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01.07.2008 10:28

Agreement with Arabic Computer Systems to operate a mobile phone content business in the Middle East

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FC Barcelona has come to an agreement with Arabic Computer Systems (ACS) to run a business for mobile phone content linked with the club in the Middle East for the next three years.

Computer Systems is a leading IT firm and will be the only authorised distributor in the area for selling contents of this type in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Lebanon, Qatar, Jordan, Yemen, Algeria and Egypt from 1 July up to the 2010/11 season.

“Our strategy is to work with the world’s biggest clubs so that they can make the most of a mobile phone business opportunity in the Middle East,” says Nabil Al Noor, ACS’s CEO. “This agreement with FC Barcelona means working with one of the best clubs.” Javier Muñoa, FC Barcelona International Business Director, also highlighted the importance of the agreement with ACS as “it gives us the opportunity to grow the club’s popularity in the Middle East in forthcoming years through this mobile phone business”.

Arabic Computer Systems

Arabic Computer Systems Limited is one of the leading IT firms in the Middle East. It has been delivering technological services to the region’s biggest companies for more than two decades. ACS is part of the National Technology Group (NTG), a multinational technological group which brings together the top firms in its sector and has a presence in the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka and the USA. NTG is a means of expanding around the world, creating new joint ventures, giving shape to new ideas and putting in place new business projects.