Carrying forward its long term commitment to support the student community in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Info2cell.com, the leading Mobile Application Service Provider, recently sponsored the Information Technology Students Activity Fair (ITSAF) 2006 at the University of Petra (UOP), Jordan.
ITSAF 2006 served as a platform for students to connect with IT industry professionals and potential recruiters, while also introducing them to the challenges of the fast changing IT environment. A series of training seminars were conducted by major IT vendors to present to the students, the latest technologies and developments in their field.
Info2cell.com was the major prize sponsor for several contests that were held during the fair, such as the programming competition to discover talented programmers in the university. Info2cell.com sponsored two DVD players and three latest cell phones.
Bashar Dahabra, Founder and CEO of Info2cell.com, said, “Students and youngsters are the key to the progress of any nation, and Info2cell.com has always been focused on nurturing young talent across the region. The young population is also of tremendous strategic importance to us as they form a significant percentage of our customer base.”
Info2cell.com recently participated in the Job Fair Day organized at Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Jordan, and showcased several employment opportunities at the company and successfully attracted numerous graduates to their stand. Info2cell.com was chosen as the ‘Best Employer’ at the fair for their active participation and support.
Mr. Dahabra was the chief architect and founder for the concept of a regional wireless portal service in the Middle East. Mr. Dahabra having observed and studied the convergence of the Internet and wireless technologies in the mid 90’s developed the info2cell concept in late 1998.
As the CEO, Mr. Dahabra was in charge of the overall Business Development, Systems Development and Financial strategies, dealing with the day to day operations of Info2cell. Mr. Dahabra sold Info2cell early in 2003 to Acotel having interconnected his company with 7 regional operators such as MTC-Kuwait, Fastlink-Jordan, MobiNil-Egypt, Batelco-Bahrain, Etisalat-UAE, Qtel-Qatar, Jawwal-Palestine and having over 250,000 registered mobile subscribers
Mr. Dahabra has 21 years of Systems Engineering, Management and Entrepreneurial experience, having worked for IBM for 10 years in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Jordan. Mr. Dahabra also worked as Director for Systems Development with FLAG for two years in NY, USA. Mr. Dahabra was the founder of a number of successful startups in Jordan, Bahrain and the region including Unitech - Jordan, Unisat - Jordan, First Telecommunication Group – Jordan, Magnet- Jordan and Gulf Soft - Bahrain.
Mr. Dahabra holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the Engineering School at Edinburgh University in 1981 and is a member of a number of professional associations including IEEE, Jordan Computer Society, and Canadian Engineering Society.
Mr. Dahabra maybe contacted by email at dahabra@info2cell.com or phone +971 4 3912800 or fax +971 4 3912822
