ContentsInterview withIbrahim ElkharboushBaud Telecom Company

Our SolutionsBilling for Telecom Sector

News from Giza Systems• Presence in Exhibitions• Upcoming Event• Computer Associates Announces Giza

Systems Enterprise Solution Provider• Giza Systems Signs an Official

Representation Agreement with Vega• Ramadan Iftar• Ras Sedr Trip• Cycle Meeting 2006

Balanced ScorecardProgramme – Symphony

Partners and AlliancesHerschman Recognizes the Efforts ofGiza Systems' Team

Quotations from the PressNew Business• Saudi Telecom Company Awards Three

Projects to Giza Arabia• Giza Arabia Implements Number

portability Clearing House for SaudiCommunications and InformationTechnology Commission

• Giza Arabia Implements SCADASystem for Wadi Al-Dawaser WaterProject

• Giza Systems' Latest Projects in theUtilities Sector

• Gulf of Suez Petroleum CompanySelects Giza Systems to ProvideRehabilitation Project

• Giza Systems Provides Nobaria Sugarand Refining Co. with State-of-the-ArtControl Systems

• New Projects in the Financial ServicesSector

• Giza Systems Implements ASMEDAProject at Talkha Fertilizers Plant

New TechnologiesNetwork Monitoring and Surveillance

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Baud Telecom Company is aleading Telecommunicationsc o m p a n y a n d S y s t e m sIntegrator, better known as BTCNetworks. Nozzom team met upwith Mr. Ibrahim Elkharboush theCountry Manager Carr ierNetworks Division and had thisinterview

Q: What are the main challengesfacing the Saudi economy?

A: There are several challenges facing theSaudi economy in the current phase ofdevelopment. Firstly: investment should bedirected towards the upgrade of the localskill set for the sake of market growth in orderto reduce the current heavy reliance onexpatriate manpower. The second challengeis the localization of technology and the know-how which requires continuously dedicatedefforts. Thirdly, the applicable rules andregulations of export and import are in an

enhancement phase which is necessary tocater for the new global changes and to servebusinesses better. Last but not least, theregional portfolio of competencies needs tobe organized and diversified in a way thathelps Arab countries complement each otherin their direction to grow their markets on aglobal level.

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I b rah im E lkharboush Count ry Manager,Carrier Networks Division Baud Telecom Company

Interview with:

Ibrahim ElkharboushCountry Manager, Carrier Networks DivisionBaud Telecom Company

Q1 2007Issue 8Newsletter

Special Edition: Giza Arabia

17 Tiba St., Mohandessin, Cairo 12311, EgyptTel.: +20 2 760 8801 Fax: +20 2 338 5775info@gizasystems.com www.gizasystems.com

New TechnologiesNetwork Monitoring andSurveillanceThere is an increasing demand upon major network service providers(NSPs) and large Tier-1 operators to monitor application protocolabuse over their backbone or access networks. Some countrieshave regulations concerning the services that can be accessed andused across their networks. Such regulations state the type ofapplications and the websites which maybe accessed, for instance:access to adult websites, the use of illegal commercial Voice overInternet Protocol (VoIP) services and peer to peer services.

Demands for the granular detection of VoIP calls/sessions are mainlydriven by International Voice departments. VoIP drives down verysignificant traditional voice revenue (particularly for internationaldestinations).

Some countries have stringent VoIP requirements and regulations.For instance, in some countries, Internet Service Providers (ISPs)or local service providers are not allowed to route VoIP traffic overthe incumbent/regional operator backbone or to terminate the VoIPcalls on the fixed or mobile networks. In reality, VoIP communicationdoes take place, so incumbent/regional operators and large Tier-1need to set up solutions in order to identify such fraudulent VoIPtraffic and take action against it (block traffic, report illegal behaviour,or even negotiate special fees). Return on investment (ROI) on suchsolutions is normally only a matter of months, moreover, real-timedetection of these activities would enable operators to implementtheir policies and comply with the recent regulations of data-retentionfor lawful interception (LI).

