DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 22, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- DubaiCityGuide.com, the dedicated portal on Dubai, has crossed 1.35 million page views and over 17 million 'hits' in April 2006. According to Sharad Agarwal, CEO of Cyber Gear, the company that owns DubaiCityGuide.com, "This is largely due to the fact that we are now well indexed on Google search engine in a way that all Dubai related searches made worldwide show DubaiCityGuide.com amongst the Top 3 in most categories."
DubaiCityGuide.com has also tied up with the Dubai e-Government mobile portal and Axiom Telecom, the largest mobiles retailer in UAE to provide comprehensive information on Dubai hotels, restaurant promotions, sales in shopping malls and a sight seeing guide to Dubai. DubaiCityGuide.com's own mobile portal, which delivers content to PDAs and handheld computers, is becoming increasingly popular with both residents and visitors alike.
DubaiCityGuide.com is also providing an XML newsfeed directly to Yahoo News, Google News, CBS Marketwatch, NewsNow and Feedster.
About DubaiCityGuide.com (www.DubaiCityGuide.com)
DubaiCityGuide.com is a portal on Dubai launched in 1999 by Cyber Gear (www.cyber-gear.com) to provide information on Dubai for residents and visitors. The site is updated daily with information on business and social events, sales and promotions and a real estate guide. Special features include a Gold Souq guide and a virtual tour of Dubai with detailed interactive city maps.
DubaiCityGuide.com's electronic newsletter reaches out to 32,500 Opt-in subscribers every month.
About Cyber Gear (www.Cyber-Gear.com)
Since 1996, Cyber Gear has been a preeminent force in the web design and e-business industry. Positioned as the largest web design company in the Middle East, Cyber Gear provides a range of Internet technology solutions to a large number of government, multinational and local organisations.
Cyber Gear clients include Standard Chartered Bank, Grand Hyatt, Ramada Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Shell, NFO World Group, Xerox, Sharp, Toshiba, Etisalat, Istithmar, Union Properties, Dubai e-Government, BurJuman, Sharjah Ports and Customs, RAK Properties, Safari Group, Kingdom Centre and Saks Fifth Avenue in Riyadh and Citystars in Cairo.
Over the years, Cyber Gear has established the following regional and global portals:
www.DubaiCityGuide.com, a comprehensive online guide to Dubai (Currently ranked #1 in Google for 'Dubai' search). www.eCampaignsNetwork.com, a DIY email marketing campaign portal for global organizations. www.eTicketsNetwork.com, a global online ticketing portal implementing bar code technology. www.PressReleaseNetwork.com, a global press release distribution and online media monitoring service. www.MiddleEastPostBox.com for Email marketing and SMS messaging with an opt-in database of over 750,000 subscribers. www.MiddleEastEvents.com, dedicated portal for event and conference management companies. www.MiddleEastDirectory.com, a pay-per-click, English language search engine in the Middle East. www.Click2Advertising.com, the first online Internet advertising agency in the Middle East.