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DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) took place at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore from 8th to 10th November 2017. This week’s event gathered more than 170 senior executives from consumer tech vendors, distributors, retailers and e-tailers in one place at one time. During the three-day event, exhibitors held pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with buyers and senior channel executives from across the region. DISTREE APAC 2017 was supported by Event Partners GfK and IE Singapore; Content Partners CONTEXT, GfK, Quadmark and Sixthfactor; plus Media Partners VAR India and Channel APAC.
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Ingram Micro to host cloud summit in Abu Dhabi
Distributor Ingram Micro will host its second cloud and security summit for channel partners across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (META) region in Abu Dhabi from November 19th to 21st. The event hopes to attract the region’s top industry solution providers, cloud service providers, cloud vendors, telcos, hosters, ISVs, and other cloud visionaries. Event sponsors include Kaspersky, Microsoft, GFI, NetApp, Cisco, and other industry leaders.
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DISTREE APAC 2017 unites consumer tech brands with Asia’s leading distributors and VIP retailers
DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) takes place at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on 8th to 10th November 2017. This week’s event gathers more than 170 senior executives from consumer tech vendors, distributors, retailers and e-tailers in one place at one time. During the three-day event, exhibitors hold pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with buyers and senior channel executives from across the region.
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Tech Data strikes Vodafone IoT agreement
Distributor Tech Data has announced a pan-European agreement to offer managed Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity services from Vodafone, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Through this agreement, resellers and systems integrators across Europe can access Vodafone’s value-added IoT services, which enable end customers to securely integrate and tailor IoT solutions into their businesses in segments such as manufacturing, logistics and transport, retail, or smart spaces.
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Huawei opens experience store at Dubai Mall
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) has opened its first UAE ’experience store’ at Dubai Mall. The store offers consumers a full retail experience, which includes access to Huawei’s latest products and services under one roof. All new products will now be available for pre-booking and sale at the store at the same time as their global launch.
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DISTREE APAC 2017 workshops to cover consumer tech channel business trends and market opportunities
DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) has confirmed the line-up of workshops and small group sessions at this year’s regional consumer technology distribution channel event. The sessions form part of an extensive conference programme that runs alongside the main exhibition and pre-scheduled meetings between consumer tech suppliers and trade buyers that take place during the event. The fifth annual DISTREE APAC takes place at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore on 8th to 10th November 2017.
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DISTREE Asia Pacific (APAC) 2017 will include an extensive conference programme comprising keynotes and workshops, plus market snapshot presentations from key distributors in major countries within Asia. This year’s keynote speeches will be delivered by Event Partner GfK and by Content Partners CONTEXT and QUADMARK.
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Distributor registration opens for DISTREE EMEA 2018
DISTREE Events has opened distributor registration for DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2018, which takes place in Monaco from February 6-9th. DISTREE EMEA is a premium hosted buyer event, giving consumer tech brands access to an invited channel audience of 400 consumer tech distributors from 60-plus countries within the EMEA region. Aurore Verla-Friess, Audience Director at DISTREE Events, said: “We have increased the distributor quota to 400 for DISTREE EMEA 2018..."
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Canon strengthens presence in Kuwait
Canon Middle East, a leader in imaging solutions, has announced a partnership with AAB World, a Kuwait-based photography company that offers a range of professional photography and videography cameras, accessories, equipment and services. As part of this new partnership, Canon will offer products from its professional video imaging segment, expanding AAB World’s range of photographic services and products.
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Canon ties up with Extra in Saudi Arabia
Canon Middle East has signed United Electronics Company, the company behind retailer Extra, as a strategic partner for Canon office personal products (OPP) in Saudi Arabia. Extra has a strong retail presence in the GCC focused primarily on Saudi Arabia. The company also has a strong e-commerce operation and offers an expansive portfolio spanning TV, audio systems, computers, mobile phones and IT communications, cameras, home appliances and personal care products.
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