Technology for Sustainable Development

Press Reports

2016

Dubai's life safety system wins laurels from across the world (Khaleej Times, August 2, 2016)
Pacific Controls Cloud Services unveils new cloud security ecosystem for ME customers (Watermelon Communications, July 20, 2016)
Pacific Controls paves innovation via smart initiatives (Khaleej Times, June 10, 2016)
Dubai - the first smart city in the region (Khaleej Times, June 10, 2016)
Mr. Dilip Rahulan recognized and awarded by Forbes ME as one of the ‘Top Indian Business Leaders in the Arab World 2016’ (Forbes Magazine, May 2016)
Safeguarding Lives - Dubai Civil Defence special report (Khaleej Times, April 24, 2016)
Pacific Controls Galaxy 2021 Platform on Microsoft Azure is Creating Limitless Opportunities for Governments and Businesses (April 11, 2016)
UAE's young app developers win big at Hackathon (Emirates 24|7, April 1, 2016)
Pacific Controls launches Center of Excellence for Government Digital Services and Lifestyle (March 30, 2016)
Pacific Controls launch Middle East’s first Digital Business Hub in partnership with WSO2.Telco (March 29, 2016)
CIO STORY Magazine lists Pacific Controls among ‘The World’s 25 Most Powerful IoT Tech Providers’ (ME NewsWire, February 16, 2016)
‘The Silicon Review’ lists Pacific Controls among ‘Top 10 Fastest Growing IoT Companies in the World’ (January 5, 2016)

2015

CIO STORY magazine - IoT Technology (December 2015)
Pacific Controls appreciated by the Ministry of Public Works (December 30, 2015)
Silicon Review magazine - Internet of Things (December 15, 2015)
Pacific Controls is recognised among ‘50 Most Promising IoT Solution Providers 2015’ by CIOReview magazine (November 18, 2015)
CIOReview magazine - IoT Special (November 2015)
Pacific Controls and Cummins Connected Diagnostics launch innovative service delivery on the Galaxy 2021 Cloud Platform (October 26, 2015)
Dubai Civil Defence introduces Personal Dashboard for all residents and visitors (Khaleej Times, October 23, 2015)
Civil Defence offers emergency services at the click of a button (Gulf News, October 23, 2015)
Microsoft and Pacific Controls announce the delivery of Galaxy 2021, Smart City Platform on Microsoft Azure (October 21, 2015)
Commvault and Pacific Controls form strategic alliance to offer Managed Data Services to GCC Companies (October 18, 2015)
UAE businesses to see paradigm shift in technology adoption in the next 18 months, say industry experts (October 5, 2015)
Cloud solutions are set to transform UAE business (Khaleej Times, October 7, 2015)
UAE business to see paradigm shift in tech adoption (Gulf Today, October 7, 2015)
Pacific Controls Cloud Services Partners with VMware (September 28, 2015)
Pacific Controls Cloud Services to accelerate Customer Cloud adaption through Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider Program (September 21, 2015)
Pacific Controls acquires 33% equity stake in UK-based Inframon (September 3, 2015)
Pacific Controls acquires equity in WSO2, positioning itself as a global leader in delivering managed cloud services (August 24,2015)
A ‘Pacific’ IoT Journey (Enterprise Channels MEA, July 2015)
Total control (www.itp.net, July 2015)
NBF Capital tastes success in loan syndication (Gulf News, July 6,2015)
Dubai Life Safety Dashboard (Khaleej Times, June 18,2015)
Gatekeepers of the digital era (Khaleej Times, June 18,2015)
Buildings in Dubai get new safety system (Gulf News, June 9,2015)
Cutting edge technology to boost UAE's internet sector (The Gulf Today, June 9,2015)
Safety in homes a burning issue (7 Days, June 9,2015)
Buildings in Dubai get new safety system (Arabic, June 9,2015)
Cutting edge technology to boost UAE's internet sector (Gulf Today, June 9,2015)
Buildings in Dubai get new safety system (Gulf News, June 9,2015)
Emirates Energy Star supports Earth Hour (March 28, 2015)
Making Dubai a safe haven - Dubai Civil Defence special report (Khaleej Times, March 1, 2015)
Best of breed solutions - Dubai Civil Defence special report (Khaleej Times, March 1, 2015)
A click away - Dubai Civil Defence special report (Khaleej Times, March 1, 2015)
Disaster reduction within sustainable development - Dubai Civil Defence special report (Khaleej Times, March 1, 2015)
Woman triggered alarm for Civil Defence to report presence of thief in her home (Emaratalyoum Arabic, January 18, 2015)

