FEATURE: DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
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WHENEVER ANYTHING IS
LAUNCHED ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD, KUWAIT IS DEFINITELY
AMONG THE EARLIEST ADOPTERS.
array and automated colour quality suite for
fast time to production.
It also boasts additional high capacity
feeders for up to eight media pick points and
inline finishing solutions to fit operational
and workflow needs.
AlYahya highlighted the efforts of Xerox’
partners in Kuwait to invest heavily in
developing its people – a philosophy Xerox
also subscribes to – in order to pass the
benefits on to the important end user.
He said: “They [Almana Industries] are
constantly in discussions with us to see how
they can cater better to their local market.
“At the moment I believe we have more than
80 employees working for them so that’s 80
families in Kuwait that are part of the Xerox
channel family.
“And again, some of them have been
working in the Xerox extended family for
more than 10 years.”
The importance of the Kuwait
market for Xerox
Kuwait remains a solid market for
Xerox, one which AlYahya stated that
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the company always has very ‘high
expectations’ of. He said: “Kuwait is one
of the solid markets where we always
have high expectations and where we see
a very positive dynamic of competition
trying to enter into major accounts
and opportunities, whether that’s the
government or private sector.
“Usually this means it requires a lot of
attention from Xerox and it definitely gets
that attention.”
He added: “In terms of per cent, it’s
definitely one of the high contributors to our
business in the Middle East region.”
The vendor remains committed to providing
the Kuwait market with its most advanced
technological breakthroughs, continuously
investing in the local market.
resources consideration of developing
efficient e-Services.
Xerox and Alamana Industries
in Kuwait It was accompanied by a technology
exhibition that provided a showcase area
where technology vendors demonstrated
their products and services. The exhibition,
moreover, provided an excellent opportunity
for both vendors and government agencies
to get engaged in direct discussions.
One such example of Kuwait and Alamana
Industries working together in Kuwait is
the pair’s attendance at EGOV5, which
aimed to help attendees from the various
government agencies in Kuwait to gain the
necessary knowledge and understanding of
the technical, business processes and human In a seminar, Alamana Industries – Xerox
Kuwait shed a light on digitisation at work.
While organisations have ambitions for a
lean and agile digital future, their present is
still weighed down by paper. Not only does
this undermine productivity by perpetuating
slow and expensive manual processes, it
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