Stride can provide information all about Dubai Silicon Oasis free zone. Dubai is looking to diversify its economy through the introduction of high-tech manufacturing as a new economic sector. Ben Smalley reports on the vision and realities of Dubai Silicon Oasis - billed as the world's most integrated technology park for the semiconductor and microelectronic industry.

Dubai Silicon Oasis, the Dubai-based technology park for microelectronics and the semiconductor industry, has signed a major agreement with Trend Micro Middle East, to protect the intellectual assets and IT infrastructure of both its own operations and those of its tenants with a comprehensive network solution.

The Dubai Silicon Oasis represents Dubai's first attempt to get into the core of the multi - layered global IT industry.
The main target markets are the Silicon Valley in the US, France, UK & Germany. So far, six companies have signed and plan to establish IC design & design support centers at DSO's Microelectronics Innovation Centre (MIC) facility.

The DSO's Microelectronics Innovation centre and its services will be available for customers on December' 2004.There is also an effort to create a DSO training academy.

Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is committed to creating the world’s most integrated microelectronics technology park to provide end-to-end shared turnkey facilities for the semi-conductor industry. This emerging community is provided with the infrastructure and services to ensure fast-track start-up, minimizing time to market to produce the most cost-effective business operating environment possible.