2014

CIO Review magazine - Internet of Things technology special (December 2014)
CIO Review magazine recognizes Pacific Controls as “Company of the month” amongst ‘50 Most Promising IoT Technology Companies in the world’ (December 24, 2014)
Mr. Dilip Rahulan is honored as one of The Super 100 Business Leaders from India in the Middle East and Africa (Indian Super 100 - 2014)
Pacific Controls announces its next generation state of the art Galaxy-2021 software platform (November 10, 2014)
Smart City interview: Dilip Rahulan (Dubai Green Economy Report 2015)
DED moves IT services to innovative cloud platform for improved service delivery (Department of Economic Development, October 15, 2014)
Dubai Civil Defence walks road to "Smart Homes" (Gulf Today, October 15, 2014)
IT: The next Generation (Forbes Middle East, June-July 2014)
Congratulations on winning M2M Awards (Khaleej Times, May 26, 2014)
How Pacific Controls guarantees security for its cloud customers (Network Middle East Magazine, May 2014)
Dubai approaches Expo 2020 with holistic Smart City initiatives (Gulf Today, April 29, 2014)
Microsoft, PCCS unveil new portal (Gulf Today, April 15, 2014)
Firms to provide path to the cloud (Gulf News, April 15, 2014)
Gulf treated to first-ever cloud services portal (Khaleej Times, April 15, 2014)
Microsoft and PCCS jointly unveil new portal to offer SaaS (Al Khaleej Arabic, April 15, 2014)
Dilip Rahulan: "Our vision stands validated" (Khaleej Times, April 12, 2014)
Emirates Energy Star (EES) supports Earth Hour (March 29, 2014)
The Changing Face of Smart Buildings: The Op-Ex Advantage (Jones Lang LaSalle research report, February 2014)
Civil Defence plans smart system that will report UAE blazes in 30 seconds (The National, February 23, 2014)
Mohammad Bin Rashid Housing Establishmentsigned a memorandum of understanding with the Directorate General of Civil Defence – Dubai (January 21, 2014)
Dubai Civil Defence introduces 24x7 Direct Alarm System for Homes, Mobility solution and Dispatch solution in Intersec 2014 (January 19, 2014)
Home safety: Automatic fire alerts in Dubai soon (Gulf News, January 15, 2014)

2013

EmiratesGBC awards recognises top green building practices (Property Weekly, December 25, 2013)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award 2013 – Star performers (Dubai Chamber report, November 2013)
Pacific Controls wins the Middle East’s most prestigious “Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award 2013” (Open Skies - Emirates onboard magazine, December 2013)
Expo 2020 - Unlimited Exposure (Gulf News, December 3, 2013)
Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman, Pacific Controls, sends his heartiest congratulations to the Rulers of the UAE for winning the bid to host the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Khaleej Times, November 29, 2013)
Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman, Pacific Controls, sends his heartiest congratulations to the Rulers of the UAE for winning the bid to host the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. (Gulf Today, November 28, 2013)
Dubai Chamber honours businesses for excellence (Gulf News, November 14, 2013)
Smart building investment to hit $18b by 2017 - Jones Lang La-Salle (Khaleej Times, November 01, 2013)
Pacific Controls team at Pink Walkathon 2013, Dubai (Gulf News, November 02, 2013)
Emirates Energy Star crosses major milestone (Construction Week online, October 22, 2013)
Mr. Dilip Rahulan honoured by Arabian Business as one of the 100 most powerful Indians in the Gulf (Arabian Business, October 6, 2013)
Etisalat helps cut CO2 emissions (Khaleej Times, September 20, 2013)
Saving the climate @ the speed of light – more than 5,000 tonnes of CO2 emission eliminated in a single month (Emirates Energy Star - August 2013)
GCC adopts Data Center to save on capital costs (Khaleej Times, August 16, 2013)
Energy initiative builds up scale across nation (August 14, 2013)
Pacific Controls partners with Berkeley Lab to develop technology to reduce energy usage in buildings (July 1, 2013)
Forbes ME honors Mr. Dilip Rahulan as one of the Top 100 Indian Leaders in the UAE (Khaleej Times, June 28, 2013)
SIM cards help save energy in the UAE (Gulf News, June 23, 2013)
National Energy Globe Award United Arab Emirates (Energy Globe web article 2013)
Microsoft partners with Pacific Controls Cloud Services (Gulf News, February 9, 2013)
Microsoft partners with Pacific Controls Cloud Services to provide robust, scalable cloud based solutions for enterprises (February 6, 2013)
Etisalat and Pacific Controls to Offer ICT Based M2M Technology for Sustainable Development Across Middle East, Africa and Asia. (PRNewswire - January 30, 2013)
Dilip Rahulan - CEO Middle East Stars of 2012 (CEO Middle East Magazine - January 2013)
The Buck Stops Here: Meet the man responsible for your building's safety in UAE (Emirates 24/7 - 09 January 2013)

