HOME Middle East and Africa distribution giant welcomed more than 300 vendors, retailers and channel partners to its recent annual awards night held at Raeffles Hotel in Dubai. More than 30 awards were presented during the ceremony with the retail giants of the UAE putting in a strong performance.
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Pinnacle adds Phoenix in South Africa
Phoenix Software has struck a deal to distribute the full range of Pinnacle System products in the South African market. The agreement includes distribution rights for Pinnacle Studio, the vendor’s video editing solution. Pinnacle Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avid Technology, is a strong player in the provision of home video editing and TV viewing tools for the consumer market.
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VMware adds South African reseller
Virtualisation powerhouse VMware has beefed up its South African channel, naming the technology solutions division of Johannesburg stock exchange listed Square One Solutions as an enterprise partner and reseller. Square One focuses on four key aspects of virtualisation: server consolidation and containment, business continuity, enterprise desktop and datacentre management and automation.
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Propalms signs up Kenyan distributor
Application delivery solutions outfit Propalms has struck a distribution agreement with Kenyan IT consulting company Liontech. The deal covers the distribution of Propalms’ TSE software in Kenya. Liontech provides technology solutions to individual users, businesses and government institutions.
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Qatar-based Concolidated Gulf Company (CGC) has picked up a best distributor award from mobile phone giant Nokia for the third year in a row. The award – for the Middle and Near East region – recognises the company’s ability to provide efficient and high quality services to the people of Qatar, according to CGC.
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Komplett pulls out of Western Europe
Norway-based e-commerce outfit Komplett has shut up shop in Western Europe. The company, which sells components, PCs, home electronics and related kit to end-users and resellers, has pulled the online shutters down on its websites in the UK, Germany, France and Austria. Komplett’s loss-making operations in Western Europe accounted for just 6% of group sales in the first quarter of 2008.
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AMD confirms Ghilardi appointment
Components outfit AMD has confirmed that Emilio Ghilardi will join the vendor in mid-August to take on a new role as senior VP and general manager EMEA. Ghilardi joins AMD from HP, where he most recently held the position of VP and general manager for the vendor’s EMEA consumer business unit. AMD has also announced that Alberto Macchi, corporate VP for sales and marketing in EMEA is leaving the company.
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DCC CIS pulls in 200-plus Russian retailers
The fifth annual Digital Consumer Channel (DCC) CIS event cemented its credentials last week as the ultimate ‘must attend’ event for retailers, distributors and vendors selling through the retail channel in Russia and the CIS countries. More than 550 delegates gathered together at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club for the event, which included a compelling mix of one-on-one meetings, presentations, workshops and professional networking opportunities.
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SOA software specialist AmberPoint has signed a distribution agreement with Italian software specialist Eurosel. The move is the latest in a series of distribution deals for AmberPoint, which has seen the company expand its channel to market across Europe. AmberPoint claims that its SOA management system is the most widely distributed and resold runtime governance software in the world.
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Comztek bags Adobe distributor award
South African distributor Comztek has picked up an Adobe distribution partner of the year award. Comztek claims that it is the first distributor in the Middle East and Africa region to be recognised in this way by Adobe. The award is based on a number of criteria including sales growth, turnover and a proactive sales approach.
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