YBA Kanoo Awards Avaya Technology Transformation Contract
Bahrain-based Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo (YBA Kanoo), one of the biggest independent, family-owned businesses in the Gulf area, has revealed awarding a flagship networking and cordless job agreement to Avaya, a leader in company communications solutions. Under the agreement, Avaya will deploy its networking and wireless technologies to connect the group's 60 branches throughout the GCC (Gulf Council Countries), providing the group with remarkable consumer and team experiences while building operational effectiveness throughout the group's shops and workplaces in the GCC.
Scheduled for completion in June 2016, YBA Kanoo clients and staff members will delight in the protected, quick and seamless wireless roaming experience in all of the group's outlets and workplaces, while enabling the management of the group to rapidly and quickly present consumer and staff members certain applications that boost productivity and the experience of the group's consumers.
" At YBA Kanoo, staff mobility is a basic company requirement thinking about the diverse nature of our industries across lots of geographies. We securely believe that cordless access will enhance the collaboration between our teams while enhancing their effectiveness and efficiency. Having access to internal service resources anywhere our sales and operations teams are would likewise greatly enhance the consumer fulfillment through faster reaction time," commented Jameel Al-Sharaf, Head of Group IT at YBA Kanoo.
With the centralized cordless network management, network administrators at YBA Kanoo will be able to distinguish business users from families, with full network visibility and control all the way to specific user level. The network is managed on a personal cloud, and allows for central licensing management, which will assist YBA Kanoo to cut OPEX by an approximated 30%.
The group's head office in Bahrain will also be running on Avaya networking technology, running Avaya applications such as voice and video conferencing options. "Continuing the drive to greater efficiency and improved staff performance, integrated voice and videoconferencing options will considerably decrease our operational costs while improving the collaboration experience between our staff across our workplaces," said Al Sharaf
"Our deal with the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group shows the digital maturity of business groups in the area, led by strong examples such as the Kanoo Group. In such engagements, versatility is a key requirement, and our options and services targeted to diverse business needs are readily available to customers in a variety of intake designs. We likewise take a look at this as testament to our strong support to Bahrain, a market we view as an essential development area. Throughout regions, our wireless options provide the simplicity, scalability and security that our clients now anticipate from Avaya, enabling them to satisfy altering company requirements and enable their workers to do more than ever in the past", said Mohammed Areff, VP MEA, Avaya.
Developed in Bahrain in 1890, YBA Kanoo has actually diversified its company interest from trading and shipping to other dynamic industries, including shipping, travel, equipment, chemicals, logistics, buildings, energy, innovation and other retail and industrial activities. The group also operates the biggest travel and leisure company in the Middle East. The group is aiming to further expand worldwide and the Avaya solution will assist it achieve its ambitions.
