1981 to 1985

Five Years

In 1981, two men started a company — Khaleej Information Systems. It sold MAI BasicFour and the Verbatim Floppy Disk Media. Their initial clients included Choithrams, Al Khaleej, Rais Hasan Sadi. Soon enough, Khaleej Information Systems bought Key Information Technology, a British Company which served clients from multiple industries; BBC Microcomputer Systems were supplied to English medium schools and Home-users as they were primarily for Education and Gaming purpose whereas Corona Computers were more suitable for Office and Corporate environments. In the next few years, they partnered with MICROS and ventured into the field of Hospitality. They catered to the companies like Meridian and Metropolitan. Simultaneously, they also provided support for Raytheon-based systems.

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1986 to 1990

Ten Years

KIT served clients from multiple industries; BBC Microcomputer Systems were supplied to English medium schools and Home-users as they were primarily for Education and Gaming purpose whereas Corona Computers, later to be renamed Cordata, were more suitable for Office and Corporate environments. KIT initially distributed the Facet Daisywheel Printers, later moving on to Citizen Dot-Matrix Printers and later switched over to HP Laser Printers. KIT's constant search for new and better technology was an inspiration to create Keytech, our own brand of computers — an IBM PC-Compatible built around 8086 based processors, later moving up to Intel 80286 based systems. Keytech Software was also developed which supported readymade packages like Multimate, Lotus, Data Base, etc. Meanwhile, KIT tied up with Novell Inc., the leading Local Area Networking operating system of the time and partnered with Samsung Computers. Later, KIT represented Everex and distributed Graphtec and AutoCad in the UAE.

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1991 to 1995

Fifteen Years

The early 90s saw KIT split into two departments — PC & Networking which dealt with the Computer Hardware and its accessories; and Hotel System Division which handled all services regarding Hospitality. It was during this time that KIT formed and nurtured its own Support Team which was trained and certified by respective Principal Companies. KIT was one of the few trusted distributors of Micros Fidelio and became renowned for it in the UAE. KIT also offered Baron Leisure Software which facilitated the Spas and Golf Courses. The Beach Rotana was one of the first Hotels in the Rotana Group; KIT worked for it and all the other subsequent Hotels over the years. KIT was the first to launch Dell in the Middle East and become its sole Distributor. KIT received an Award of Excellence from Verbatim. KIT also opened a Branch Office in Abu Dhabi which primarily offered PC Operations and Micros Fidelio. Later on, a Service Center was set up for the Support of Dell and Micros Fidelio Products.

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1996 to 2000

Twenty Years

The last few years of the Millennium brought great recognition and awards to KIT. To mention a few, Micros Fidelio gave the President's Award to KIT for Sales Achievement on two occasions and once a Thomas N Nicholson IV Award for the same. While principal companies like Dell and Microsoft certified KIT as their Solutions Provider and Authorized Distributer respectively, KIT also partnered with Cisco, Acer and Symantec. Starting with the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, KIT eventually served all Jumeriah Hotels in Dubai. The year 2000 also marked 20 successful years of KIT's participation in GITEX.

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2001 to 2005

Twenty Five Years

KIT spent the first half of the new millennium establishing its roots in the higher-end of the Hospitality industry by working for Burj Al Arab and Emirates Palace. KIT received awards from Dell EDB Platinum Partner for Key Acquisition Win and from APC for Product Manager of the Year. Meanwhile, KIT continued to partner with companies like Acer, Avaya and Concept.

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2006 to 2010

Thirty Years

As the years progressed, KIT worked with clients like The Meydan Hotel, Atlantis The Palm, Armani Hotel and Burj Khalifa. KIT also won milestone awards like Business Partner of the Year, Product Manager of the Year, Excellence in Leadership and Outstanding Performance. KIT further developed and upgraded their Partnership status with Cisco, Microsoft and Dell. KIT received Certificates of Appreciation from Johnson and Johnson, and GASCO IT.

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2011 to 2015

Thirty Five Years

KIT was awarded with the likes of Partner of the Year by APC, Microsoft, Schneider Electric and Dell. KIT partnered with Xerox, Fortinet, Adobe and CyberRoom while upgrading their Partnership level to Silver, and eventually Gold, with Microsoft and becoming a Dell Preferred Partner. KIT received Certificates of Appreciation from Public Prosecution, Higher College of Technology, Future Borders, GASCO IT, Murdoch University and Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future. KIT was once again awarded for exemplary Sales Achievement by Micros Fidelio.

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2016 to Present

Present Day

KIT became a Dell Premier Partner and also joined hands with QikServe and Forcive. Come 2017, KIT extended its Product Portfolio drastically by partnering with SonicWall, Wefee1, Winpos and Entersoft. KIT was also upgraded to Titanium Partner for Dell and Oracle Hospitality Platinum Partner, the highest Partnership Level allocated to Partners in the Middle East. Winning the Oracle Top Sales Performance Award was the highlight for the KIT Hospitality team.

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