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tomtoc will exhibit at DISTREE APAC to showcase its latest portfolio of bags and accessories. Channel APAC caught up with Lilo Peng, Marketing Manager at tomtoc, to learn more about their plans for 2019.
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TPV Gulf signs new distributor in Egypt
TPV Gulf, the company behind the AOC and Philips brands of monitors, has appointed East Asia for Computer Systems as an authorised distributor in Egypt. Sameh Gamal, business development manager for MEA at TPV Gulf, said: “The partnership with East Asia for Computer Systems will allow us to leverage the strengths of both the brands to improve our market position and also enables us to focus on expanding market leadership position across industry verticals in Egypt.”
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Vendor ASUS has expanded its Middle East channel reach, appointing Saudi Arabia-based MBUZZ as a regional distribution partner for the Middle East. Under the terms of the agreement, MBUZZ will primarily focus on ASUS servers, workstations, mini PCs and display solutions, providing ASUS with extra focus on the enterprise channel within the region.
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DISTREE APAC confirms partnership with Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry & Commerce (SGC)
DISTREE Events has announced a partnership with the Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry & Commerce (SGC) for DISTREE Asia-Pacific (APAC) 2019, which takes place in Singapore from November 6-8th. The agreement allows Singapore-based brands to apply for an International Marketing Activities Programme (iMAP) reimbursement to support their participation at this year’s regional hosted buyer channel event.
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Gandalf’s channel magic excites Xiaomi
Gandalf Distribution and ELKO Group have started the distribution of Xiaomi smartphones in Scandinavia and Baltics. Johan Cheng Falkström, sales and marketing manager at Gandalf Distribution AB, part of ELKO Group, said: ”By adding official distribution of Xiaomi’s market leading products into our mature and well-established distribution model we are enabling the next step of major business growth for both Xiaomi as well as our leading reseller partners across Scandinavia. We welcome all Gandalf resellers to benefit from the win-win situation the new exciting Xiaomi contract enables.”
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Acronis appoints master distributor for emerging markets
Acronis, a leader in cyber protection, today announced that it has appointed Acronis Emerging Markets (AEM) as a new master distributor to increase its focus on and accelerate growth in the Latin American and African markets. As part of the agreement, AEM will market and distribute the full range of Acronis cyber protection products in these regions, providing local training and support for partners and service providers.
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Sharma to lead META region at Lenovo
Lenovo has announced the appointment of Shashank Sharma as its new executive director and general manager for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. Francois Bornibus, president EMEA and VP Lenovo Group, stated: “We are delighted to have Shashank representing the META region, as our executive director and general manager. His expertise in the field, coupled with a wealth of international experience makes him the perfect fit for our team. Shashank has already illustrated his dedication to Lenovo, and we look forward to seeing how he will drive our strategy going forward.”
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Becrypt announces new channel strategy
Becrypt, a trusted provider of endpoint cybersecurity software solutions, announced today its new single-tier channel strategy for its Disk Protect family of products. Becrypt currently has a single-tier approach in place to sell its security-focused operating system, Paradox, and this has proved highly successful. The company now plans to mirror this strategy for its more mature full-disk encryption software products. Not only will this bring consistency across its two product sets, but it will make it easier for resellers and partners to sell both product families.
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DISTREE Russia 2019 begins in Moscow
The 16th annual DISTREE Russia tech channel hosted buyer event starts today in Moscow. A wide selection of technology brands are represented at this year’s event, holding pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with more than 200 senior executives and buyers from the country’s leading retailers, e-tailers, marketplaces, resellers, VARs, dealers, service providers and channel partners. DISTREE Russia 2019 takes place at the Areal Hotel, Moscow, running from May 29th to May 31st.
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RP tech gets Colorful in India
Distributor RP tech India has added components brand Colorful to its portfolio. RP tech has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Colorful and will offer the vendor’s graphics cards to its extensive channel customer base. Headquartered in China, Colorful is a leading manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and high-performance storage solutions.
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