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The 9th annual DISTREE Middle East channel event finished today after an action-packed three-days at its new venue in Abu Dhabi, with delegates participating in 2,000-plus pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings. The event also played host to the ‘Middle East Retail Academy (MERA): 2013 Awards’ Gala Dinner to celebrate retail channel achievements across the region during the last 12 months.
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Packed day one agenda at DISTREE Middle East
DISTREE Middle East 2013 gets underway today with a packed agenda for hundreds of vendor, distributor and retailer executives gathered in Abu Dhabi. In addition to pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, delegates will also have the chance to attend a series of Retail Academy workshop sessions, hear a keynote speech from GfK, and get up to speed on the channel strategies of Intel, Dell, Norton and Linksys.
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With hundreds of retail channel executives gathering in Abu Dhabi this week for DISTREE Middle East 2013, hardware vendor Dell will look to demonstrate its consumer credentials as a Platinum Sponsor of the annual event. Pearce Clune, director of marketing, merchandising and programmes for retail and distribution at Dell, gave Channel EMEA the inside track on the vendor’s plans in the region.
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Record numbers registered for DISTREE Middle East 2013
More than 2,000 one-on-one pre-scheduled meetings have already been booked between the 600-plus delegates attending DISTREE Middle East 2013 in Abu Dhabi this week. Thousands more will be arranged on site as ICT and consumer electronics (CE) vendors, distributors and retailers from across the region unite for the three-day channel event.
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ME Tablets making waves in retail channel
ME Tablets from HCL are making waves in the Middle East retail channel. The company claims that its Android-based products have become one of the most successful value-for-money tablet brands in the region. ME Tablet is a Gold Sponsor at this week’s DISTREE Middle East event in Abu Dhabi, giving the vendor the opportunity to build and deepen relationships with the most influential volume retailers and e-tailers from across the region.
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Final nominations revealed for ‘MERA: 2013 Awards’
The final live voting nominations have been revealed for the ‘Middle East Retail Academy (MERA): 2013 Awards’, which take place at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi on May 22nd in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East 2013 – the region’s leading annual ICT and consumer electronics (CE) retail channel event. The VIP Jury has confirmed the shortlist of nominated companies for special achievement awards. The nominees for this year’s distributor awards have also been announced.
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Nuance to recruit new channel partners
Nuance Communications plans to boost its Middle East channel reach in 2013. The vendor, which offers a range of innovative products for the imaging and dictation categories, is participating at DISTREE Middle East to learn more about the regional market and its distribution landscape. Nuance’s Giles Shepherd said: “We want to meet new contacts from across the region and we look forward to exchanging information and engaging with potential new channel partners [at DISTREE Middle East].”
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Touchmate launches smartphones
Technology brand Touchmate is using its participation at this week’s DISTREE Middle East 2013 event to launch a range of smartphone devices. With hundreds of senior buyers from the region’s top e-tailers and retailers attending the event, Touchmate hopes to open up significant routes-to-market for its latest product offering.
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INTERVIEW: Nassir Nauthoa, Intel
Components giant Intel is a Platinum Sponsor at this month’s DISTREE Middle East event in Abu Dhabi from 21st to 23rd May. The event gathers hundreds of senior executives from the region’s ICT and consumer electronics (CE) channel for three days of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings and networking opportunities. Channel EMEA caught up with Nassir Nauthoa, general manager GCC at Intel, to find out more about how the vendor works with the region’s retail channel to bring its solutions to market.
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MERA: 2013 Awards - VENDOR NOMINATIONS
The sixth annual awards ceremony takes place on 22nd May in Abu Dhabi. Hundreds of ICT & CE retailers will vote live to determine Vendor of the Year across 13 separate product categories. More than 50 ICT and consumer electronics (CE) vendors have received official nominations for the ‘Middle East Retail Academy (MERA): 2013 Awards’, which take place at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi in conjunction with DISTREE Middle East 2013 – the region’s leading annual retail channel event.
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