Hello World !
MENA Area
™ Linux
Market
A Strategy For An Emerging Industry!
Dr. Ahmed Al-Olaimi attribution
PhD. Strategic Planning CEO Information Innovation Consulting™ IIC-Infonovation®
Linux Arabization Workshop - LAW2001 Sponsored by IBM™ Egypt Sept. 2nd & 3rd, 2001 Cairo, Egypt
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PROLOGUE “Simplicity of Logic!”
Geography People Religions Nations Heritage Trade Education Future
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Place Resources Discipline Culture Ethics Prosperity Communication! - Published Literature Science - Education Leadership - Sense of responsibility
- Appreciating others’ work
Introduction
Psychologists, sociologists, and historians all agreed-on and predicted that languages, ethnicity, and religions, are going to be the only true stopper to the stampede of Globalization. There must be a bridge between the best IT global market movers and local cultural and Psychological adaptability. Examples
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™ LINUX
for MENA area (Pan-Arab)
Constant increase in market demand for an “Alternative Technology” (Open Source) Cost effectiveness Localization validity Ultimate quest for security
Source code ownership OS & Application reliability Unauthorized accessibility prevention (security issues) Single vendor dependability (interoperability & back doors prevention)
Support availability & outreach “extra-organizational” Expedited adaptability in development and acceptance Q: Only MENA Arabs are interested in an Arabic based Linux™?
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Lets think about it twice!
Basic Requirements (Distribution Acceptance)
Ease of Installation & simplified end-user interaction Seamless WYSIWYG solution (Screen & printer) Enabling Tri-lingual “Arabic_English_French” (on-the-fly interface!) Productivity tools (word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, organizer,
browser, email client, etc.)
Third party packages ease of installation Multi-Calendar (Lunar & Gregorian) Backwards data representation compatibility
(already stored data)
Filters Converters Character-Sets Rea-time Mapping (saving on clients’ investment)
Development tools (editors, compilers, libraries, web-tools, etc.) Transparency & Interoperability (communication & telecomm.)
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Market education (awareness Vs. quasi-Marketing) Technical training investment (second line solders) Unified sharing pool (Linux International, Linux Documentation Project,
GNU, KDE, etc.)
Advanced Requirements (Distributors)
Involve Arabic linguistics scholars (collaboration invitation!) Investment in extended support (clients Vs. partners) Advanced computing linkage (DB, AI, embedded dev., etc.) Keep a watching eye on latest developments (int’l) Dare the devil & keep the compatibility running!
(Microsoft indeed did good for Arab computing NO SHAME!)
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MS users will relate and adopt!
Escalated Dependency Over Technology
(eDOT®) A Multi-Tier Multi-Dimensional Thrush-Hold
Continuous Training Cycle Computing net worth Speed Vs. Productivity
Capitalization Rational “Strategic Model” ®
End User profitability Realization Shift in computing paradigms Knowledge Information Processed
End User Assets
Intensive EU Interaction DD Linking & Emb. Prog. Lang. & API System Calls & APIs Device Drivers & APIs
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Raw Data Stored
Specialized Apps. Productivity tools Development Kits Operating System
HW
Availability Thrush hold Open Source Target
Capitalization Rational “Profitability”
Profitability over eDOT® model!
Continuous Training Cycle Computing net worth Speed Vs. Productivity
End User Assets
Intensive EU Interaction DD Linking & Emb. Prog. Lang. & API System Calls & APIs Device Drivers & APIs
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HW
End User profitability Realization Shift in computing paradigms Knowledge Information Processed
Raw Data Stored
Specialized Apps. Productivity tools Development Kits Operating System Availability Thrush hold Open Source Target
Available Options
Reinvent the wheel impossibility of thrush hold creation! Capitalize on eDOT® model for MENA Area
Technical training
(training, training, & training!)
• Create future computing HR platform! • Create near future multiple vertical market(s)
Provide sound & reliable technical support service
• OS, dev. kits, productivity tools, problem solving • Application Dev., advanced computing requirement match
(Database, real-time, graphics & animations, etc.) • High-end computing (parallel computing, data-warehousing / datamining, statistical analysis, etc.)
Provide application/data conversion & migration services
Continue the hopeless dependency & do nothing!
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Strategic Direction “Market Penetration”
Uniquely position as best IT services provider True analysis to the market psychology (native analysis!) Proper Alliance with best (comprehensive market backup) avoid competition as much as possible (tactic playing) No-nonsense client support (strategic partnership/investment) Concentrate on one vertical market a time Divide any project & conquer (partners are called into action) Help other IT businesses focus on their verticals markets Pay closer attention to and capitalize on:
International socio-economical trends Local governments initiatives Educational systems in the region
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Epilogue
Arabic is an everlasting language as long as there exists an Islamic faith, nation, and nationalistic individuals that cautiously practice it. R&D is an integral part of IT based organization. Both West and East consider MENA Area as a realistic and profitable market. Globalization would only bring Arabs nationals closer than any time before. The Internet leveraged the Arabic development community accessibility that was once only for the elite! LINUX™ have the potential to be the foundation for a REAL INDUSTRY launch pad enabling MENA region to export and sell inwardly
Hence, eDOT® Strategic Model is feasible & valid!
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Hello World Again !
Contacts
Soor Street Munther Tower. 1st floor Salheyah, Kuwait City (Downtown) P. O. Box: 26138 - Safat State of Kuwait – 13122
Numbers
Telephone: (+965) 245-9318/9 Facsimile: (+965) 245-9320
Internet
www.infonovation.com
“ eDOT ”
After all e is NOT for eNGLISH any more!
By Ahmed Al-Olaimi, Ph.D. Strategic Planning
Note: „eDOT‟ Methodology is Registered intellectual property for Dr. Olaimi