LI is access to private communication; whether emails or telephonecalls, in compliance with the governing laws and regulations. Thelaws that govern this access are still under development in manycountries. LI allows officials to monitor the communication ofsuspicious individuals without breaching the privacy of non-targetedindividuals. LI is done by tapping the telephone lines of the existingPublic Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

As countries are working on improving their telecommunicationsregulations in order to enable progressive development of the sector,the technology sector is working alongside to provide the necessarytools for such improvement. The new technologies of VoIP detectionand LI are among many technologies enabling the network monitoringand surveillance and leading to better allocation and managementof the network.

GlossaryCodec (Voice encoding/decoding mechanism)Codec is used to compress the voice signals into data packets. Each codechas different bandwidth requirements. The most popular types of codecare: G.729, G.729A, G.723.1, G711A-Law, and G.711mU-Law.

Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)The world's collection of interconnected voice-oriented public telephonenetworks, both commercial and government-owned. The PSTN is theaggregation of Time-division multiplexing (TDM) circuit-switched telephonenetworks. Today, it is almost entirely digital in technology except for thefinal link from the central (local) telephone office to the user. It is alsoreferred to as the POTS or the Switched Circuit Network (SCN).

GatewayA gateway is basically a protocol converter, i.e. a network point thatconnects networks using different protocols so that data can be exchangedseamlessly between endpoints. For example, a Plain Old Telephone System(POTS)-to-Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Gateway connects PSTNsand packet-switched networks, translating the media into IP packets, sothat "classic" telephony becomes Voice-over-IP.

H.323H.323 is an ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) standardfor handling video, data and voice call information. This standard was originallyproposed for the PictureTel system, which allowed video/voice calls, but hasbeen enlarged to encompass many types of media devices. This “protocol”is actually an umbrella for multiple protocols, each responsible for differentitems such as packet format and transmission, video codecs, voice codecs,call signaling, conferencing, etc. Version 1 was formally approved in 1996and the latest, version 4, was approved in November 2000.

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)IETF is the organization responsible for defining standards that affect oruse the IP network.

Media GatewayAny device, such as a circuit-switched or IP gateway that converts datafrom the format required for one type of network to the format requiredfor another. As defined in the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), amedia gateway might terminate channels from a circuit-switched networkas well as streaming media from a packet-switched network. Data inputcould be audio, video, or real-time multi-point communications, which themedia gateway would handle simultaneously. The media gateway controlleris sometimes called a softswitch.

Quality of Service (QoS)A subjective rating of telephone communications quality in which listenersjudge transmissions by qualifiers, such as excellent, good, fair, poor, orunsatisfactory.

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)A protocol designed to allow personal computers to place telephone callson the Internet. It is often used by devices on the Internet and is currentlyused for telephone calls, most often “SIP-enabled” telephones.

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Q: How does the Saudi Marketattract foreign investment?

A: Saudi Arabia is known as a gooddestination for foreign investment.However, the above challenges have tobe dealt with in a relatively higher speedthan the global changes and should belooked at in a flexible manner, in orderto remain competitive and to attractmore investments.

Q: How do you rank theTelecom industry in SaudiArabia and what are thechallenges facing it?

A: It is very advanced. It is liberalizedto a great extent and it is regulated ina mature way. It has the highest averagerevenue per user (ARPU) in the region.The applications used are extremelydiversified, and the network is based onInternet Protocol/MultiProtocol LabelSwitching (IP/MPLS). The two mobileoperators in Saudi have the highestnumbers of G3 and G3.5 users in theArab world. However, there is still a bigpotential for improvement, with such ahigh ARPU, especially in the field ofInternet.

The challenges facing the sector lie inspreading the technology culture in

promoting public awareness of theimportance of computer literacy.Furthermore, since most applicationsare for international users, so to promoteactively the use of these applicationswe have to customize them for ourneeds, requirements and environment.

Q: Please, give us a brief onthe products and services ofBTC.

A: BTC was founded in 1975, aroundthe same time Giza Systems wasestablished. Of course Giza Systems

was ahead of BTC in establishingpresence in the IT market.

