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Middle East distributor Mindware has teamed up with thin computing vendor Wyse to launch the Earthsmart computing initiative in the Middle East. The campaign aims to build awareness on energy consumption and electronic waste issues. Mindware and Wyse hope that the campaign will boost demand for thin computing as companies push towards environmentally friendly business practices.
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Hardware vendor BenQ’s sales in Egypt climbed 55% year-on-year for the first half of 2008. The vendor also claimed that sales of its Joybook notebooks quadrupled in Egypt, but did not disclose the actual volume of units shifted. BenQ has been working hand-in-hand with in-country partner IBS to boost its presence in the Egyptian market.
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Bell gives second quarter guidance
Value-added distributor Bell Microproducts has announced global preliminary sales for the quarter ending June 2008 of between US$960m and US$970m – up some 3% from a year earlier. Sales climbed in Europe and Latin America and in Bell’s North American enterprise group. Currency shifts resulted in a positive impact of US$31m on Bell’s preliminary figures.
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ATS simplifies storage solutions
Avnet Technology Solution (ATS) has launched a series of simplified storage solutions in the UK to simplify storage infrastructure sales for resellers. Working alongside IBM, ATS has put together three storage framework solutions targeted at the specific business requirements and budgets of customers.
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TDME celebrates first birthday
Track Distribution Middle East (TDME) – the new incarnation of global giant Tech Data’s offloaded Middle East enterprise and components business – is celebrating the completion of its first year of operations. Track, which has expanded its team, launched new services and added SMB solutions to its portfolio in the last year, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Middle East distribution powerhouse Aptec Holdings.
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Aptec hunts for VMware partners
Middle East distribution giant Aptec has been on the hunt for channel partners to join the VMware advantage partner programme. The company has hosted a series of seminars across the region covering the UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The Kuwait seminar also included a briefing on McAfee technology while both NetApp and Symantec took part in the event that took place in Riyadh.
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Jordanian systems integrator STS has struck an agreement with regional distributor iAxcess. Under the tems of the deal STS will offer its customers a range of internet security solutions from vendors such as Kaspersky Lab and Acronis disaster and recovery solutions. The solutions will be sourced through iAxcess.
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Pinnacle Micro picks up Cherry rights
Broadline distributor Pinnacle Micro has added Cherry to its vendor line-up in South Africa. Pinnacle reckons that the national market for smart card enabled devices is set to soar and wants to grab a slice of the fast-growing Cherry pie. Cherry bills itself as a specialist manufacturer of computer input devices.
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South African distributor Biodata IT has added IBM’s Internet Security Systems (ISS) products to its portfolio with immediate effect. The distribution deal covers South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho. Biodata IT’s client base includes more than 200 leading companies in Sub-Saharan Africa in a number of major verticals including finance, healthcare and government.
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2X picks Azlan for Central Europe
Server-based computing software vendor 2X has struck a distribution agreement with value-added distributor Azlan for the Central Europe region. Azlan, part of global distribution giant Tech Data, will offer 2X’s integrated virtualisation business grade solutions to its channel customers across the region.
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