For corporate offices and IT companies operating in the Middle East, Dubai Internet City (DIC) is the ultimate address. It’s the elaborately facilitated communities and specialist zones like these that have made Dubai an appropriate and highly desirable destination for businesses. This information technology park is popular for many reasons including its status of being a free economic zone. With detailed and brilliantly planned infrastructure, inspiring connectivity solutions, complete ownership rights, and tax free business, Dubai Internet City has magnetized many globally renowned companies.

Dubai Internet City is located in the western part of Dubai along Sheikh Zayed Road and is surrounded by important communities and places such as Knowledge Village, Dubai Media City, The Greens, Al Sufouh, Emirates Golf Club, Choeuifat School, American University, Royal Mirage Dubai, and Dubai Gold and Commercial Exchange. Easy accessibility to DIC and its proximity to notable locations in Dubai make it a very convenient location. DIC spreads over an area of more than 1.5 million square feet and offers its mammoth sized fully equipped facilities to companies looking for suitable address in Dubai real estate sector.

The idea of establishing a separate and free economic zone for information technology companies was conceived in the late 90s with many known businesses looking to set up an office in Dubai. The project of DIC was completed in 2000 and went on sale during the same year. The very concept of having a distinct zone for companies dealing in software development, e-commerce, B2B services, online marketing, sales and consultancy was highly appreciated by the private as well as public sector. Many companies showed great interest in this project and procured a place in the locality as soon as the property in Dubai Internet City went on sale.

Today, DIC is home to many known companies and offers them a chance to continue their operations without any interruption. Some of these companies operate primarily from Dubai, others have their regional offices here. The presence of these companies has encouraged many professionals and IT experts to land in Dubai to contribute to strengthening the state’s economy. The IT professionals of the Middle East are also benefiting from DIC as this location is home to over 100,000 workers working in almost 1000 companies. Some of these companies with their regional offices in Dubai Internet City include Nokia, IBM, Dell, Sony Ericson, I-mate, Cisco, HP, Microsoft, Infor Global Solutions, Siemens, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Acette, Cognizant, Canon, Logica, Schlumberger, and Ducont FZ LLC.

The community offers a conducive environment for the growth of information and communication technology businesses and companies. The process of availing the services and facilities offered at Dubai Internet City is very simple. The registration process is quick and easy and after following the set procedure, companies get trade license to begin their company's operation in DIC. Being a technology park created and operated by the Government of Dubai, Dubai Internet City offers a number of facilities to the companies operating from here. These companies get visa services, management facilities, telecom and internet services, data services, and health, security and safety services.

The decisive most factor that contributes in making Dubai Internet City the best spot in Dubai for IT companies is that it is a free economic zone where the business owner enjoys 100 percent ownership and personal income tax free tenure of 50 years. They can also avail free income repatriation in any currency. Other benefits that make DIC a highly desirable trade zone among international IT companies include metro Ethernet environment, high data services and digital voice at affordable rates, increased chances for interactions between different companies, next generation technology and infrastructure, and a chance to operate among dynamic international companies that determine the overall environment of Dubai Internet City.