DUBAI, UAE, 05 March 2012- Iomega, an EMC company (NYSE: EMC) and a leading innovator in digital storage and content management solutions, today announced signing MANTRAC as an in-country B2B distribution in Egypt.
Data protection solutions vendor Iomega, which is part of storage giant EMC, has strengthened its Small and Medium Business prescience in UAE, Oman & Bahrain distribution network, striking a deal with MANTRAC. Iomega reckons that its latest channel move will ensure its B2B products and solutions are readily available to System integrators, Surveillance SMB market, SMB Resellers and VARs in the EGYPT.
"We are focusing on the SMB channel, this comes as part of a wider plan along with Iomega investment in the ME region to be in ground to support the SMB market at the same time support the SMB business to business distribution structure, with MANTRAC being on board we are fulfilling another part of our B2B formula, MANTRAC has been chosen because of its strength and reach to different channel segments, whether it is System integrators, resellers or corporate resellers. We are confident MANTRAC will be an important addition to our existing distribution partners in Region where there is room for all to grow," explained Cizar Abu Ghazaleh, regional director for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey at Iomega.
Mr. Amr Elhemaly (IT Distribution General Manager ) has said that Mantrac initiatives towards being a strong broad based distributor and our drive to grow our "Value business" in GCC markets has been instrumental in this distribution tie-up with Iomega and we are confident that together [with Iomega] we will make this relationship fruitful for both companies. This association will assist us in providing world-class network storage products through our strong & loyal partner base.
"Our partnership with IomegaB2B is another step to fuel our strategic approach of having world class brands in our portfolio and offer the best-class-products to our growing Partner community added Mr Saber Hussien, Product Manager at Mantrac.
About MANTRAC IT Distribution Division
Mantrac ITD was founded in 1997. It's a part of the renowned Mantrac Group, a subsidiary of the internationally recognized Mansour Group which is a privately owned trading conglomerate founded in Egypt.
Understanding the importance of information technology and the vital role it plays in the business world, Mantrac Distribution has become a Leading Solution Provider in the field of IT and office equipment distribution. Through its wide distribution network, the IT Distribution business has become a multi-brand/ multi-product distributor in Egypt, UAE - FZE, Kuwait, and KSA.
Today we are a major distributor of all leading IT products including the most reliable and highly-regarded international brands such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Fujitsu, Acer, Microsoft, IBM UPS Systems, ZTE, Packard Bell, Fortinet, HP Networking, EATON, and Avaya.
Mantrac Distribution and All IT Business now operate under Delta Group," a Mansour Group entity", that will support the IT-Business a grantees market leadership in different countries where it operates.
Our product range includes desktop and laptop computers, servers, work stations, and storage systems. We also offer networking and un-interrupted power supply (UPS) solutions. Our products extend to include handhelds as well as computer accessories and options. We also offer the full range of Microsoft software packages.
Our expertise in the business allows us to provide our customers with unmatched technical and financial assistance as well as immediate order-processing capabilities supported and backed by adequate stock levels.
Mantrac Distribution is glad to announce a new business partnership with Iomega. A global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver Information Technology as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. EMC's worldwide Executive Briefing Program was founded in 1994 and has hosted over 30,000 individual customer briefings.
With Mantrac Distribution and Iomega, people and organizations can bring the power of information to life...information that illuminates what's possible and that can move the world forward.
About EMC
EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service. Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing. Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset -- information -- in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way. Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com.
Iomega Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation headquartered in San Diego, is a worldwide leader in innovative storage solutions for small businesses, home offices, consumers and others. The Company has sold more than 425 million digital storage drives and disks since its inception in 1980. Today, Iomega's product portfolio includes industry leading desktop and rackmount network attached storage products ideal for content sharing, data protection at small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises, as well as vertical applications such as video surveillance installations; a broad selection of direct-attached portable and desktop external hard drives; and multimedia drives, making it easy to move video, pictures and other files from the computer room to the living room. To learn about all of Iomega's storage products and network storage solutions, please go to the Web at www.iomega.com. Resellers can visit Iomega at www.ioclub.netNOTE: This release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Federal Securities Laws. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (iii) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (iv) risks associated with managing the growth of our business, including risks associated with acquisitions and investments and the challenges and costs of integration, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; (v) fluctuations in VMware, Inc.'s operating results and risks associated with trading of VMware stock; (vi) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures and new product introductions; (vii) the relative and varying rates of product price and component cost declines and the volume and mixture of product and services revenues; (viii) component and product quality and availability; (ix) the transition to new products, the uncertainty of customer acceptance of new product offerings and rapid technological and market change; (x) insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; (xi) war or acts of terrorism; (xii) the ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) fluctuating currency exchange rates; and (xiv) other one-time events and other important factors disclosed previously and from time to time in EMC's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EMC disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
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