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VGA and motherboard vendor Zotac has officially launched its Middle East operation at an event in Dubai. Zotac has also confirmed the appointment of Sky Electronics as exclusive distribution partner for the GCC region. The Zotac launch event, which was hosted by Sky and Nvidia, was attended by dealers and power retailers and.
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Dell appoints volume distributor in South Africa
Hardware giant Dell has named Drive Control (DCC) as its first volume distributor in South Africa. Both Dell and DCC are confident that the deal will allow the vendor to grab greater market share in South Africa. Despite the volume distribution agreement with DCC, Dell will continue to work with Tecchnogistics as an in-country logistics partner.
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Ingram Micro plans EMEA restructuring
Global distribution behemoth Ingram Micro is planning to restructure its EMEA operations, with a focus on the regional headquarters. The announcement came as Ingram reported first quarter 2008 worldwide sales of US$8.58 billion – a 4% year-on-year rise. After-tax profits hit US$64.1m – a margin of just 0.75%.
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Mobile phone distribution and retail giant i2 had officially opened a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa, as the company sets its sights on rapid expansion in the Sub-Saharan region. The new regional office will oversee i2 activities in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Angola, Reunion and Senegal. i2 plans to aggressively ramp up the number of retail outlets it has in the Sub-Saharan region.
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Dimension Data is set to shake up the UAE corporate reseller market after bagging a majority stake in systems integrator Data Processing Systems (DPS) for an undisclosed sum. The deal also marks the launch of Dimension Data UAE, with offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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Zycko brings Riverbed training to Europe
Zycko Academy, the training arm of value-added distributor (VAD) Zycko, will launch training courses on Riverbed’s wide-area data services (WDS) in Europe during 2008. The Riverbed training, presented by Zycko will launch in Germany, Benelux and France.
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Components giant AMD has invited channel partner employees to become a ’secret agent whose task is to thwart the evil Zed’s plans for world domination’. No it’s not the latest development in AMD’s ongoing market share battle with fierce rival Intel. It’s actually a bespoke pan-European partner engagement programme created by Total Marketing Network (TMN), which combines multi-lingual game-based learning for channel partner employees.
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AirMagnet attracted to Westcon
Channel powerhouse Westcon Group has struck a distribution agreement covering Europe and the Middle East with AirMagnet, a global provider of intrusion detection and prevention systems for wireless networks. Westcon will carry AirMagnet’s entire product portfolio and will focus initially on channel sales in the French and Spanish markets.
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Parrot plans Middle East retail boost
Wireless mobile phone accessories vendor Parrot is preparing to boost its Middle East retail channel activities. The company’s participation at this year’s Digital Consumer Channel (DCC) event in Fujairah will provide the platform for reinforcing and developing relationships with retailers in the Gulf.
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Threat management solutions vendor Sourcefire has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Dubai Internet City-based Middle East VAD Secureway. The deal extends Secureway’s channel offering in the enterprise intrusion detection and prevention solutions space.
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