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Acette is an Information Technology
Information technology

Information technology , as defined by the Information Technology Association of America , is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to data conv...
 System Integrator
System integrator

A system integrator is a person or company that specializes in bringing together component subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together, a practice known as System integration....
, Software Engineering
Software engineering

Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches....
 and Consulting
Information technology consulting

Information technology consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives....
 firm headquartered in Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City

Dubai Internet City is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets....
. Acette provides technology strategy
Technology strategy

A Technology strategy is a planning document that explains how information technology should be utilized as part of an organization's overall business strategy....
 consulting services, enterprise application integration
Enterprise application integration

Enterprise Application Integration is defined as the use of software and computer systems architectural principles to integrate a set of enterprise computer applications....
 services, Information technology enabled services and Value-added reseller
Value-added reseller

A value-added reseller is a company that adds some feature to an existing product, then resells it as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution....
 services to bank
Bank

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money....
s and other financial services
Financial services

Financial services refer to Service provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money....
 companies, industrial companies, trading houses and government organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.

Corporate Identity
Corporate identity

In marketing, a corporate identity is the "persona" of a corporation which is designed to accord with and facilitate the attainment of business objectives....
 
The name Acette (pr. aye~set) is derived from the terms ‘ace’, meaning expertise, and the encapsulating
Encapsulation

Encapsulation may refer to:...
 suffix ‘ette’; which when read together as Acette supposedly signifies ‘expertise encapsulated’.






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Acette is an Information Technology
Information technology

Information technology , as defined by the Information Technology Association of America , is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to data conv...
 System Integrator
System integrator

A system integrator is a person or company that specializes in bringing together component subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together, a practice known as System integration....
, Software Engineering
Software engineering

Software engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches....
 and Consulting
Information technology consulting

Information technology consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives....
 firm headquartered in Dubai Internet City
Dubai Internet City

Dubai Internet City is an information technology park created by the Government of Dubai as a free economic zone and a strategic base for companies targeting regional emerging markets....
. Acette provides technology strategy
Technology strategy

A Technology strategy is a planning document that explains how information technology should be utilized as part of an organization's overall business strategy....
 consulting services, enterprise application integration
Enterprise application integration

Enterprise Application Integration is defined as the use of software and computer systems architectural principles to integrate a set of enterprise computer applications....
 services, Information technology enabled services and Value-added reseller
Value-added reseller

A value-added reseller is a company that adds some feature to an existing product, then resells it as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution....
 services to bank
Bank

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money. It is an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money....
s and other financial services
Financial services

Financial services refer to Service provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money....
 companies, industrial companies, trading houses and government organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.

Corporate Identity
Corporate identity

In marketing, a corporate identity is the "persona" of a corporation which is designed to accord with and facilitate the attainment of business objectives....
 


The name Acette (pr. aye~set) is derived from the terms ‘ace’, meaning expertise, and the encapsulating
Encapsulation

Encapsulation may refer to:...
 suffix ‘ette’; which when read together as Acette supposedly signifies ‘expertise encapsulated’. Acette says its corporate philosophy is that it’s [sic] customers should derive value
Value (economics)

The economic value of a good or service has puzzled economists since the beginning of the discipline. First, economists tried to estimate the value of a good to an individual alone, and extend that definition to goods which can be exchanged....
 to their business from both domain knowledge
Domain knowledge

Most generally, domain knowledge is the knowledge which is valid and directly used for a pre-selected domain of human endeavor or an autonomous computer activity....
 and technical expertise encapsulated in Acette’s services, solutions and products.

Solutions and Service Lines


SMS Solutions


In early 2002, Acette developed a range of SMS
SMS

SMS or sms may refer to:...
 solutions to cater to the messaging requirements of various industry verticals, such as financial services
Financial services

Financial services refer to Service provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money....
, logistics
Logistics

Logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers ....
 and manufacturing
Manufacturing

Manufacturing is the use of machine, tool and labor to make things for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to Industry production, in which raw material are transformed into finished good on a large scale....
 industries. Large enterprises such international courier service companies have implemented proof of delivery
Proof of delivery

Proof of delivery is a method to establish the fact that the recipient received the contents sent by the sender. When the sender sends multiple documents through the mail there is a possibility of some not reaching the intended recipient....
 systems that employ Acette’s SMS messaging engine.

SMS Banking Solutions


One of Acette’s products is BankSmart, an SMS Banking
SMS Banking

SMS banking is a technology-enabled service offering from banks to its customers, permitting them to operate selected banking services over their mobile phones using SMS ....
 solution built over an SMS gateway
Gateway (telecommunications)

In telecommunications, the term gateway has the following meaning:*In a communications network, a network node equipped for interfacing with another network that uses different protocols....
 to provide secure Push and Pull functionalities for banks to offer its customers the facility to perform both financial and non-financial banking transactions over a GSM mobile phone.

