First Middle East Linux Event to Open [June 2]

["Haisam K. Ido" <haisam at ido dot org>]

http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-31-001-26-NW-CY-DV

First Middle East Linux Event to Open [June 2]
May 31, 2002, 03 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (1125 reads)

"The 'Ready for Real Business' Linux roadshow, hosted by IBM and 
featuring speakers and demonstrations of Linux technology from around 
the Middle East, will open in Bahrain on Sunday, June 2.

"The event, held under the patronage of His Excellency Ali Saleh Al 
Saleh, Bahrain Minister of Commerce and Industry, will bring to the 
Middle East some of the world's pre-eminent Linux experts for a one-day 
exclusive event taking place in Manama on June 2nd, 2002 at the Holiday 
Inn Hotel.

"Present will be global Linux software vendors, regional business 
partners and a number of guest speakers from open source and computer 
societies from around the Middle East region, including: Bahrain IT 
Society, ACCPAC, AME Info, Intel, Red Hat (including "Red on Blue"), 
Sage and Schlumberger, as well as IBM with its Linux Education offerings 
and software middleware solutions for this platform. IBM is hosting this 
event in conjunction with its general marketing and services 
representatives, Gulf Business Machines (GBM) and Saudi Business 
Machines (SBM), with the participation of UBM.com from Jordan and 
QuanTech from Lebanon..."