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26 Years · 4 Cities

Since 2000 — Alexandria, Moscow, Cairo, Kuwait

A 26-year journey of one developer who started in Alexandria in 2000, spent time in Moscow learning new technologies, moved to Cairo in 2003, and settled in Kuwait in 2005. From a single ERP project to 12 products serving 500+ clients across the Middle East.

26
Years
500+
Clients
20+
Countries
12
Products
1000+
Bugs Fixed
24/7
Support

Our Story

It started in Alexandria, in the year 2000. One young developer. One desktop ERP. No team, no funding — just a laptop and the belief that software for Middle Eastern businesses could be built locally.

A brief detour to Moscow to learn new technologies. Then Cairo in 2003 as the work scaled.

In 2005, Kuwait. Met Waleed AlHadlaq while rescuing the lost data of Kazma AC and Cooling Center. A 21-year partnership began. Products followed: AC Maintenance (2006), Schools (2007), Accounting (2008).

By 2015 we hit a wall. The choice: rebuild, or quit. We chose to rebuild — standardized DB layer, parameterized everywhere, a fixer system, real deployment.

And then luck broke our way. In 2018 we made a strategic bet: rewrite the products from desktop to full web applications. The work landed months before COVID-19. When the world locked down, every customer needed remote-first software. Ours was already there.

From 2019 onward — A1Schools v2, AC, WhatsAPI Pro, TradeVision, SSL Manager, ERP, POS, HR, Hospital, TimeSheet — twelve products, 500+ clients, 20+ countries. Not perfection — persistence and a little luck.

Our Journey

2000

Alexandria — The Beginning

First ERP project from a single laptop. One developer, no team, no funding.

2001

Moscow — New Technologies

A short trip to Moscow to learn new technologies. Lessons that shaped 26 years.

2003

Cairo — Scaling Up

Bigger market, bigger codebase. The first lessons in deployment.

2005

Kuwait — Meeting Waleed

Settled in Kuwait. Met Waleed AlHadlaq while rescuing the lost data of Kazma AC and Cooling Center. A 21-year partnership begins.

2006

AC Maintenance System Launches

AC unit maintenance, service contracts, AC cost accounting, area & HP/PTU sizing. Born from the Kazma rescue.

2007

Schools System Launches

School management ERP — the first iteration. Students, grades, fees, attendance.

2008

Accounting System Launches

Full accounting & ERP — GL, AR/AP, multi-currency, multi-branch.

2010

The Mojibake Years

sqlcmd corrupts every nvarchar field with Arabic data. Hard lesson: parameterize everything.

2013

Bespoke Fork Hell

Each customer on their own fork. Bugs reappear. Tech debt mounts.

2015

The Wall

Customer trust erodes. The choice: quit, or rebuild from the ground up.

2017

The Rewrite

Standardized DB layer. Parameterized everything. Fixer system. Real deployment.

2018

The Web Pivot — Luck on Our Side

We rewrote our flagship products from desktop to full web applications — months before COVID-19. When the world locked down, our software was already there.

2019

A1Schools v2 — Pandemic-Proof

Schools system on the new web platform. The pandemic surged adoption: 100+ schools in year one.

2022

WhatsAPI Pro

WhatsApp Business API platform — built from a problem schools kept asking for.

2023

TradeVision (Mobile)

Trading signals app for stocks, gold, oil, crypto. First mobile-native product.

2024

SSL Manager

Free SSL certificate manager for Windows / IIS.

2025

Hospital + HR + POS

Three new products in twelve months — built from years of customer pain.

2026

12 Products · 500+ Clients

20+ countries. 26 years of building, failing, rebuilding. The work continues.