Construction Industry Solutions


Representing various specialised construction industry software solution vendors, Acette acts as a distributor
Distributor

A distributor is a device in the ignition system of an internal combustion engine that routes high voltage from the ignition coil to the spark plugs in the correct firing order....
 and value-added reseller
Value-added reseller

A value-added reseller is a company that adds some feature to an existing product, then resells it as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution....
 of vertical market software
Vertical market software

Vertical market software is aimed at addressing the needs of any given business within a discernible vertical market . While horizontal market software can be useful to a wide array of industries , vertical market software is developed for and customized to a specific industry's needs....
 solutions for the construction industry. In this line of business, Acette offers proprietary tools for cost estimation modelling
Cost estimation models

Cost estimation models are mathematical algorithms or parametric equations used to estimate the costs of a product or project. The results of the models are typically necessary to obtain approval to proceed, and are factored into business plans, budgets, and other financial planning and tracking mechanisms....
, quantity surveying, property valuation, construction administration
Construction management

Construction Management refers either to the study and practice of the managerial and technological aspects of the construction industry , or to a business model where one party to a construction contract serves as a construction consultant, providing both design and construction advice....
 and project management
Project management

Project management is the List of academic disciplines of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives....
, including main contractor and subcontractor
Subcontractor

A subcontractor is an individual or in many cases a business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract....
 management and project and business administration systems for design consultants in construction industry.

Techno-market Studies


Acette’s Consulting division undertakes technology-based strategic studies. More specifically the services in this regard focus on market entry strategies for businesses planning to deploying new technology-enabled solutions such as electronic payment systems, smart-card based Customer loyalty systems, cryptography
Cryptography

Cryptography is the practice and study of hiding information. In modern times cryptography is considered a branch of both mathematics and computer science and is affiliated closely with information theory, computer security and engineering....
 solutions etc.

IT Governance


Acette’s IT Governance practice assists larger corporate entities to develop their IT Governance
Information technology governance

Information Technology Governance, IT Governance or ICT Governance, is a subset discipline of Corporate Governance focused on information technology systems and their Performance management and risk management....
 Framework specifically suited for their relevant lines of business. In developing IT governance frameworks Acette employs widely accepted methodologies and frameworks, such as COBIT
COBIT

The Control Objectives for Information and related Technology is a set of best practices for information technology management created by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association , and the IT Governance Institute in 1992....
 and ITIL
Information Technology Infrastructure Library

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library is a set of concepts and policies for managing information technology infrastructure, development and operations....
. Acette also assists banks and other large corporate entities to develop their IT strategy and roadmap.

Project Management Services


This Service Division at Acette encompasses a range of activities delivering project management
Project management

Project management is the List of academic disciplines of planning, organizing and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives....
, cost management
Cost management

Cost Management is the process whereby companies use cost accounting to report or control the various costs of doing business.The term cost management is widely used in business today....
 and program management
Program management

Program management or programme management is the process of managing multiple interdependent projects that lead towards an improvement in an organization's performance....
. Acette’s project management consulting group provides a range of management and IT consultancy services including: program and project management, change management, performance improvement
Performance improvement

Performance improvement is the concept of measurement the output of a particular process or procedure, then modifying the process or procedure in order to increase the output, increase efficiency , or increase the effectiveness of the process or procedure....
, strategy and planning and IT solutions advisory services.

IT Facilities Management


Acette provides independent IT facilities management services to the banking sector and selected private sector clients. Acette takes on outsourcing
Outsourcing

Outsourcing is subcontracting a process, such as product design or manufacturing, to a third-party company. The decision to outsource is often made in the interest of lowering firm or making better use of time and energy costs, redirecting or conserving energy directed at the core competence of a particular business, or to make more efficient...
 engagements to run the IT facilities and IT enabled business processes of its key clients.

Achievements


Acette’s predecessor and erstwhile consulting firm, 3 Aces, developed the world’s first Aramaic
Aramaic language

Aramaic is a Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship....
 word processor
Word processor

A word processor is a computer Application software used for the production of any sort of printable material.Word processor may also refer to an obsolete type of stand-alone office machine, popular in the 1970s and 80s, combining the keyboard text-entry and printing functions of an electric typewriter with a dedicated computer for th...
 in the year 1986.

Acette’s BankSmart SMS Banking solution and gateway
Gateway (telecommunications)

In telecommunications, the term gateway has the following meaning:*In a communications network, a network node equipped for interfacing with another network that uses different protocols....
 is the Middle East’s first English and Arabic enabled multilingual packaged SMS Banking software solution.