The increased capital will spur further growth for the company and is part of the process of re-engineering our business to remain successful in the increasingly competitive telecommunications environment.

We are existed by the prospect of being able to introduce the ERA brand to consumers all over Oman. For years, ERA has distinguished itself by taking a different approach to marketing and selling client's homes that produces results, and I believe this is something that the Omani market has been awaiting.

My team and I are excited about the growth potential for both companies that this engineering partnership will allow. We believe that the advantages of a strong group, especially one with world-class engineering and electronics manufacturing operations, will increase our ability to bring new and innovative products to our global customer base. Bringing these two together under one roof will allow us numerous opportunities to help our customers grow profitable businesses.

Typically a company will look at acquisition strategies when their growth starts to slow but there's no slowing down at Dell.

We believe the impressive top-line growth the company has achieved in recent quarters will be tough to sustain going forward.

The redevelopment of Laurel Mall will certainly benefit from a large company like General (Growth), which has major contacts with most retailers, and deals with them in multiple leases from a number of locations.