Exhibitors at TeachME 2009
Acer Computer is the world’s third largest IT vendor. The company, over the course of 30 years has built a strong reputation for providing fresh technologies, competitive pricing, and quality service. Its vision and mission of ‘empowering people’ has lead to great success in every corner of the world. Far-reaching strategies focusing on every aspect of R&D to marketing development laid a firm foundation for the company to leap into the future.
As a global brand, Acer has implemented a multi-brand strategy, which exploits the positive awareness that companies within the Acer group (Acer, Packard Bell, Gateway and eMachines) have developed.
Data from independent research firm IDC show that Acer holds the number one position for notebooks in the Europe Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
The global IT vendor has attributed its positive performance to a new strategic direction focused on mobility, enterprise, and convergence related technologies. Innovative notebooks, such as the Ferrari 1000 and netbooks like Aspire One will highlight the manufacturer’s effort to make the end user more mobile. State-of-the-art LCD monitors and top-of-the-range plasma TVs all add to the expanding product line Acer is committed to provide to its end users. All Acer products come with an ironclad warranty.
A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer’s continued growth, while a successful merger of Gateway Inc, Packard Bell and eMachines as a wholly owned subsidiary completes the company’s global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S. and enhancing its strong position in Europe and Asia. Acer Inc. employs 5,300 people worldwide. Estimated revenue for 2007 is USD 14.07 billion.
Established in 1986 and based in Dubai, Arab Business Machine Ltd (ABM) is Apple's representative for the Middle East region. ABM also provides consulting services for pre and post-sale technical marketing support, new product support, resellers and customer education and marketing support. ABM was trophy awarded in 1989 as the fastest growing IMC of Apple Africa, Mediterranean, and the Middle East department (AMME).
ABM sells through its network of Apple Authorized Premium Resellers, Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple Authorized Retailers in the following countries: Lebanon, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Yemen , and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company is a member of the multinational MDS Holding Group.
Asala Established in 1998, ASALA for Publishing and Distribution specializes in publishing children’s books in Arabic and now has more than 300 titles. ASALA was founded to fill in a gap in the book industry in the Arabic speaking world, which is the shortage of children’s books in Arabic.
Our projects and aims:
• Producing award winning high quality books
• Producing original, not translations, children’s books
• Helping children love the Arabic language
• Producing books in a formal Arabic language that is suitable for the child’s age group and close to the spoken Arabic
• Raising children’s awareness of social problems, such as accepting the other, diversity, respect and environmental issues, indirectly through books
• Organizing workshops for parents and teachers on how to use books and encourage children to read
• Organizing tours and book-signing events for authors and illustrators
• Working with organizations to promote reading and holding reading competitionsUniversity of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) is the world’s largest provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year olds, providing a broad range of qualifications, created for an international audience. CIE offers the Cambridge International Curriculum for 5 – 19 year olds, professional qualifications for teachers and vocational qualifications for adult learners. CIE qualifications are taken in 150 countries and recognised by universities, educational providers and employers across the world. Learn more, visit www.cie.org.uk
CIE also works closely with Ministries of Education around the world CIE to provide bespoke qualifications for students.
CIE is part of Cambridge Assessment, a not-for-profit organisation and part of the University of Cambridge. CIE has a strong pedigree in development and research – it was the first exam board to develop the International GCSE 20 years ago. We constantly review our provision and introduce new subject areas and qualifications. CIE offers unrivalled support to its network of registered Centres.
Les Elfes International offers fully supervised international summer and winter camps in Verbier, Switzerland and Faraya-Mzaar, Lebanon, offering the perfect mix of outdoor activities (more than 35 activities) adapted to each season and language lesson.
Les Elfes International Destination Management for Schools also offers fully guided and supervised trips to over 40 destinations worldwide, in Europe, South America, USA, Africa, and Asia.
All trips can be adapted to meet all CAS (Creativity, Action and Service) requirements for International Baccalaureate schools in various countries such as Italy, Kenya, Tanzania, USA, India, China, Tanzania, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Les Elfes also offers the possibility of environment, geology, and geography trips in the Activity Center in La Tzoumaz, Switzerland.