BTC started as a Telecom company andmoved recently towards the IT domain.In fact, there are many similaritiesbetween the two companies. Presently,BTC is one of the largest local SystemsIntegrators in KSA.

Our headquarters is in Jeddah, and wehave offices in Dammam, Riyadh andAbha. Moreover, we have residentengineers and customer service agentsin almost 32 different cities of Saudi

Arabia. Our clients are major carriers,enterprises and SPs.

We have a diversified portfolio in theTelecom sector; we are an ISP, anoperator, data service provider, contentprovider, content aggregator, a totalsolution provider and a member of theconsortium for the push to talk (PTT)service.

Not only are we trying to enhance ourportfolio, but we are also expandinggeographically as of 1998.

We have opened offices; in Egypt,Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Malaysia,Indonesia and UAE. All the offices arestandalone companies, subsidiaries oraffiliates, depending on each country'srules and regulations.

The number of employees at BTC in Saudiis 800; two thirds of whom are engineers.We specialize in working on activecomponents.

Even though the Saudi market hasexperienced recession due to the currentsituation in the Middle East coupled withthe drop in oil prices, the growth rate ofBTC, since 1990, ranges between 15%and 20% annually.

Q: What are the aims behindthe cooperation with GizaSystems?

A: As I told you, Giza Systems cameahead of BTC in establishing presenceat the IT sector. Our cooperation will giveroom to sharing knowledge andexperience.

Giza Systems has an Arab skill set thatis ideal and will help our direction toimplement a local competency at BTC.It is an advantage to have engineers whocan communicate with the customerswithout any cultural barriers.

Giza Systems' experience with a pioneeroperator like Telecom Egypt is a success

story. BTC would like to cooperate withGiza Systems in Saudi Arabia to replicatea similar success with Saudi operators.In addition, BTC would like to collaboratewith Giza Systems in building BTC's ownoperator.

Q: BTC started cooperatingwith Giza Systems on variousprojects. Please give us a briefabout this experience and yourevaluation of it.

A: So far, we have been working with GizaSystems for two years, with two majorprojects in hand.

One of these projects provides a SignalingSystem 7 (SS7) solution; which is a core forthe network handling mobile, billing, fraud,revenue assurance and other differentnetwork platforms.

The other project is an integration service,where BTC works with Giza Systems ondeveloping an Application Interface for thedata solutions. There is a good synergy andworkmanship between the teams of GizaSystems and BTC. This cooperation was wellreceived by our Saudi customers.

Q: What are the future plans ofcooperation between the twocompanies?

A: Teams, from both companies, arenow working on a third project, but it isstill in the preliminary phase. The successstory so far achieved, tempted us toexpand horizontally beyond the Telecomsector. We are planning to work withGiza Systems on serving customers inother sectors such as the Oil & Gas,Financial Services and Enterprises.

Ibrahim Elkharboush Country Manager, Carrier Networks DivisionBaud Telecom Company

Ibrahim Elkharboush with Adel Shokeir Ibrahim Elkharboush with Mohamed Sedeek General Manager Telecom Giza Systems andMohamed Hisham Giza Arabia General Manager

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transmission of call records to downstreamOSS such as billing and fraud detectionsystems.

Furthermore, it enables better monitoring ofswitches and real time data collection. Withthis solution, Service Providers are granted areliable single source data capture, collection,security, validation and repair. Problems,including fraud, can be detected and fixedremotely.

Retail Billing

Service Providers are continuously working onimproving internal operations, to enhance theservices they offer, and to come up with newupgraded products, in order to achieve optimalcustomer satisfaction.

Giza Systems Retail Billing helps them tolaunch new products and get immediatefeedback from their customers. It providesthem with the appropriate tools to bill theircustomers accurately, while enabling frauddetection. Giza Systems' scalable solutionsupports unlimited business growth based onstandard built–in features.

