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| 01 April, 2006 |
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| (KUWAIT) – The Services Team of SkillBase, a company headquartered in Kuwait
and operating across the Arabian Gulf, signed a teaming agreement with Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC) of San Diego, California, USA. |
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| The relationship between the two companies is the first of its kind for SAIC
in Kuwait, teaming a local, well-known and respected technology services provider (SkillBase) with the
knowledge management capabilities of SAIC. |
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| “SAIC is very excited about working with SkillBase. They share our values,
customer focus, enthusiasm for our business, and recognize the benefits of collaborations that result in
exceptional delivery,” said Gary Mann, SAIC Senior Vice President and Operation Manager. “SkillBase
complements our strengths and brings distinctive experiences and strategies that help meet special
service demands within the region.” |
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| “We believe that this alliance will further enhance our mission to determine
and solve business challenges by exploiting appropriate technology components”, said Faisal Abdul Rahman,
Director of SkillBase. “SkillBase has developed an innovative, flexible and personal approach to
providing critical services. Working side by side with SAIC, we expect to double our contributions
and efforts in meeting our clients’ needs.” |
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| With over 25 years of sales marketing experience, predominantly with IBM and GBM,
Mr. Rahman is also recognized for his extensive experience working with local government, Petroleum, Defense
and Financial sectors in the region. |
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| SAIC is home to a successful knowledge management (KM) capability as part of its
consulting practice. SAIC's approach to capturing and reusing knowledge has been refined through successful
applications in many Fortune 500 companies and government organizations over the last seven years, and
continues to lead the field in innovative KM techniques, providing its customers a competitive edge. |
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| SAIC was named one of 2005 Global and North American Most Admired Knowledge
Enterprises (MAKE). SAIC was selected for the award by a panel of Global Fortune 500™ senior executives and
internationally recognized knowledge management and intellectual capital experts. |
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| SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the
United States, with more than 43,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide. For the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2005, the company reported annual revenues of $7.2 billion. SAIC engineers and scientists
solve complex technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment,
space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. (www.saic.com) |
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| SkillBase is a leading, trusted, and independent advisor to the business
community in the Arabian Gulf. SkillBase provides a full range of business and IT management
consulting services, including strategic planning, and business process engineering.
(www.skill-base.com) |
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For further information, please contact:
Ms. Layla Smith
layla@skill-base.com |
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