Les Elfes offers a very high staff ratio for a maximum safety.
The K¹² International Academy is a private online school offering the world-renowned K¹² curriculum with expert teachers and individualized support. Full time enrollments and part time enrollments are available for students seeking teacher-led, credit bearing courses. Younger students use the familiar K-8 mastery-based curriculum. High school students can select from a diverse catalog with more than 90 courses that lead to a high school diploma.
The K¹² curriculum allows learning to happen anywhere an Internet connection can be found - at the pace that’s right for the student. With K¹², lessons are not exclusively online. We also provide a rich array of engaging traditional materials, such as books, art supplies, and scientific equipment, so kids get hands-on with their learning.
K¹² brings learning alive and taps that innate possibility in all kinds of minds-fast minds, wandering minds, or those that need just a little more time.
K¹² Inc. is based in Herndon, Virginia, U.S.A.
© 2008 K¹² Inc. K¹² is a registered trademark and the K¹² logo is a trademark of K¹² Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Kalimat is a publishing house dedicated to publishing and distributing good quality children’s books in the Arabic Language. Kalimat emphasizes particularly on addressing issues and covering themes that Arabic-speaking children from different nationalities can relate to. The books are written and illustrated exclusively by Arab authors and illustrators, hence allowing young readers to easily relate to the culture highlighted in the books. Kalimat's objective is to make reading enjoyable by tapping into the imagination of young children. The goal is to ultimately instill a life-long love of reading in little ones.
KaSha is committed to being the Principle Distribution Company in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey & Iran for Delivery of Books, Periodicals & English Language Teaching Products Across the World’s Leading Publishers.
Positioned at the convergence of Europe, Asia and Africa, KaSha is ideally located to build and maintain relationships with publishers, educational contributors and service providers. Its proximity to the market allows better understanding of its markets needs and demands. Continually forging new relationships to bring better value to its customers, KaSha's partners are constantly expanding to meet the ever-growing needs of the region it serves.
KaSha partners with international publishers such as John Wiley & Sons, S. Karger AG, Express Publishing, Panpac Education, Black Cat, Cengage Learning and Pearson Education and holds an extensive stock range of the latest publications in its modern distribution facility in Jordan.
www.kashaonline.comThe Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is an initiative of KITAB, which is a joint venture between the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and the Frankfurt Book Fair. KITAB’s aim is to develop the book and publishing industry and promote reading in Abu Dhabi and the neighboring Arab Emirates.
The ADIBF provides an abundance of opportunities for you to get to know the Arab market and identify your opportunities.
The 19th ADIBF is from 17 - 22 March, 2009 at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi.
"Logicom Public Ltd is an international group of companies, listed on the Main Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange and a member of the FTSE/CySE20 index.
The Group’s activities include the distribution of technology products and the provision of Integrated IT, Networking, Telecom and Business Software Solutions. Logicom has physical presence in 14 countries, employs over 390 professionals and services more than 4,000 customers in 20 countries in Europe, Middle East, Gulf, North Africa and Asia.
The distribution of technology products began in 1992. Logicom’s unbound success in this sector resulted in the development of excellent relationships with some of the most prominent IT vendors such as Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, IBM/Lenovo, HP, Kingston Technology, Seagate, Symantec, Acer, Trend Micro, Stonevoice, Philips, Intermec, Linksys, XFX, and Sony. Logicom maintains close relationships with its partners and works on applying their strategies for market development to maximize market penetration. As part of this recognition, Logicom has received numerous vendors awards and distribution agreements.
Logicom’s international expansion started in September 2000 and today Logicom has offices and warehouse facilities in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. Building on the respect and loyalty of its business partners, the Group gains momentum in all regions and its operations record substantial growth year after year."
Al Mazroui Medical and Chemical Supplies has been serving the allied sector in the UAE Gulf region since 1978, with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait. We are representing reputed manufactures world wide for medical laboratory dental, educational equipment, disposable, and consumable products.