Prepaid Billing

Giza Systems provides its carrier grade PrepaidBilling solution. The solution offers state-of-the-art technology and high scalability in

accordance with customer requirements,providing seamless network integration aswell as flexible rating.

Large-scale reporting capability is ensured inaddition to easy administration and securitycontrol. In short, it empowers Service Providersto face the competitive global marketsuccessfully.

Interconnect Billing

Interconnect Billing is a highly flexible solutionthat supports the integration with new

interconnect partners. The solution resolvesthe basic business challenges posed ininterconnect billing and settlements. Inaddition, interconnect billing facilitates theprocess of providing inter-carrier value addedservices.

It also provides accurate and reliableinterconnect data which is analyzed andaudited. In addition, by using interconnectbilling Service Providers can ensure compliancewith industry regulations.

Commissions Management

The growing telecom industry has a specialfocus on its sales and marketing force. Hence,they need a reliable strategy to manage theirsales operations.

With the increasing competition and the everchanging market, a powerful sales networkhas become indispensable.

Giza Systems provides CommissionsManagement solution to support the salesand marketing functions within theorganization. It helps in managing thecommission cycle's planning, implementationand measurement.

Our SolutionsOur Solutions

Billing for the Telecom SectorThe privatization and deregulation inthe Information and CommunicationServices Industry has caused ServiceProviders to go beyond the horizonsof the standard business offeringswhile aiming at reducing developmentand operating cost, in order to remaincompetitive.

Giza Systems supplies the providers of dataservices, switched services, broadbandservices, mobile services and e-commerceor application services with a wide range ofinnovative and fully integrated OperationsSupport Systems (OSS) and Business SupportSystems (BSS).

The Billing business area requires end-to-endOSS/BSS solutions starting with collectingthe accurate usage records up to billcollection.

Giza Systems solutions help Service Providersachieve the following aims:

Addressing Customer Needswhile Complying withRegulations

The growth of the industry created therequirement for Service Providers to complywith new regulations and to deliver instantvalue to their growing customer needs, whileensuring sustainable profitability.

The competition in the telecom market isrising due to the growing number of ServiceProviders who, consequently, have to delivernew innovative services in order to remaincompetitive.

Improving Profit Margins

Service Providers are faced with reductionand loss of revenues, thus the demand forrevenue assurance has increasedconsequently.

They need to ensure the collection ofappropriate usage records leading toproduction of accurate bills. Additionally, thereis a need for providing usage information andaccurate bil l ing to their customers.

Giza Systems Billing solutions include thefollowing:

Mediation

Giza Systems provides a Mediation solutionwhich gathers processes and distributesusage data from/to the network. It ensuresthe delivery of the highest quality ofinformation to the downstream systems. Thesolution ensures reliable and speedy collectionof data which results in accurate billing ofcustomers.

In addition, it enables providing servicesefficiently by automatically activating theservices requested by the customers andimplementing the correct protocol conversionsto the switches.

Utilizing the mediation system, ServiceProviders can use different techniques inhandling and consolidating their data as wellas storing call usage records in differentformats at any stage of their processing.

Data Collection

Giza Systems helps service providers increasetheir network efficiency and profitability byproviding them with a data collection systemwhich captures, stores, and processes networktraffic in near real-time.

The system seamlessly integrates with theexisting switching system and captures allrecords to ensure accurate bi l l ing.Located at the service provider's central office,the solution streamlines the Call Detail Records(CDRs) management process through rapid

Presence in Exhibitions

Giza Systems is keen on participation inexhibitions, which allows the company todisplay its most recent solutions and tomeet and communicate with its clients.

Giza Systems participated in four differentexhibitions in four different locations, duringthe past period.

Firstly, Giza Systems took part in the 2ndannual Exhibition for Telecommunication& Information Technology; TAQNYA 2006.The exhibition was held at TripoliInternational Fair in the Libyan capitalTripoli, during the third quarter of 2006.

The exhibition was inaugurated byMr. Mohamed Al Qazzafy the head theGeneral Post and TelecommunicationCompany of Libya (GPTC).

