First E-Quran and E-Curriculum Unveiled in Saudi Arabia

Dar Al Rasm Al-Othmani and Intel yesterday launched the first E-Quran computer and Saudi tailored E-Curriculum. The two products are jointly developed by Intel's Platform Definition Center and two Arabic software content companies owned by Mr. Emad Bin Fahad Al-Doghaither, Semanoor and Dar Al Rasm Al Othmani.

The E-Curriculum is developed by Semanoor, a leading local software company focusing on education. It is on an Ultra Mobile Wireless Device based on Intel's newly announced family of LPIA processors. Semanoor has produced a DVD that that contains all official government curriculums from K to 12th grade. The DVD is now approved and backed by the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, and is being implemented in Saudi Arabian public and private schools.

There are two aspects to this DVD which give it an edge; the first is tools and engines while the second is data. 'The DVD contains over 8 gigabytes of data and the tools help teachers to develop their own e-lessons with minimal training, by taking the teachers from a level where they are merely implementing other people's lessons to a level that allows them to tailor their own plans to the needs of their students,' said Mr. Emad Bin Fahad Al-Doghaither. "We hope that this product allows teaching and the educational process to be more effective and up-to date, while maintaining creativity and teacher involvement.'

Dar Al Rasm Al-Othmani, a sister company to Semanoor that focuses on digital religious content also launched a wireless digital Quran, an Islamic encyclopedia that will be available in 40 different languages making it usable across the world.

The E-Quran is yet another Ultra Mobile Device based on Intel's newly announced family of LPIA processors. It contains the Holy Quran, audio recitations in 40 different languages, 100 different interactive Quran explanations, as well as 500,000 religious science pages. This whole package is bundled in a sleek e-book design with 7' display and built in WiFi to connect to Islamic portals, and allow the user to stay connected to the Muslim online community.

One of the important achievements of Dar Al Rasm Al Othmani is the Quran for the physically disabled that operates via voice commands, allowing people who cannot physically touch or see the Quran to experience it.

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