Wallet friendly smartphone
2015-04-07
PC and mobile devices maker Acer recently announced the Liquid Jade Z, a smartphone that brings premium features to its Jade design.Read More…
Mitsumi to distribute for ZTE in Africa
2015-04-04
China’s ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has selected Mitsumi Distribution, as its strategic distribution partner for Africa.Read More…
Acer South Africa to no longer sell spares direct
2015-03-09
Acer, the world’s third-largest PC brand, has stopped selling spares direct to end-users and resellers in Africa and has now upgraded SPL from an Authorised Spares Reseller to be its chosen route to market for upgrades and replacement parts.Read More…
Acer’s Liquid M220 smartphone
2015-03-05
Acer has launched its the Liquid M220 smartphone, first ever Liquid smartphone to run on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.Read More…
Acer Introduces Liquid Z410 4G Smartphone
2015-02-10
Acer displayed its Liquid Z410 at Pepcom’s Digital Experience! Event last week in Las Vegas, USA. Liquid Z410 4G Smartphone.Read More…
Acer adds to liquid Jade S series
2015-01-21
PC powerhouse Acer has unveiled the Liquid Jade S, a new smartphone the company says brings additional speed and performance into the Liquid Jade smartphone series. The new S version continues to astonish with its superb sleek looks featuring 4G LTE connectivity, true octa-core processing power with 64-bit architecture andRead More…
Acer wins sustainability award
2015-01-21
Technology mainstay Acer has been recognised by Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry for its efforts in sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The vendor was awarded the Dubai Chamber’s CSR Label Award for its dedication to integrating CSR into its strategy and operations. “Acer was awarded based on its workplace,Read More…
Top personnel changes at Acer EMEA
2014-12-24
Computer and electronics manufacturer Acer has announced that Emmanuel Fromont, corporate vice president and current president of the Pan America operations has been appointed to a new role as president of Acer in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa).Read More…
Acer’s first 4G LTE tablet
2014-12-08
Acer expanded its Iconia tablet family with the launch of its first 4G LTE connectivity tablet in the region. The new Iconia Talk S, has a 7-inch HD IPS panel, powered by built-in Zero Air Gap technology and Anti Fingerprint coating.Read More…
David Drummond new VP for Acer MEA
2013-11-29
Acer announced the appointment of David Drummond as the new Vice President for Middle East & Africa.Acer expects that with David’s over twenty years of experience,Read More…
Acer to host ‘Corporate Lounge’ for partners and customers
2013-09-29
Acer, one of the world’s largest PC vendors will be hosting a seven day ‘Corporate Lounge’ at Emirates Towers, to engage their partners and customers in a purposeful and focused environment.Read More…
Acer EMEA to write-off US$150 million in channel inventory
2011-06-08
Acer’s board of directors has agreed to take one-time action on recent findings of high channel inventory and disputed accounts receivable in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations. Acer will provide channels with US$150 million in sales allowance to clear inventory, which will result in operating loss of the same amount.
The move follows the replacement of former CEO and president Gianfranco Lanci two months ago prompting Acer to a company reorganisation. The new management team carried out internal audits of EMEA operations and discovered abnormalities in terms of channel inventory stored in freight forwarders’ warehouses, and in the accounts receivable from channels in Spain.
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