Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) has announced the selection of MessageLabs, one of the UAE’s leading email service providers, to supply a comprehensive email solution that enables DSOA to offer a range of advanced managed services for both their tenants and external clients.

“The comprehensive solution goes inline with DSOA’s policy to apply and utilise internationally recognised practices,” a statement said.
“The new set of products enables DSOA to provide ‘best of breed’ services that protect, encrypt, and archive electronic communications. The new solution tailored by MessageLabs enhances DSOA’s information security levels and protects its users from converging threats of viruses, spam, phishing and targeted attacks.”
Commenting on the partnership agreement, Abdul Salam Al Bastaki, director of IT and Services – DSOA, said: “Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority is always on the lookout for innovative solutions to companies operating within the region’s integrated technology free zone. Moreover, we are glad to embark on a major upgrade initiative to enhance the level of information security provided to our valued partners and clients. ”
Electronic communications have become a mission-critical application that is vulnerable to an increasingly sophisticated range of online threats such as viruses, spam, inappropriate content, spyware, and phishing attacks. These threats present real business risks such as impact to business continuity, loss of confidential information, legal exposure and failure to enforce regulatory compliance, all of which can have significant financial implications.
Gareth Palmer, regional sales manager for MessageLabs in the GCC, added: “MessageLabs and its regional distributor Computerlinks are pleased to work with Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority as they have earned a well-deserved reputation as a leading integrated hub for technology companies. With an annual growth of 400 per cent in the GCC region during 2007, we are confident that partnering with Dubai Silicon Oasis will boost our record growth rates and cement our leading market position in email security, continuity and encryption services.”
MessageLabs enjoys an established client base in the Middle East with over 200 enterprise customers including Dubai Bank, RAK Bank, Emaar, Thuraya, Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), Jumeirah Group, and Kuwait Petroleum.  MessageLabs is featured strongly in the IDC Worldwide Messaging Security report 2007-2011 and is described as “the worldwide leader for hosted messaging security services.”
Dubai Silicon Oasis, 100 per cent owned by the Government of Dubai, is a free zone, strategically placed on the Emirates Road. DSO’s urban master-planned community spans 7.2 sq km of state-of-the-art office towers, R&D and industrial zones, educational institutions, luxury apartments, villas, hotels, healthcare and a full range of lifestyle facilities which translate into a dynamic commercial and social environment. Businesses can flourish under a package of incentives, including 100 per cent ownership, and high-end IT infrastructure that allows companies to begin operating immediately.
MessageLabs is a provider of integrated messaging and web security services with over 18,000 clients ranging from small business to the Fortune 500 located in more than 86 countries. MessageLabs provides a range of managed security services to protect, control, encrypt and archive communications across emails, the web and instant messaging.
These services are delivered by its globally distributed infrastructure and supported 24/7 by security experts. This provides a convenient and cost-effective solution for managing and reducing risk and providing certainty in the exchange of business information.
Computerlinks Middle East, formerly Fusion Distribution, is one of the region’s leading value-added distributors for international manufacturers in security technology. The company’s security reseller network runs the entire Gulf region.