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Epson gathered together its Saudi Arabian partners this week for some intensive training on selling the vendor’s portfolio of business-focused products. The Epson education team arrived in Riyadh before moving on to Al Khobar to get the Kingdom’s reseller community up to speed on scanners, projectors and printers.
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E-mail data management solutions player C2C has appointed Andrew Brown as sales manager for the EMEA region with immediate effect. Brown previously held the position of senior account manager for the UK. Brown, will now attempt to repeat his UK success on a wider scale and drive C2C’s growth throughout the EMEA region and expand the companies channels to market.
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Positronica revels in Russian retail bonanza
Positronica, the Russian retail franchising operation launched by IT distribution heavyweight Merlion, posted sales of US$197m in 2007 according to a local report. Positronica has a retail network of more than 160 shops spanning 140 Russian towns and cities offering a combined floor space of more than 25,000 square metres.
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Global IT services giant EDS has acquired UK-based managed security services provider Vistorm. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. EDS claims that the deal creates one of the largest information assurance and managed security services firms in Europe.
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Lenovo raids HP for new Middle East boss
PC giant Lenovo has named Khaled Kamel as its new general manager for the Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan region. Kamel joins Lenovo from close rival HP where he held the position of country manager with a strong focus on Saudi Arabia. Kamel’s CV also includes a stint as general manager of Heliopolis Computers.
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HP names SPS as Saudi wide receiver
HP has confirmed the appointment of Samir Photpgraphic Supplies (SPS) as its exclusive partner in Saudi Arabia for industrial printing solutions. SPS will offer super-wide format printing throughout the Kingdom and will manage all in-country sales of HP’s Scitex industrial solutions.
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Russian distribution giant Merlion has struck an exclusive distribution deal with Gingle Technology to sell the vendor’s portfolio of RAM products. The products are now available to Merlion’s extensive dealer network in Russia. Under the terms of the deal, Merlion has been granted exclusive distribution rights across the entire Russian Federation and CIS countries.
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Rectron signs up Samsung and Epson
South African channel giant Rectron has expanded its vendor portfolio, signing a deal with Samsung to distribute the vendor giant’s complete range of mono and colour laser printers and consumables across the country. Rectron has also struck a new distribution agreement with Epson. The deals come just weeks after HP and Rectron ended a printer distribution agreement.
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Acer presses the flesh in Kuwait
Acer’s grand tour of the Middle East markets continues apace with the hardware vendor heading to Kuwait to meet its partners face-to-face and reiterate its commitment to a channel-focused indirect business model in the region.
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Sun Microsystems has boosted its channel-to-market with the appointment of Advanced Business Consulting (ABC) as a partner to serve customers on Qatar. ABC is a stakeholder and affiliate of regional IT colossus Mideeast Data Systems (MDS).
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