Mr. Al Qazzafy stopped by Giza Systems'stand and was briefed on the company'sdiversif ied portfol io of solutions.

Giza Systems presented its solutions andservices provided to the Telecom, Oil &Gas, Manufacturing, Utilities, Enterpriseand F inancia l Serv ices sectors.

Secondly, Giza Systems participated atthe 1st Information Technology PetroleumConference & Exhibition.

The event was held under the patronageof H.E. Engineer Sameh Fahmy, Ministerof Petroleum, who inaugurated theexhibition on September 4th 2006.

The exhibition was held at IntercontinentalHotel – City Stars Heliopolis, Cairobetween 4 and 6 September.

Giza Systems showcased its entire Oil

& Gas portfolio, with special focus onField-to-Database Connectivity (FDBC),Process Control and IT solutions.

Thirdly, Metering, CRM/Billing MiddleEast and North Africa Power IndustryConvention (NAPIC) were among theexhibitions and conferences GizaSystems was present at.

The exhibition and conference were heldat International Congress Center, JolieVille Movenpick, Sharm ElSheikh,between 20 and 21 November.

The exhibition was inaugurated byGovernor of South Sinai Mr. MohamedHany Metwally Gad Emam, who stoppedat Giza Systems' booth and was givena brief on the company's activities.

The company participated at the eventin order to present a selection of itsProcess Control and Enterpr iseManagement solutions for the Utilitiessector including Billing, CustomerService, Outage Management andProcess Control.

Finally, the company was present atGitex Dubai 2006.

It was held between 18 and 22November 2006, at the DubaiInternational Convention and ExhibitionCentre.

UAE Vice President, Prime Minister andRuler of Dubai, His Highness SheikhMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktouminaugurated the event.

Giza Systems was present at the boothof its partner Extreme Networks todisplay its latest Telecom solutionsamong a wide range of other sectorssolutions.

Giza Systems' booth at ITP

Minister Sameh Fahmy at Giza Systems' booth in ITP

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Mr. Mohamed Al Qazzafy during the opening of TAQNYA 2006

South Saini Governor at the Giza Systems Booth in Metering, Billing/CRM and Napic

Giza Systems' Walid Mostafa and Hassan Elgridly at TAQNYA 2006

The team representing Giza Systems atMetering, Billing/CRM and Napic

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News from Giza SystemsNews from Giza SystemsUpcoming Event

Through Nozzom, Giza Systems cordiallyinvites you to visit its booth at Cairo ICT2007 exhibition. The world’s and the region’slargest and fastest rising Information andCommunication Technology Firms will bedisplaying their state-of-the-art technologiesand tomorrow’s plans for a regional audiencewith an unquenchable thirst to develop theirbusinesses. The event will take place atCairo International Conference Center, 4-7February 2007. Giza Systems will showcasea wide range of its portfolio of solutions inits served sectors: Telecom, Oil & Gas,Manufacturing, Utilities, Enterprise,Government and Financial Services. GizaSystems sales and technical representativeswill be glad to meet you during the exhibition.

Computer Assoc iatesAnnounces Giza SystemsEnterprise Solution Provider

Computer Associates (CA) has announcedGiza Systems as its appointed EnterpriseService Providers (ESP) partner for therecently launched business model for CApresence in Egypt. Giza Systems will offerCA software and services which will includeprov id ing customer env i ronmentassessments and enhancement of severalIT platforms. Giza Systems will sell andservice solutions to mid-size and enterprisecustomers as well as specialize in both preand post sales support service areas.

Giza Systems Signs anOfficial RepresentationAgreement with VegaVEGA Grieshaber KG is a world-leadingsupplier of level, switching and pressureinstrumentation. Vega appointed an officialindustrial representation for Egypt, Libya andSyria terr itories to Giza Systems.Through this partnership, Giza Systems'

portfolio of offerings expands to coverprocess control environments in variousindustries with new solutions. Thesesolutions include: switching, levelmeasurement and pressure measuring.

