businesses looking for anytime, anywhere, business connectivity. ”

Etisalat’s Mobile Business Data promotion is valid for ‘Per SIM’ package, for businesses subscribing to the service for one year. Per SIM package provides businesses with the option to link any number of SIM cards to the corporate account, where each SIM card has its own dedicated data access capacity and billing.
For more details, customers can call 8005800 or contact their respective account managers.
Mobile Business Data Service
 Access to corporate emails from ANY mobile device
 Internet Browsing
 Ability to synchronize desktop applications including Email, calendar, tasks, and memos
 Access to corporate network
 Customised solutions for industries
 Ability to satisfy all IP connectivity requirements no matter where or how many

 For Details Contact: 4 Mobile Business Data

 Nearest Etisalat Business Offices or
Etisalat-Emirates Telecommunications Corporation
Head Office
Po Box 3838
Abu Dhabi, UAE

BlackBerry Service will get suspended by Etisalat

DUBAI 1 August 2010— Etisalat Du will suspend use of Blackberry –BB services in UAE from 11 October, citing concerns about security risks, and affecting half a million users in the Gulf Arab state who transmitted data.-until an "acceptable solution" is developed and appliedThe UAE objects to Blackberry data being exported offshore and managed by a "foreign, commercial operation." The regulator said Blackberry data services are the only ones operating in that method. The decision will not affect users of rival Nokia and Apple's iPhone smartphones.
"Today's decision is based on the fact that, in their current form, certain Blackberry services allow users to act without any legal accountability, causing judicial, social and national security concerns for the UAE," the TRA said.
Officials at Blackberry manufacturer Research In Motion in Canada were not immediately available for comment.
The suspension of Blackberry Messenger, email and web browsing services comes after attempts dating back to 2007 to bring the service into line with regulations, the TRA said.
The UAE expressed concern last week that the device is open to misuse that poses security risks — a move some took as dissatisfaction with the inability to monitor the popular Blackberry Messenger service.
"The government regards the services offered by BlackBerry, especially its instant messaging, as an obstacle to its goal of reinforcing censorship, filtering and surveillance," Reporters Without Borders said in a statement on July 26.
Proxy server
BlackBerry, which holds around 20 percent of the global smartphone market behind Nokia but ahead of Apple, has an estimated 500,000 users in the UAE.
Blackberry is carried in the UAE by du telecom and Emirates Telecommunications (Etisalat), which said it would find an alternative for its clients.
Last year, RIM said a software upgrade distributed by Etisalat to Blackberry users was in fact "a telecommunications surveillance application."
He said RIM had been asked to set up a proxy server in India to allow the government there to monitor traffic from a security perspective and the same approach might resolve the issue in the UAE and elsewhere.
"Blackberry is seen as essential by many companies, so if you want to attract business to your country it doesn't make much sense to ban these Blackberry services," said one user.
Etisalat, with the lion's share of Blackberry users in the UAE, and du said they will offer alternative services to clients but did not elaborate. Shares in du fell nearly 1 percent on Dubai's main index and Etisalat slipped 0.5 percent in Abu Dhabi .
Bahrain in April warned against the use of Blackberry Messenger software to distribute local news and India raised security concerns with the Canadian company last week.
India's Internal Security Chief U.K. Bansal told reporters that maker RIM had said Indian concerns that militants may use the BlackBerry data services would be resolved soon.
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