Logicom, a prominent ICT distributor of technology products and services, has signed a partnership agreement with NetApp; globally recognised as a leader in data management and storage solutions.
The agreement, effective as of March 2013, names Logicom as an official distributor of NetApp products and solutions across a select geography of countries in EMEA, including Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Michael Papaeracleous, Executive Director of Distribution at Logicom emphasises "We are excited to have entered into this partnership with NetApp in so many of our markets. As NetApp is a leader in Data Management and Enterprise Storage, Logicom is thus significantly enhancing our value proposition for our partners in the region. With this agreement, we believe we are very well positioned to address significant, untapped potential we see in the markets served. We are very confident that our partnership will accelerate business for both NetApp and Logicom".
Konstantin Ebert, Director Channels and Alliances, EMEA Emerging Markets, at NetApp says: "Business demands are changing fast and IT infrastructures need to adapt more quickly to new applications and solutions. Logicom builds on a strong, value added distribution expertise and is the perfect match to support our joint ambitions in the market. We see a high demand from customers in finance, public, oil and gas as well as the commercial sectors and will be supporting Logicom as it builds and develops a successful reseller network that takes the NetApp data management solutions to end users in the region."
Mr. Papaeracleous added "We intend to promote NetApp and Cisco in unison as they share a common vision for the future of the Datacenter. We believe this will add considerable value to our existing Cisco partner community".
This agreement allows Logicom to build on its value add division that offers partners technical support and presales assistance, technology training and education, as well as logistics and financial services.
About Logicom
Logicom is a leading value added distributor of ICT products, technology solutions and services across EMEA for many leading IT vendors such as: Adobe, APC, Cisco, HP, Intel, Kingston, Microsoft, Nokia, Symantec, WatchGuard, Western Digital, and many others.
The Logicom Group is a publicly listed company based in Cyprus. Logicom Group's operations span more than 20 countries in Europe and the Middle East. Logicom Distribution serves more than 8,000 resellers via 14 distribution facilities.
For more information please contact Emma Millar, Regional Marketing Manager, Logicom Dubai, +971 505505479, email e.millar@logicom.ae, www. Logicom-group.com
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