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Westcon Germany has been named Nortel distributor of the year in recognition of the distributor’s ConvergencePoint programme, which was highlighted as a differentiating factor in helping resellers achieve greater success. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Madrid during Nortel’s EMEA partner conference.
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Bell Micro bags Big Blue VAD award
Bell Micro has picked up the inaugural IBM VAD software award for ‘2007 Top Performing Value Add Distributor IBM Software’. Presented at an OEM distributor workshop, the award represents revenue and achievement throughout 2007, recognising Bell Micro’s investment as a VAD in the OEM channel.
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Al Naba’a nets Netgear rights in Iraq
Iraqi IT powerhouse Al-Naba’a Network Solutions has been appointed as a distributor by networking vendor Netgear. With Iraq’s IT market forecast to reach US$1.1 billion in 2008, interest in signing up in-country channel partners is growing apace. Fast-growing Al-Naba’a hopes to almost double its sales to US$8m in 2008.
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Top Layer targets Middle East channel
Intrusion prevention solutions supplier Top Layer Networks has reiterated its commitment to the Middle East market, and announced its intention to expand its presence through the addition of new channel partners in the region.
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Eros Digital Home has been appointed as a key distributor retailer (KDR) in the UAE by mobile phone colossus Nokia. The agreement means that Nokia mobile phones and accessories will now be available in all Eros Digital Home outlets across the UAE.
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Trigon bags BenQ LCD TV rights in UAE
Retail distribution specialist Trigon has been awarded distribution rights for BenQ LCD TVs in the UAE. BenQ Middle East hopes to boost its LCD TV market share in the UAE and capture 10% of the total available market – a share that would rank it as the fourth placed vendor in the market.
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NEC picks Mustek for South African VAD role
NEC has appointed Mustek as a value-added distributor of its server, data storage and networking products as well as its corporate solutions. Johan Degroote, VP EMEA at NEC has declared that Mustek will provide NEC solutions including delivery and support services.
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Opennet strengthens Saudi team
Red Hat Linux distributor Opennet has strengthened its team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the appointment of Hani Mohammed Amin Hijazi as territory manager. Hijazi’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for Opennet as the company looks to expand its operations within the Kingdom.
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Horizon shares rocket on takeover talks
Shares in integrator and distributor Horizon Technology rocketed this morning after the company revealed that it had received a takeover approach that values the company at a price of €1.18 per ordinary share. Horizon, which operates in the UK and Ireland, works with a number of major vendors including Sun Microsystems, Juniper, F5, Nortel, Tandberg, EMC and Oracle.
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Avnet named Fibrenetix master distributor
Avnet Technology Solutions has been appointed as ‘master distributor’ in Europe for Fibrenetix, a RAID systems manufacturer. Avnet will work with Fibrenetix existing distributors to provide sales and marketing support and look to expand the market for RAID products.
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