The National Investor, a leading investment and advisory firm in the UAE, has signed for a website project with ESKADENIA Software Solutions on July 2003. The project involves revamping the previous website, building an Arabic website, and applying content management features. http://www.nationalinvestor.ae provides comprehensive information about the company and its investment groups and allows site administrators to regularly manage the website through the content management facilities provided.

During the same month ESKADENIA signed a new B2B website project with Ventures Middle East, a leading market research and management consultancy in Abu Dhabi. Creative teaming at ESKADENIA is currently working with latest web technologies and design themes that are refreshed throughout the website. http://www.ventures-uk.com will allow registered clients to access and navigate through the entire construction projects from the early concept stages through to tender for construction/commissioning in the GCC countries. The online database is being developed from the proven Ventures Middle East CD database version currently utilised/ trusted for 7 years by a vast number of local/ international clients. The database covers more than 2,000 projects within seven industry sectors; oil & gas, pipeline, industrial, buildings, power & water, marine and infrastructure & sewerage. The online GCC Projects Database will provide access to a cost effective resource for detailed, reliable and current project information which frees up client’s staff to concentrate on sales. In addition, an administration site is being developed to allow the website administrator to upload projects information in each GCC country and manage clients’ access to the registered GCC countries and various industry sectors.

Both sites will be launched in early August 2003.

”After long evaluation of many companies, the National Investor and Ventures Middle East have decided to team with ESKADENIA for their web projects. By bringing their core businesses to the World Wide Web, their clients will be able to have full access to all provided business resources and consultancy services. ESKADENIA’s successes in Internet projects and the special designs and themes applied through a large portfolio of websites have built a market trust in the refined quality of work we offer. This trust is one of our key strengths to attract clients from different regions.” said Salah Isawi, ESKADENIA U.A.E Business & Development Manager.

About the National Investor

The National Investor is a leading investment and advisory firm in the UAE with extensive experience in investment banking, private equity investments, privatisation and project finance and has been involved in local and global transactions with a total value exceeding $20 billion. NI has lead managed or co-managed the largest number of public offerings in the UAE, with total transaction value exceeding AED 2.4 billion. The National Investor is a leading private equity investor, with a focus on domestic and regional structured equity investments, mezzanine investments, leveraged buyouts, real estate investments, venture capital and growth capital investments.

About Ventures Middle East

Ventures Middle East LLC offers a broad portfolio of business consultancy services to clients at national, regional and international level. The company provides Middle East market entry and business development services enabling clients in achieving and sustaining competitive advantage. Ventures Middle East has the capability to meet any challenge in its three core business service areas: Business Market Research, Syndicated Market Research, and Business Management Consultancy.

Ventures Middle East Syndicated Market Research division is the market leader for construction project information in the Middle East. For further information, please contact Mr. Chris Baker, Marketing Manager at: chris@ventures-me.com

About ESKADENIA

ESKADENIA Software Solutions ESKADENIA Software Solutions is active in the design, development and deployment of a range of software products in the Telecommunications, Enterprise and Internet Applications areas. The company is based in Jordan and has offices in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. ESKADENIA is a product and market-oriented organisation with an entrepreneurial culture. More than 70% of its sales are being exported to the Global IT market.

For more information, please contact Mr. Salah Isawi at:UAEPR_Communications@eskadenia.com, or visit our site, www.eskadenia.com