Ramadan Iftar

Giza Systems organized its annual RamadanIftar on October 4th, 2006 at Laylati Ballroomin Grand Hyatt Hotel. More than 450employees and their spouses enjoyed adelicious Iftar in a warm and friendlyatmosphere where they were able to

socialize and network. After the Iftar,Mr. Essam Mostafa, Stores Keeper, wasawarded the 20 Years Award for his serviceat Giza Systems. Also, employees celebratedthe birthday of their colleagues. It was lotsof fun and everyone had a great time.

Ras Sedr Trip

Giza Systems employees enjoyed a two-daytrip to Moon Beach Resort at Ras Sedr, a placeknown for its peace and beauty. Employeeswere delighted to view the beautiful scenerywhich inspired relaxation, rejuvenation, andcreativity. The aim of the trip was to reach arelaxation of the body and the mind and toescape from the hectic busy life of the city toenjoy fishing, swimming, snorkeling, birdwatching, meditating, surfing, hiking, and muchmore. Giza Systems' employees enjoyed RasSedr's crystal clear waters, long beaches andblue sky

Cycle Meeting 2006

Giza Systems held its annual cycle meetingat the Hilton Pyramids Golf Resort.The meeting was attended by all theemployees of Giza Systems. The purposeof the meeting was to launch the newcorporate strategy, which is based on theBalanced Scorecard management tool.Presentations were made by the topmanagement executives on the future plansand strategies. Special presentations, madeby Dr. Hesham Dinana President/CEO ofHands-on Management Consulting, focusedon the Balanced Scorecard implementationsand how it is going to change theperformance inside Giza Systems.The employees of Giza Systems enjoyedteam building and motivational activitiestogether with outdoor exercises.The day was sealed off with a deliciouslunch and presents were given to the teamsthat won the competition of the outdoorexercises.

Outdoor exercies

Mr. Essam Mostafa recieves his award fromChairman Shehab ElNawawi

Cycle Meeting presentation

Financial results are no longer

the sole indicator of any

company's success; they only

inform us of what has already

taken place within the

organization, but fail to reflect

a comprehensive picture of the

business operations, or

predict future performances.

In order to achieve the vigorous levels of

development that we target, we have to

effectively manage key performance

indicators (KPIs) that are relevant and

significant to our operation.

Giza Systems has started a new

programme to better assess its

performance and benchmark all its internal

processes through the implementation of

the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) model.

BSC is a strategic management tool that

supports planning and implementation by

federating the actions of all parts of an

organ i zat ion a round a common

understanding of its goals, and by

facilitating the translation of strategy,

vision and mission into operational terms

and actions. BSC assures that both

financial and non-financial measures are

a part of the company's information

system.

Giza Systems launched a Balanced

Scorecard program in November 2006,

under the name Symphony. Symphony

offers managers four different perspectives

of measures. It complements the

traditional financial indicators with

measures of performance for customers,

internal processes, and innovation and

improvement activities.

Symphony highlights the essence of

teamwork and its impact on performance

and goal achievement. The implementation

of such a tool will provide us with the

capabilities to monitor the organizational

performance on daily basis and to take

corrective or remedial action wherever

and whenever necessary.

An important aspect of Symphony is to

focus on increasing our employees'

awareness of the company's vision. Simply,

this means the alignment of resources

with the strategic objectives, which

happens by building personal scorecards

for every member of our organization.

Thus along with Symphony, we are building

an incentives plan that is not only designed

to motivate the employees performing

their day-to-day tasks, but also to work

together as "one team" heading forward

in the same direction to reach our targeted

destination. Ultimately, this will help us

achieve our vision.

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Quotations from the Press

Giza Systems has had a long and fruitfulcooperation with Herschman along the pastperiod. There had been many commonprojects taking place and reflecting on theexperience and the targets of bothcompanies.

In recognition of the efforts of Giza Systems,Herschman sent a thank you letter to Ms.

Nermin Hafez our Order Processor.

