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DISTREE Latin America 2012 is just under a month away as final preparations get underway for the region’s leading channel development event. DISTREE Latin America 2012 will take place from 11th to 13th September at the Sofitel La Reserva Cardales Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, uniting the channel community for three days of pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, conference sessions, awards programmes and business networking opportunities.
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Acteck to drive channel growth at DISTREE Latin America
Accessories vendor Acteck plans to expand its channel reach across Latin America. Acteck, which is based in Mexico, will attend DISTREE Latin America 2012 in September, to meet potential channel partners from across the region. With hundreds of the region’s leading ICT and consumer electronics retailers and distributors gathered in one place at one time, DISTREE Latin America provides participating vendors with a unique opportunity to pre-schedule an agenda of one-on-one meetings with both potential and existing channel partners.
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Global PC sales flat in second quarter
Preliminary data from research house Gartner claims that second quarter 2012 global PC sales were down 0.1% in unit terms year-on-year at 87.5 million units. It is important to note that Gartner’s data includes desktops, notebooks and netbooks, but not tablets.
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Ingram Micro Mexico adds StarTech.com
Distributor Ingram Micro Mexico has announced that it will start in-country distribution of connectivity components from StarTech.com. Under the terms of the distribution deal, Ingram Micro Mexico will offer StarTech.com’s complete portfolio including adapters, cables and accessories.
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Brazilian distributor Agis has strengthened its peripherals and accessories portfolio, adding both Genius and Logitech to its vendor portfolio. Agis plans to make the products available to its channel customer base throughout the vast Brazilian market.
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Nexus eyes further Latin American growth
Nexus is getting ready to attend DISTREE Latin America this September, as the vendor prepares to develop new routes-to-market across the fast-growing region. Nexus plans to focus on its range of LCD, LED and plasma TV mounts. DISTREE Latin America gathers the region’s top ICT and consumer electronics (CE) distributors and retailers together in one place at one time, providing a convenient and cost-effective channel development platform for vendors looking to launch, build or manage routes-to-market within the region.
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Kemp Technologies, a provider of hardware and software-based server and website load balancing solutions, is looking to build up its presence in the Brazilian market. Operating initially through a few value-added partners, Kemp is now structuring its channel programme and developing its marketing and sales expansion plan for Brazil.
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Fast growth for IT sales in Brazil
Research house GfK’s latest analysis of the ICT, telecoms and consumer electronics market in Brazil indicates that the total market value grew 13.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012 to hit US$13.9 billion. Star performer was Brazil’s IT segment where sales soared 40.2% year-on-year to reach US$4.28 billion in the first quarter of 2012. GfK is an official partner at regional channel event DISTREE Latin America, which takes place this September.
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Microsoft touts channel opportunities
Vendor giant Microsoft kicked off its worldwide partner conference yesterday. CEO Steve Ballmer told channel delegates about product milestones and opportunities for partners as Microsoft entered a ‘new era’. The four-day partner conference aims to recognise the achievements of Microsoft’s 640,000 partners worldwide and give delegates a glimpse of what to expect in the year ahead.
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Strong consumer electronics sales in Argentina
Research house GfK’s latest analysis of the ICT, telecoms and consumer electronics market in Argentina indicates that the total market value grew 7.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012 to hit US$1.79 billion, driven by growth in multiple product segments including consumer electronics and telecoms, plus office kit and consumables. GfK is an official partner at regional channel event DISTREE Latin America, which takes place this September.
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