Netgear, a worldwide provider of technologically advanced and branded networking products, has participated at the recently concluded Communication Engineering Technical Exchange Meeting (CETEM), where it showcased its new products and technologies that enhance organization's networking capabilities, in efforts to draw in more business from Saudi Aramco. As energy requirements across the globe witness rapid growth, regional oil and gas companies are recognizing the importance of utilizing new breed of technologies to address the challenges that arise within the production process and meet the growing demands. In order to address its complex IT requirements, Aramco has identified Netgear's wide array of products as an integral part of its overall data protection and storage systems. In addition, the IT vendor has also highlighted its range of solutions dedicated for the growing needs and demands of the SMB sector during the event, including the ReadyNAS family of solutions, Wireless Gateways, Access Points, Print Servers, Storages, POE and Smart Switches and Wireless Power adapters. “Oil and gas companies are continuously adopting technology-driven tools to effectively cope with the constantly evolving market landscape. The continuous growth of the energy sector has resulted in developments in other important industries within the region,” said Ahmed Zeidan, channel sales manager, Netgear. “Our dedication to address the demands of companies from both the oil and gas market and other verticals has gained us strategic partnerships among the largest regional businesses, and our goal is continue nurturing these relationships and establishing new ones through our participation in events such as CETEM.” The Kingdom has announced recently that it has invested $32 billion in infrastructure projects in Riyadh, which include the construction of an information technology park. Moreover, high oil prices have been stimulating increased spending on IT products and services by the government as well as the manufacturing and transport sectors. “Through the years, Saudi Arabia has stood at the forefront of the region's economic development, which is mainly driven by its massive oil and gas industry. As we continue to maintain a leading position in terms of production volume and efficiency, our efforts to integrate highly advanced technologies to our processes is supported by important partnerships with leading IT vendors such as Netgear." "By organizing CETEM, we have gained a fresh perspective on the new technologies, which we can utilize to further enhance our operations,” said Saud F. Al-Shammari, manager, Communications & Computer Networks Unit (CCNU), Process & Control Systems Department, Saudi Aramco. __