2012

Using Gbots to detect defects
Forbes Middle East CEOs Forum - Experience Breeds Expertise (November 5, 2012)
Arabian Business lists Mr. Dilip Rahulan among 100 most powerful Indians in the Gulf
Etisalat set to launch cloud services in 5 key markets. Pacific Controls Cloud Services is Etisalat partner (Khaleej Times - October 17, 2012)
29 thousand buildings connected remotely to the Dubai Civil Defence (Emirates Today Arabic - October 2012)
Fire control system must in buildings (Khaleej Times - Nation, September 14, 2012)
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the UAE (Khaleej Times - Eco Life, July 15, 2012)
Mobily, Pacific Controls tie up on M2M solutions (Saudi Gazette, July 7, 2012)
Mobily, Pacific Controls offer energy management solutions (Arab News, July 7, 2012)
Mobily and Pacific Controls team up to offer M2M smart solutions (AMEinfo, July 7, 2012)
Dubai Muncipality joins Emirates Energy Star programme (Buildgreen Magazine, June, 2012)
Dubai develops low carbon-economy on the region (Al Bayan, May 9, 2012)
Data and recovery centre for Dubai (Gulf News, May 7, 2012)
NBF leads Dh265 PCS loan facility (Khaleej Times, May 7, 2012)
Pacific Controls helps high-rise buildings to reduce energy use (Gulf News, March 30, 2012)
Sustainability now firmly on the agenda (Gulf News, March 23, 2012)
Shaikh Mohammad briefed on latest technologies (Gulf News, March 16, 2012)
Wetex focus on clean energy (Khaleej Times, March 14, 2012)
Shaikh Mohammed tours Civil Defence Centre (Khaleej Times, February 29, 2012)
Shaikh Mohammed lauds rising standards in Civil Defence (Gulf News, February 29, 2012)
Pacific Controls announces Infotility acquisiton (Khaleej Times, January 27, 2012)
Pacific Controls acquires Infotility (The Gulf Today, January 26, 2012)
Pacific Controls finishes acquisition (Gulf News, January 26, 2012)

2011

Fujitsu - Pacific Controls case study (Fujitsu, December 12, 2011)
National wide project "Emirates Energy Star" to cut power use in buildings (Khaleej Times, December 07, 2011)
Etisalat, Pacific Controls join hands to reduce carbon footprint levels in the UAE (The Gulf Today, December 07, 2011)
Jones Lang LaSalle launches IntelliCommand™ powered by Pacific Controls (JLL, November 7, 2011)
Pacific Controls and Ericsson to bring smart solutions in ICT. (Khaleej Times, August 26, 2011)
Ericsson and Pacific Controls partner to develop ICT enabled smart solutions for vertical industry sectors.
Dilip Rahulan Chairman & CEO of Pacific Controls - Sustainability Champion of the Year. (LOG Magazine 2011)
60,000 buildings to be connected online through Etisalat for risk detection. (Khaleej Times, July 8, 2011)
30% of residents to be volunteer firemen (The National, July 8, 2011)
Tackling burning issues (7Days, May 23, 2011)
Pacific Controls builds out big for the cloud (Datacenter Dynamics – United Kingdom, May 2011)
Pacific Controls, Vienna University to setup cloud computing research lab (Khaleej Times, 7th Mar 2011)
Pacific Controls Inc. showcases smart grid technology in Sprint's M2M collaboration center
The future is now! - Gbots, a revolutionary intelligent system, all set to give a boost to the concept of ‘smart city’ (Khaleej Times, 29th Jan 2011)
Pacific Controls builds $85m Data Center (Dubai complex for building automation, due to be ready in July, will be the largest of its kind in the Middle East)
Solar power takes its place in the sun (Gulf News - Business, Sunday January 9, 2011)

