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Positivo Informatica, the largest PC assembler in Brazil, has released details of its planned entry into the mobile and smartphone sector. Positivo hopes to combine high quality products with competitive prices and a range of designs tailored to different user profiles with a focus on the needs of Brazilian consumers.
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Galaxy to launch in Latin America
Components vendor Galaxy will promote its Nvidia Geforce series of graphics cards at next week’s DISTREE Latin America. The vendor is ready to launch its channel expansion across the region. Ronnie Chow, sales director at Galaxy, said: "DISTREE Latin America allows us to meet with channel customers from across Latin America and promote our brand, product and service to channel customers. It also helps us enhance our understanding of the Latin American market.”
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Brazil targets top three by 2022
The Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communication (ITC) Companies, better known as Brasscom, reckons that the country is on course to become the world’s third largest IT market by 2022, according to recent press reports.
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DISTREE Latin America meeting requests exceed 2,200
The number of meeting requests submitted by delegates ahead of next week’s DISTREE Latin America has already topped 2,200 according to the event’s organiser. DISTREE Latin America, which takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 11th to 13th, gathers together the region’s leading ICT and consumer electronics (CE) distributors, retailers and e-tailers for three days of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with vendors and manufacturers looking to launch, build or manage routes-to-market in the fast-growing region.
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‘LatAm Channel Academy: 2012 Awards’ – NOMINATIONS
The official list of nominees for the ‘LatAm Channel Academy: 2012 Awards’ have been announced following a pre-selection process involving input from channel VIPs, regional analysts and industry experts. The awards, which take place in conjunction with DISTREE Latin America, will see hundreds of the region’s top ICT and consumer electronics (CE) distributors vote live to select an overall vendor winner in eight product categories. The awards ceremony and gala dinner takes place on Wednesday September 12th in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Overtech plans channel expansion in Latin America
Accessories and peripherals vendor Overtech will look to boost its regional brand identity through its participation at DISTREE Latin America this September. Overtech will use Latin America’s premier channel development event to identify the right distributors and retailers that are capable of increasing its reach in the fast-growing regional market.
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TV features drive Latin American monitor sales
Research house GfK reckons that Latin American monitor sales in the first half of 2012 were boosted by an increasing demand for models with integrated TV features. GfK’s research estimates that monitor sales were up 65% year-on-year in the first half of 2012 in Argentina, with Brazilian sales up 56%. Monitor sales in Chile more than doubled but the regional growth trend was not see in Peru, according to GfK.
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DISTREE Latin America agenda offers channel insights
This year’s DISTREE Latin America, which takes place from 11-13th September in Buenos Aires, Argentina, will provide a platform for market updates and discussion of topical channel issues. The packed agenda features market analysis from GfK and CONTEXT, plus channel updates from numerous vendors including Microsoft, Kaspersky, Port and Energy Sistem. A series of workshops during the event will also include contributions from CADMI PyA and ABRADISTI, influential channel associations from Argentina and Brazil respectively.
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eScan eyes Latin American expansion
Information security solutions supplier eScan is ready to expand its channel reach in Latin America. The company is participating in next month’s DISTREE Latin America to meet the region’s leading distributors and retailers as part of its development plans. We caught up with Rohini Sonawane, COO at eScan, to learn more about the vendor’s plans.
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Colombia’s IZC ready for DISTREE Latin America
Colombian distributor IZC will participate in next month’s DISTREE Latin America to interact with vendors from around the world keen to expand their channel reach in the fast-growing region. Martha Zambrano, president at IZC, said: “The Colombian market is performing well. It is a country of 45 million people, a stable economy and there is technical development taking place.”
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