The letter highlights the proactiveperformance of Giza Systems teammembers who managed to achieve theirtarget in a time span shorter than theanticipated one. Special recognition wasmade for the coordinated and organizedefforts of Ms. Hafez who says: "I wouldn't

have done it without Lamiaa Helal our OrderProcessing Manager. She has been a greatsupport to me. "

Finally, Nozzom would like to greet all theteam members working with Herchman.Well done.

Herschman Recognizes the Efforts of

Giza Systems' Team

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Giza Systems was awarded aproject to implement a newcontrol system for DeltaFertilizers.

The kickoff meeting was held late May andthe previously planned implementation timewas scheduled to take 5 to 6 Months.

Giza Systems has managed to utilize all timemanagement tools and techniques to copewith the project's challenging time schedule.However, the actual delivery was madewithin 3 months in order to be aligned withthe client schedule of plant shutdown formaintenance.

Giza Systems' mission was to engineer thenew Distributed Control System (DCS)furnished with 250 Graphic displays, 100Reports, Regulatory control with 512Input/Output (I/O); to manage the migration

with the old Micro-XL system 1300 I/O; Pre-Factory acceptance test (FAT); FAT and siteacceptance test (SAT) for a total of 1800I/O systems. Giza Systems also handled theinstallation, commissioning and startupphases.

The installation included: five HumanInterface Stations (HISs); one station PlantResource Manager (PRM); two Field ControlSystems (FCSs) with 512 I/O and Fiber-OpticCommunication.

In this project, the short FAT schedule wasachieved through the implementation of thereliable PRE-FAT to replace all FAT activities.This is a considerably short time frame toimplement a DCS project of such size.Giza Systems' team showed absolutesynergy among the members of the fairlylarge mobile team.

Giza SystemsImplementsASMEDAProject atDeltaFertilizers

Giza ArabiaImplementsNumberportabilityClearing Housefor SaudiCommunicationsandInformationTechnologyCommissionGiza Arabia implemented Number portability

C lea r i ng House fo r t he Saud i

Communicat ions and Information

Technology Commission (CITC), one of the

huge regulatory institutions in Saudi. The

Number Portability solution delivers the

tools for administration and call routing of

ported numbers, in order to facilitate the

porting process between operators. In

addition to running the Clearing House

smoothly, the solution provides the entity

with the appropriate tools to provide

enhanced customer services activities.

Giza Arabia was awarded threeprojects by Saudi TelecomCompany (STC).

This is a demonstration of thecompany's approach of treatingcustomers like partners, whichresulted in a fruitful cooperation.

In the first project, Giza Arabia partneredwith Telcordia to provide the Saudi TelecomCompany (STC) with unparalleledprofessional services for Data Migrationand Adaptors Development.

The solution is comprised of intelligentinventory, provisioning automation anddata synchronization functions. Hence, itwill enable STC to have faster resourcequeries, to minimize errors and to reduce

the costs of system management.

STC is flourished with newly built DataWarehouse for all Data Network elements.

Additionally, Giza Arabia successfully builta customized model and architecture forSaudi Telecom Company (STC) WholesaleBusiness Support Solution (WBSS).

Giza Arabia was able to provide STCflawless Consultancy Services for buildingthe IT Specifications for the intendedWBSS.

Finally, Giza Arabia provided STC with therequired professional services to operatethe newly installed Interconnect BillingSystem.

The new system allows STC to connectwith other domestic operators and makerequired settlements.

SaudiTelecomCompanyAwardsThreeProjects toGiza Arabia

New BusinessNew Business

Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company Selects Giza Systemsto Provide Rehabilitation ProjectGulf of Suez Petroleum Company Selects Giza Systemsto Provide Rehabilitation Project

Firstly, Giza Systems partnered with GeneralElectric (GE) to implement a GeographicalInformation System (GIS) at the Ministry ofWater and Irrigation, Mechanical and ElectricalDepartment. The new system enables theMinistry to computerize all maps used inoperations. In addition, it facilitates themaintenance process through automaticallylocating fields.