2010

Alert to danger - Eye on the city (Gulf News, 11 Nov 2010)
Etisalat and Pacific Controls partners to launch environment-friendly programme
Etisalat and Pacific Controls launch green programme (Gulf Property Magazine, Nov 2010)
Shaping the future of smart service delivery with Galaxy & Gbots: A $50 billion market potential for Pacific Controls. (White paper from Harbor Research)
Wiring a smart city in the desert (www.fastcompany.com, June 21, 2010)
DCD Intelligent system project has contributed to the reduction in the number of fire in the buildings (Albayan)
DCD has managed electronically; more than 10000 buildings (AL Ittihad)
18 per cent decline in the number of the fires in Dubai (Al Khaleej)
After the tightening of control over the Establishments violation and the expansion of electronic protection, & 18 per cent decline in the number of the fires in Dubai (Emirates today)
18 per cent decline in the number of the fires in Dubai (Al Bayan)
Low fire in Dubai last year to 486 accidents by 18% (Al Ittihad)
Dubai not feeling heat as much (Gulf News)
2010 Niagara Summit - shaping the future with smart services/ managed services
Pacific Controls platinum sponsor at Niagara Summit, May 2-4, 2010, Las Vegas
Etisalat, Pacific Controls sign MoU., Feb 2, 2010 (Gulf News)
Technology solutions provide $ 900 million in energy, 2010 (Al Bayan)
$900 billion savings in energy will be achieved in information technology solutions in 2010 (Al Khaleej)

2009

Critical Control, 2009 (Khaleej Times)
The ecology feature in time out Dubai, September 3-10, 2009 (TimeOut Dubai)
Pioneers - M2M Magazine Award for Dilip Rahulan (M2M Magazine)
Green Heroes - Dilip Rahulan - energy conservationist (go-green.ae)
Energy Globe Awards
PCS - groundbreaking intelligent automation (BARCO press report)
Pacific Controls Launches Energy Services on the Cloud (Dubai, November 3, 2008)
Special Lifetime Recognition Chartered Legends in Energy (aeecenter)
Association of Energy Engineers (aeecenter)
Building on an eco-friendly note (Middle East Waste Summit 2009)
Honours for Pacific Controls' Chairman & CEO (Emirates Business 24/7, July 2009)
Putting a lid on mounting utility costs (Property Weekly)
Software to monitor electricity use (Xpress4me)
PCS receives the 2009 Building Automation and Controls Global Excellence Leadership of Year Award (UAE Today)
Dubai readies building rules to save water and power (The National)
More building in Dubai to get alarm system (Gulf News)
Pacific Controls Green Building (Freehold weekly)
PCS receives Building Automation and Controls Systems Global Excellence Leadership Awards 2009 (www.eyeofdubai.com)
Frost & Sullivan excellence award for Pacific Controls, Dubai (Emirates Business 24x7)
Software to help firms reduce Carbon Footprint (Emirates Business 24x7)
PCS receives the 2009 Building Automation and Controls Global Excellence Leadership of Year Award (AMEInfo.com)
Al Ithihad - arabic article
Case Study: bringing intelligent buildings controls to Dubai (Facilities Management Magazine, UK, Jan 2009)
First past the post for efficiency (Water Energy and Environment Magazine, UK, Jan 2009)
Software to help firms reduce carbon footprint (Emirates Business 24/7, Mar 2009)
New software helps homes control energy use (Gulf News, Mar 2009)

