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Optimus Technology and Telecommunications, the leading Value Added Distributor signed a strategic agreement with global vendor Netgear to distribute its range of products designed specifically for the SMB segment across the Middle East and Africa with exclusive distribution rights in countries such as Qatar, Kuwait and Oman. The deal allows Optimus to add Netgear’s mid-market to networking and storage solutions to its portfolio, including its ProSafe switch range, ProSecure Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances, and the ReadyNAS line of business and consumer NAS solutions. Read More…

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HANCO (Al Tala’a International Transportation Co Limited), one of the major car rentals, leasing and fleet management companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently deployed SonicWALL’s Next Generation Firewall solutions in order to boost business performance, secure its network and increase network bandwidth. From its headquarters in Jeddah, the solution was deployed across HANCO’s extensive network connecting its four remote branch office locations together to ensure and secure critical data transfer at all times.Read More…

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SteelSeries, the leading name in the gaming peripherals, today announced the appointment of Geekay Distribution as the exclusive distributor for the region. SteelSeries will offer its complete suite of its gaming peripherals including headsets, keyboards, mice, and surfaces to gamers in the Middle East. Geekay distributes the entire video games category for several power retailers and hypermarkets along with strong relationship with hundreds of independent game retailers in the region, apart from having a strong retail presence throughout 14 independent game stores spread across three countries namely UAE, Oman and Bahrain.
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SanDisk, today announced the world’s fastest high-capacity CompactFlash® card. The SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ CompactFlash® card features 128 gigabytes (GB)1 of storage and up to 100 megabyte per second (MB/sec)2 write speeds. With its Power Core® controller and UDMA-7 interface, the card delivers the performance demanded by high-end DSLR cameras.Read More…

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Display panels vendor Art of Colours (AOC) has appointed BDL as its distributor in Saudi Arabia, a move the company says will boost its presence across the Kingdom. This tie-up will provide AOC with a perfect opportunity to enhance its already formidable presence in the Saudi market and raise its market share in the Kingdom’s growing IT market. According to the CITC annual report, Saudi Arabia’s IT market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4% over the next three years, with IT spending posting a 17% growth this year alone and reaching a total value of nearly US$10 billion by the year 2013.

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DragonSoft leading Vulnerability scanner software provider from Taiwan entered the Egyptian market with the appointment of , MOVE-IT as its authorised distribution partner for its products in the Egyptian market. DragonSoft expects its tie-up with MOVE-IT will help to corner a large marketshare in the fast growing computer audit software market. With DragonSoft onboard its portfolio, MOVE-IT plans to expand agressively its services in the data and network security to include not only consultancy but also a security assessment and vulnerability management service.

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Golden Systems Middle East along with their local partner – Master Tech International, are holding a ZOTAC seminar for customers and partners on December 14, 2010 at the Intercontinental Citystars Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Technology experts from ZOTAC and Golden Systems Middle East will be flying in to meet the delegates as well as demonstrate the features and benefits of ZOTAC’s extensive range of award-winning graphics cards and mini PCs. Some of the products on display will be the standard and AMP! edition of the recently launched Geforce GTX 570 and 580 cards, the ZOTAC GeForce GT 430 series graphics cards, the ZOTAC GeForce GT 460 series graphics cards including the world’s first quadruple-display capable ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 3DP and the GeForce GTX 460 2GB – the first ZOTAC graphics card powered by NVIDIA Fermi architecture with 2GB of graphics memory will also be included in the displays.

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Creative Technology Ltd. has announced the Middle East launch of Creative ZiiSound T6 – the latest addition to its extensive Pure Wireless speaker family. The all new speaker system assumes the position of the flagship Surround Sound wireless speaker in the Pure Wireless speaker range. It transforms all compatible stereo Bluetooth devices into a wireless remote control. USB 5.1 Surround The ZiiSound T6 also offers users the option of enjoying 5.1 Surround content via a wired USB connection. The three-piece-system is capable of “full-bandwidth” audio from 5.1 digital soundtracks. Read More…

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WD unveils its lastest innovation, the WD TV Live Hub™ media center (photo), a Full-HD 1080p media player with a 1 terabyte (TB) built-in network hard drive that gives users the freedom to play all their personal media on any screen in the home. The WD TV Live Hub media center brings new experiences to the WD TV family, including instantly renting or purchasing the newest releases through Blockbuster On Demand® service, the same day as DVD/Blu-ray release, as well as interacting with personal Facebook® communities.

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Packard Bell recently appointed International Computer Company Group (ICC) for the Saudi Arabia market. Packard Bell is significantly looking to increase its footprint in Saudi Arabia and the region, having rebranded in 2009. The IT vendor has taken positive steps towards its distinct value proposition. Consumers can look forward to stylish, trendy and easy-to-use Packard Bell products. ICC is an ISO certified major IT distribution organisation in the Saudi marketplace. It also boasts a number of ICC retail showrooms across the country. Read More…

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Canon Middle East, awarded its partners for their contributions in the year 2010 during Canon’s Partner Conference that was recently concluded with the theme “Reaching New Heights” at the Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort in Abu Dhabi. The awards recognised of Canon’s Middle East partners in achieving 2010 directions and boosting the company’s overall performance, particularly in helping Canon post two consecutive years of positive market share growth. The winners of the B2B Awards were Canon Emirates from the UAE in the Office Business category; General Electric and Technology Company from Oman in the DIMS category; and El-Ajou Trading Company from Saudi Arabia, which received a Special Recognition Award for its role in a groundbreaking deal to supply 379 units of ImageRUNNER Advance C5040I to the Princes Noura University.

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