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Oct 28, 2013 6:38am

Huawei allies with Dubai construction firm on IT, Xinhua says

Huawei and Dubai-based infrastructure company Drake and Scull International (DSI) will work together on information and communications technology projects in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Xinhua reported Sunday, citing a joint statement to the Dubai bourse. Huawei and DSI said the goal was to help organizations across the region establish data center technology through a new jointly created turnkey solution, the report said. 

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