Riyadh ,KSA , 18 June 2008 - HP Middle East announced today the winner of its HP Porsche Boxster Promotion. Last month, HP Middle East partnered with Jarir Bookstore to give customers the opportunity to win a Porsche Boxster when they purchased any HP notebook or printer in KSA.
Drawing of the grand raffle took place on 31st May at Jarir Plaza Showroom. Mashail Abdul Aziz Al-Murshid from Riyadh took home the luxurious car after purchasing a new HP notebook, ten runner ups also won HP Pavilion DV6732 notebooks.
"I never expected to win, I still cannot believe it. I always buy HP because they make superior products and this time I also got the added bonus of a new car," said Mashail Abdul Aziz Al-Murshid. "I want to thank HP and Jarir Bookstore for this great opportunity."
Recognised as a market leader in Saudi Arabia, Jarir Bookstore provides consumers with a variety of books, I.T. products and school and office supplies. Safi Al Safi, Marketing Manager at Jarir Bookstore, said: "Partnering with HP was a worthwhile endeavour. HP products are very fast moving in our stores and the month long Porsche Promotion with HP was a wonderful way for us to give back to our customers."
"Saudi Arabia is a very strong market for HP products, so we were very pleased with our joint promotion with Jarir Bookstores. It was a great way to reward our valuable customers for their continued loyalty," said Sherifa Hady, Consumer Business Manager, Imaging and Printing Group, HP Middle East.
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About HP Middle East
HP is the largest technology and solutions provider in the Middle East with 1100 employees and subsidiaries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Cairo, Ramallah, Qatar, Oman and 2 service Joint Ventures in Kuwait and Bahrain servicing the GCC, Egypt and the Levant. HP has been present in the Middle East since 1968 and opened its first regional office in 1994. HP Middle East is the market leader for enterprise, small and medium business and consumer technology products and offers a large portfolio of solutions and services in various business domains. www.hp.com/me
For more information please contact:
Reem Al Ansari
Tel: + 971 4 391 6000
Email: reem.al-ansari@hp.com
Anne Flanagan
Impact Porter Novelli for HP
Tel: +971 4 3304030
Email: a.flanagan@ipn.ae
Mohammad Zaher
Impact Porter Novelli for HP
Hewlett?Packard Middle East
PO Box 17295
Dubai Internet City
Dubai
Tel: +971 4 3304030
Email: m.souleiman@ipn.ae
Website: www.hp.com/me
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