Because of the growing role of information technology in the nations' economi, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given it top priority. During the past forty years, the IT sector witnessed drastic changes. When the computer was used for the first time in the year 1382H, it was limited to very few applications in the civil governmental

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has given significant consideration to the Arabic web content, as part of its role to enhance utilization of Information AND Communication Technology in the Arab world and aiming to spread out the amount of Arabic content onto the World Wide Web whereas this amount is not balanced to

The number of local IT companies was 1650 in the year 2002G, at an annual average growth of 37% during the past five years. This clearly indicates the increasing need for IT products, and the capability of the local market to absorb such products. However, the main activities of these companies focus on reselling, maintenance, and operation of international