Secondly, Giza Systems was awarded the CallCenter and Customer Relat ionshipManagement implementation at the BeheiraWater Company. The project aimed atproviding better infrastructure to handleincoming and outgoing calls while keepingtrack of various cases and management of

each account history. The implementation

seamlessly integrates with the Billing System

provided by Giza Systems. Implementation

was completed in 3 months.

Having a valuable track record in the utilities

sector, Giza Systems was awarded a Power

Transmission Systems Turn-Key Project.

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company

(EETC) project aimed at connecting Abu-

Rudeis, Ras-Sidr and Al-Tour field areas with

Optical Fiber Ground Wire (OPGW) links.

Solution components included: OPGW cable,

joint boxes, patch panels, patch cords, pigtails,

underground approach cables and associated

civil works.

Giza Systems contributes to thetransfer of technology andknowledge to the local and regionalutilities sector to help it transformthrough technology.

Giza Systems'LatestProjects in theUtilities Sector

Giza Arabia Implements SCADA System for WadiAl-Dawaser Water ProjectGiza Arabia Implements SCADA System for WadiAl-Dawaser Water ProjectThe KSA Ministry of Water & Electricity (MOWE) governsthe utility services of water and waste water, saline waterand electricity. MOWE aims at having reliable automationin order to increase the reliability of its current projects.Giza Arabia was chosen to implement a Supervisory ControlAnd Data Acquisition (SCADA) System in Wadi Al-DawaserWater Project through MOWE. The system is furnishedwith Fiber Optics cables for the control of and monitor of6 Wells, 6 Tanks and 4 pumping stations.

Giza SystemsProvidesNobaria Sugarand RefiningCo. withState-of-the-Art ControlSystemsGiza Systems, partner ing withYOKOGAWA, equipped Nobaria Sugarand Refining Co. (NSRC) with a reliablecontrol system.

The system encompassed various FieldInstruments, Control Valves DistributedControl System (DCS) System and Videosurveillance.

One of the key benefits that NSRC nowenjoys is the cost reduction that thesystem permits.

With this new solution, NSRC becomesthe first sugar factory in Egypt to usefoundation Fieldbus as a communicationprotocol. This, in turn, will result in manybenefits such as cost reduction ofoperations and maintenance. The scopeof the project includes user training andpost sales support.

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Giza Systems has acquired considerable expertisein the field of systems integration for the FinancialServices sector.

The well-perceived value of Giza Systems is reflectedin the sophisticated projects it implements. Thefirst of these projects is an extension of the 16-year cooperation with Export Development Bank ofEgypt (EDBE).

EDBE selected Giza Systems to implement the newCore Banking Solution Infrastructure, in order toachieve its goals of IT transformation.

The project scope encompasses the design, deliveryand implementation of the innovative infrastructure.In addition, the scope includes all the necessary

accompanying data migration and data transfer.The newly installed infrastructure requires anupgrade of the skills of the staff at EDBE; hencethe services presented include top level training inEgypt and abroad.

In the other project, Giza Systems, partnering withExtreme Networks, was awarded a project to builda network infrastructure for Blom Egypt Bank(formerly known as Misr Romanian Bank).

Deciding to have a new building, Blom Egypt Bankchose Giza Systems to provide and install LANinfrastructure cabling system, LAN switches, andsecurity systems.

Giza Systems and Extreme Networks extensive

experience in networking solutions, complyingwith International standards, will ensureoptimization, reliability, stability and expandabilityof the system.

The project scope covers structure cabling andactive components installation.

The implemented network infrastructure will ensurethat the building is fully interconnected, throughthe design, delivery and deployment of a DataNetwork System. It also includes a Security Systemas well as a Network System Management; henceenabling a secure, robust and reliable environment.As usual, our technical staff will provide BlomEgypt Bank's network administrators with on-the-job training as well as post-sale support services.

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Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) chose Giza Systems to carry out the Turn-keyRehabilitation Project. The project aimed at providing full design and implementation for controlsystem, emergency shut down system and Fire & Gas System.

Giza Systems expertise and in-depth knowledge of the Oil & Gas industry sharpened its edgeto compete for such huge project.