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June 21, 2001 — Microsoft Certified Partners are independent companies working with Microsoft technologies to solve business problems to enhance opportunities for corporate, government and small business customers. As a Microsoft Certified Partner, PWC will use Microsoft products as the building blocks for various value-added services, such as integration, consulting, software customization, application development, e-business solutions development, web and application hosting, technical training & support, and the development of various software products.
PWC was selected because of its innovative use of Microsoft’s latest technologies that offer clear benefits to customers. “It was an honor for us to receive so many amazing business applications of our products,” said Ian Rogoff, vice president, Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft, “but PWC clearly stood out among the many high-quality entries we received.”
“Our goal is to offer true value added and innovative Supply Chain and Customs Modernization solutions to the private and government sectors. As a Microsoft Certified Partner we will be able to leverage both our companies’ core competencies to achieve that goal” Says Tarek Sultan Chairman and Managing Director of PWC.
“Through our partnership with Microsoft we will also be able to enhance our core services that include Customs Modernization and Decision Support Solutions, Supply Chain Solutions and Property Management Solutions through an effective use of Microsoft products and Consulting Services” continued Tarek Sultan
“The addition of PWC as a Microsoft Certified Partner, in Kuwait, will further enhance our Line of Business offerings that our enterprise customers have come to expect from us in the SCM (Supply Chain Management) and CMS (Customs Modernization Systems) space. PWC’s Microsoft-based solution offerings deliver world class quality and value-add to our customers globally; and we are proud and honored to launch this strategic alliance with PWC for the global market out of Kuwait. PWC is a clear example of how enterprises are relying on Microsoft’s agile technology products to deliver on business objectives in a rapidly changing and ever-more competitive marketplace; and is a positive sign of the emergence of a robust and vibrant IT industry in Kuwait,” said Ali Dalloul, Country Manager for Microsoft Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.
The Public Warehousing Company (PWC) Group was established in 1979 and provides leading edge supply chain, e-commerce, customs, price research and decision support solutions to private and public sector entities worldwide. PWC is publicly traded and is currently listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) with a market capitalization of 350 Million US Dollars.
In addition to its substantial logistics operations, PWC has a controlling interest in Inspection & Control Services Company (ICS), the world’s leading provider of destination customs and price research solutions. Representative customers and/or partners of the PWC Group include McDonalds, Nestle, Exe Technologies, Governments of Dubai, Argentina, and Yugoslavia, American Science & Engineering, the SAS Institute, and Microsoft Corporation.
To help partners build successful Microsoft-based businesses, Microsoft offers its Certified Partners a variety of resources including training, technical support, early access to Microsoft products and peer-networking opportunities that allow a variety of partners to come together and provide end-to-end customer solutions. All Microsoft Certified Partners maintain a staff of Microsoft Certified Professionals or have certified products that have been tested compatible with Microsoft’s Windows platform. The Public Warehousing Company (PWC) Group was established in 1979 and provides leading edge supply chain, e-commerce, customs, price research and decision support solutions to private and public sector entities worldwide. PWC is publicly traded and is currently listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) with a market capitalization of 350 Million US Dollars.
In addition to its substantial logistics operations, PWC has controlling interests in Inspection & Control Services Company (ICS), the world’s leading provider of destination customs and price research solutions, and PricesaroundtheWorld.com (PAW), a US-based provider of price research and classification services for automated decision-support applications. Representative customers and/or partners of the PWC Group include McDonalds, Nestle, Exe Technologies, Governments of Dubai, Argentina, and Yugoslavia, American Science & Engineering, the SAS Institute, and Microsoft Corporation.
PWC was privatized in June of 1997 and has a shareholding base comprising approximately 20,000 investors, including prominent private and public sector investors such as the National Real Estate Company (owners of the Free Trade Zone Concession) and the Public Institute for Social Security (the Pension Arm of the Government). PWC services include:
- Supply Chain Solutions
- Customs Modernization and Decision Support Solutions
- Property Management Solutions
For more information, press only:
Essa Al-Saleh
General Manager-Business Development
The Public Warehousing Company
Telephone (965) 467-9863
Fax (965) 467-1013
essa@pwc.com.kw
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