Educational division of Al Mazroui group has been trading and supplying sophisticated educational equipment for every sector of universities, colleges and schools in all governemt and private sectors. This division covers complete range of quality educational equipment and products. Our service department has a high number of service engineers and technicians to take care of the after sale services.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ:'MSFT') is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Gulf opened its Dubai-based headquarters in 1991. Microsoft Gulf today oversees Microsoft activities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE.
Microsoft Corporation's address on the World Wide Web is:
www.microsoft.com
Microsoft Middle East's Web site is: www.microsoft.com/gulfThe Middle East Educator is the leading magazine on Education in the Arab world. Published during the school year, the magazine is an open forum for discussing issues of relevance to the school educational field. With contributing writers from diverse areas of education, a regular school profile and teacher profile, the magazine is rich with content, news briefs, employment opportunities and a lot more. Be sure to take a look at some of the issues on display in the conference. Subscription is free to schools and teachers.
At the forefront of education reform, Mosaica Education opens portals of opportunity for children and adults through excellence in education. Since its inception, Mosaica Education Incorporated® (MEI) has become a true leader in school reform. It has played a leadership role in the establishment of scores of new charter schools in the United States, supported reform efforts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and as a School Support Organization (SSO) for earlier cohorts of the Supreme Education Council’s (SEC) school reform in Qatar.Mosaica has helped schools to achieve superior levels of student engagement and academic progress, strong parent and community participation, and to establish a sense of pride and commitment to ongoing school and professional development among administrators and teachers alike. Mosaica-managed schools have yielded superior academic and financial results to date by utilizing a unique school design, which combines informed teaching practices, a proprietary Paragaon curriculum, extensive professional development for staff, and innovative approaches to technology.
New Smart Office Automation LLC, the sole distributor for SHARP Office Automation products has two branches in the U.A.E: Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
The association with SHARP Corporation has started since 1995. The Directors and the Management have extensive experience in Document Solutions Business.
Customer satisfaction is our top priority and we ensure “Total Satisfaction Guarantee” to all of our customers through our full fledged Sales and Service centers.
Our vision is to be the market leader in 2010 by ‘Providing Total Document Management Solutions’ through Sharp’s extensive Award Winning line up of B/W & Color Photocopiers ranging from 16 CPM to 110CPM and fully poised to secure copy, print, scan, fax, manage and share information without compromising on quality and ensure 100% Customer Satisfaction.
R.I.C Publications are one of the largest supplemental educational publishers in Australia and are established by teachers who identified a need for a wider range of quality supplementary resources. Founded in 1986 with the aim of producing black line masters for the primary school market, R.I.C has now extended its range to include a variety of posers, interactive whiteboard software, high interest low ability readers, early literacy programs, workbooks and much more.
The company now operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, as well as having a presence is many other locations. R.I.C.
Publications also provides a unique Internet resource for teachers and schools. Visiting www.ricpublications.com.au allows you the option to view every page of every one of our titles online.
Teaching Strategies recognizes the global need for high-quality early childhood materials and professional development services. We know that critical brain development occurs during the period from birth to age 5, and high-quality early childhood education plays an integral role in that development. We provide early childhood professionals around the world with strategies to work effectively with young children and their families. Our mission is to enhance the quality of early childhood programs by offering practical, innovative, and developmentally appropriate curriculum materials; staff development services and materials; and family resources. Our research-based products and services are designed to meet the demands of our evolving field, and we strive to support the needs of early childhood educational professionals by providing them with developmentally appropriate materials and training on child development and early education.
YOKNOWLEDGE.COM is the education brand of Hayagriva Software, a software company based in Mumbai, India.
The company has created several unique, never-made-before, software products related to education that will benefit teachers and students the world-over. Products like YO QUESTIONS and YO LANGUAGE will assist teachers to create superb teaching tools like Worksheets, Snap Cards (Question Loops), and Flash Cards on any subject, including vocabulary.
The company will also soon release the world’s SIMPLEST File, Url, and Rss feeds management software that will be of tremendous use to every PC user. The company has also created software for personal entertainment and will release the same to market during 2009.
The philosophy of the products of company is to provide users with simple, yet powerful software where it is easy to create and share organized content, thereby leading to better management and utilization of the same.
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