LINKdotNET
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LINKdotNET is an Egypt
ian ISP and internet company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding
.
Chairman of LINKdotNET is Khaled Bichara
, who is now the CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding
.
s.
In June 2000, InTouch Communications and Link Egypt merged to form LINKdotNET which is backed by the technical and financial resources of Orascom Telecom Holding
Company, the largest integrated telecommunications services provider in the region, which serves twenty markets throughout the Middle East and Africa.
In May 2002, LINKdotNET acquired eight leading Egyptian internet companies, significantly raising the company’s value, and making it the region’s largest internet company, with over 1500 employees.
Link Development has offices in Egypt
, UAE, Saudi Arabia
, Qatar
and Italy
serving a great number of governments, Fortune 500 multinationals, and leading local companies among its clients.
Link Development's client portfolio includes Intel, Microsoft
, Unilever
, the Egyptian government, Tejari, MobiNil
, Telecom Egypt
, and Showtime
, and others
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian ISP and internet company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
.
Chairman of LINKdotNET is Khaled Bichara
Khaled Bichara
Khaled Bichara is the current Group President and Chief Operating Officer of VimpelCom Ltd., as well as Group Executive Chairman of Orascom Telecom Holding....
, who is now the CEO of Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
.
Beginnings
The first precursor of LINKdotNET was InTouch Communications. Established in 1992, InTouch was the first ISP in Egypt. Another company, Link Egypt, was formed in 1995 to provide internet services and solutionApplication software
Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...
s.
In June 2000, InTouch Communications and Link Egypt merged to form LINKdotNET which is backed by the technical and financial resources of Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding
Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. is a leading international telecommunications company operating GSM networks in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Asia. It started its operations in Egypt by launching the first egyptian mobile operator in 1998, ....
Company, the largest integrated telecommunications services provider in the region, which serves twenty markets throughout the Middle East and Africa.
In May 2002, LINKdotNET acquired eight leading Egyptian internet companies, significantly raising the company’s value, and making it the region’s largest internet company, with over 1500 employees.
Link Development
Link Development is a subsidiary of LINKdotNET. Link Development delivers technology solutions. Link Development is also CMMI Level 3 accredited and ISO 9001:2000 certified. Link Development is also aliased by LinkDev or Link Dev.Link Development has offices in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, UAE, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
serving a great number of governments, Fortune 500 multinationals, and leading local companies among its clients.
Link Development's client portfolio includes Intel, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
, Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
, the Egyptian government, Tejari, MobiNil
Mobinil
Mobinil is one of Egypt's three mobile phone operators. Founded in 1998. The company is majority-owned and fully consolidated by France Télécom , which holds 71.25% of the shares in "Mobinil Telecom," the rest of the shares being held by Orascom Telecom...
, Telecom Egypt
Telecom Egypt
Telecom Egypt or Telecom Egypt SAE , is Egypt’s main Telephone company. It started in 1854 with the first telegraph line in Egypt...
, and Showtime
Showtime Arabia
Showtime Arabia, as it was called to distinguish itself from its U.S. counterpart , was a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. It was a joint venture between KIPCO and CBS Corporation , CBS Corp being a minor partner...
, and others