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South African IT distributor, Esquire Technologies recently announced that it has signed up a distribution agreement for Southern African region with a leading gaming brand Antec. The agreement will allow Esquire to entire range of Antec accessories for the gaming enthusiast, and high-performance computer components, it also targets PC upgrades and those who ‘do it yourself.’ Asgar Mahomed, Managing Director at Esquire, said, “Antec is recognised in the industry as a pioneer provider of quality and award-winning products, which has maintained a position for its continual development of cutting-edge innovations that clients have welcomed over the last 25 years.”Read More…

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Golden Systems Middle East, today announced to have won the ‘Best Distributor’ award for the Middle East region from ZOTAC International. Golden Systems was chosen for this accolade for their outstanding sales performance in 2010, effective regional distribution strategy, customer service, strong marketing support and for increasing ZOTAC’s market share and brand visibility in the region. “We are happy and proud to win a second award from ZOTAC this year. Being awarded the ‘Best Distributor’ award is another milestone for Golden Systems which has motivated our team to work even harder towards achieving further growth for this brand in the region.
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SanDisk witnessed explosive growth in the Middle East and Africa region driven mostly by high mobile phone penetration rates and a growing appetite for flash-based storage devices. “Based on global market research, our most popular product segments are flash memories for smart-phones, tablets and solid-state drives (SSD) for PCs. Our market in the Gulf is very mature and showing excellent growth,” said Tareq Husseini, SanDisk’s Regional Sales Director, Middle East and Africa (MEA).
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Western Digital, today announced the availability of WD Scorpio Blue Slim mobile hard drive for notebooks with 1 TB capacity in the region. The new 1 TB hard drive utilizes 500 GB-per-platter areal density and is available in the highest capacity for 2.5-inch hard drives in the industry-standard 9.5 mm, two-platter (2-disk) form factor. WD Scorpio Blue mobile hard drives are designed with ruggedness, reliability and data-protection features that actively watch over valuable data. Read More…

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NVIDIA unveils world’s fastest GPU for notebook, GeForce GTX 580M, which sets new benchmarks in the world of gaming and computing. Currently, available only in the Alienware M18x, and is expected to be available soon in the Alienware M17x notebook along with NVIDIA Optimus technology. “The best game support. The best gaming features. The best gaming performance available anywhere. That’s the essence of the GeForce GTX 580M,” said Rene Haas, General Manager of notebook products at NVIDIA.Read More…

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ZOTAC International, an innovator and global channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, has expanded the GeForce Multiview line-up with the addition of the ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview. The ZOTAC GeForce GTX 550 Ti Multiview is the latest mainstream graphics card capable of delivering a seamless triple-display computing experience. ZOTAC believes multi-monitor computing is the future of desktop computing. Triple displays are the sweet spot where productivity and the gaming experience drastically improves without overwhelming users with too many monitors. Read More…

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AMD announced the next generation in mainstream consumer computing with the availability of the new high-performance AMD Fusion A-Series accelerated processing units (APUs). Enabling truly immersive computing experiences in consumer notebooks and desktops, the AMD A-Series APUs enable brilliant HD graphics, supercomputer-like performance and over 10.5 hours of battery life. In an increasingly digital and visually-oriented world, consumers are placing ever-higher priorities on multitasking, vivid graphics, lifelike games, lag-free videos, and ultimate multimedia performance.
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Intel recently announced that Eng. Taha Khalifa has promoted as Sales Manager, Intel Reseller Channel Organization for the Middle East and North Africa region. Currently, Taha has been serving as the Country Manager for Egypt and the new role would see him relocate himself to Dubai starting August 2011. Taha joined Intel in 1995 and has spent 11 years with Intel US where he assumed several senior engineering, marketing, and management positions in the Intel Architecture Group and the Software Services Group.Read More…

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Seagate Technology partnered with Redington Gulf to distribute its award-winning portfolio of retail products in the region. Redington Gulf will distribute Seagate’s GoFlex and Expansion ranges of external hard drives and the company’s BlackArmor network attached storage solutions for small and medium enterprises across the region. Sofocles Socratous, Sales Director for the Middle East, Seagate said, “Teaming up with a distributor as well-entrenched as Redington Gulf is a strategic move in this high growth market. Redington’s strong business relationships, its in-country infrastructure and its impressive network of offices and warehouses will help strengthen our reach within the Middle East. The continued growth in demand for digital storage by consumers and businesses, presents a significant window of opportunity for us. This partnership is a great fit given Redington’s experience of successfully working with global technology brands.”
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TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, announces the world’s first liquid cooling solution for the HD6990 series: The PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution (LCS) HD6990 4GB GDDR5. PowerColor is working with fabulous cooling manufacturer EKwaterblocks once again to bring the liquid cooling solution to the HD6990, aims to deliver the exceptional thermal performance to increase the headroom of overclocking potential while allowing optimum system stability. The PowerColor LCS HD6990 has a full water block mounted on the card, fully covering the key components which can be dissipated the heat from the copper base design.
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Western Digital recently appointed Rectron, a South African based broadline distributor to market, sell and support the vendor’s range of external retail hard drives in South Africa; an initiative likely to catapult WD to one of South Africa’s top two players in the computer storage market.
“This appointment validates our efforts and dedication to building strong relationships with all our partners, and is a reflection of our leadership in the South African distribution space,” says Elaine Wang, Rectron business manager.

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SanDisk the global leader in flash memory cards, has moved to take full advantage of the exponential growth in mobile phone usage on the African continent and has invested resources and marketing assets to support and complement this growth. “Africa is currently the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world. Mobile phone penetration rates represent a great opportunity for flash memory on the continent.

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