2008

Dubai hosts Green Dubai World Forum (dm.gov.ae)
LEED the way forward (fmx - Facilities Management Excellence, UK, Dec 2008)
Technopark to be home to one of the world's largest solar panel manufacturing facilities (www.jafza.ae)
Dubai to create world´s largest solar panels?(www.wakeupingreen.com)
Pacific Controls launches first integrated systems for Green Airports in the UAE (www.eyeofdubai.com)
Chilling with the Sun (Gulf News, May 16, 2007)
Solar plant just latest initiative
Green Building rules will be ready by January
Target driven strategy vital to shrink UAE´s footprint (Khaleej Times, Oct 2008)
Green Dubai World Forum 2008 (Gulf News, Oct 2008)
Green light for region's largest solar panel plant in Dubai (Khaleej Times, Oct 2008)
Call for protective infrastructure to avoid impact of global warming (Khaleej Times, Oct 2008)
Garbage new source of power as Dubai turns greener (Khaleej Times, Oct 2008)
Dubai has powered the solar path (Gulf News, Oct 2008)
Solar panel plant planned (Gulf News, Oct 2008)
Dubai to focus on green buildings in 5-10 years (Gulf News, Oct 2008)
Honouring excellence in emerging markets (Cityscape, Oct 2008)
Arabic press report (Al Bayan, Jul 2008)
Arabic press report (Al Khaleej, Jul 2008)
Debunking fallacies about Green Buildings (Society and Environment, Jun 2008)
Climate Control Conference (May 2008)
Planning a greener tomorrow (Cityscape Magazine, May 2008)
Get smart (ACN Magazine, May 2008)
A platinum oasis in the desert - Green Intelligent Buildings (Engineered Systems Magazine, Apr 2008)
Building with an eye on technological innovation (Construction April 2008)
I, Me, Myself (Friday Magazine, April 7, 2008)
Green living - special report (Khaleej Times, Feb 2008)
Green living, happy living. powering forward to an environment-friendly living (Khaleej Times, Feb 2008)
Pacific Controls' green solutions (MEP, Feb 2008)
Sustainable city expansion focus of Dubai meeting (Gulf Today, Feb 2008)
Green Building Council sets international standards (Emirates Business, Feb 2008)
Green Building System (Gulf News, Jan 2008)
Wind turbines for homes to reduce cost naturally (Gulf News, Jan 2008)
The plight of maintaining sustainability at height (Construction Week, Jan 2008)
Sustainable design of the year (MEP Middle East, Jan 2008)
A change of terms - once a novelty, sustainability is becoming a reality (Architect Middle East, Jan 2008)
Pacific Controls globally launch "green automation solutions" for commercial and residential buildings(Construction Week, Dec 2007 - Jan 2008)

2007

Green Intelligent Building - a platinum oasis in the desert (ES - Engineered Systems, Dec 2007)
Constraints may hold back sustainability (Construction Week, Dec 2007)
Green is the way to go (UAE Digest, Nov 2007)
Dubai Green Building rule (MEP Middle East, Nov 2007)
Green light for LEED certification (Cityscape, Nov 2007)
Green equip (ME Climate Control, Nov 2007)
Green laws may force designs to be changed (Construction Week, Nov 2007)
Sustainability is the target for the industry (Construction Week, Nov 2007)
Platinum pride (ME Climate Control, Nov 2007)
How green is your building ? (Gulf News, Nov 2007)
Construction: connecting the dots (The Big Project, Nov 2007)
"Mankind will always thank your highness"... (Gulf News, 30 Oct 2007)
Technopark is home to one of the best Green Buildings in the world (Gulf News - Business, 30 Oct 2007)
Leading the way to concrete green! (Property Times, 30 Oct 2007)
Green buildings will help construction (Gulf News - Weekend, 27 Oct 2007)
Centre for sustainable development launched (Khaleej Times, 27 Oct 2007)
Energy efficient green building inaugurated - first structure of its kind in the ME (Gulf News, 25 Oct 2007)
Dubai to turn green by 2008 (Gulf News, 25 Oct 2007)
Middle East Centre for Sustainable Development (MECSD) (Gulf News - Business, 25 Oct 2007)
Dubai set to go green (Khaleej Times, 25 Oct 2007)
Emarat Alyoum (25 Oct 2007)
Middle East Center for Sustainable Development Established by Dubai World EHS and Pacific Control Systems(MEP Middle East, September 2007)
Al Bayan (25 Oct 2007)
New resolution on green building specifications by Dubai Ruler (The Emirates News Agency, WAM - 24 Oct 2007)

2006