New strategic alliance will expand NEC Computers' presence among dealer channel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - interFRONTIERS, NEC Computers' Business Development partner in Mediterranean, Middle East and (English speaking) Africa, has announced that NEC Computers has appointed PC International as its distributor for UAE. PC International will develop and work with resellers and PC International existing channel to increase NEC Computers' market share and presence in the UAE market.
Vakis Chimonides, Sales Director, and Yerolemos Yerolemou, interFRONTIERS' Business Development Manager represented NEC Computers at the special launch event held by PC International to meet its channel partners and key clients.
"2005 has seen a steady growth of NEC Computers products and services in the Middle East, especially in the GCC countries," said Yerolemou. "While our existing partners have done a sterling job at the corporate level, we felt a need for a distributor to increase our presence at the tier 2 channel level. We know that PC International have the capabilities to fill this gap in the market."
The new alliance with PC International aims at further strengthening ties with UAE resellers.
"We are very pleased to add NEC computers to our product portfolio," said PC International Chairman, Mohammed Katout. "NEC Computers will help us to provide a wider range of solutions to our customers along with the ability to deliver first class services."
NEC Computers offers wide range of solutions to address SOHO, SMB through to Enterprise. The product range includes notebooks (VERSA), desktops (PowerMate), tower and rack servers, storage solutions, high end workstations, thin client solutions (Desktop & Notebook) as well unique Enterprise Computing Solutions such as the fault-tolerant server series & Backup Smartway Storage appliances.
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About NEC Computers
NEC Computers, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is present on the commercial market with the NEC brand. NEC Computers conceives manufactures, markets and supports PCs, notebooks, servers, storage and tailor-made IT solutions for enterprise businesses and administrations. NEC Computers technological site in Angers, France, provides design, manufacturing, marketing, support, and systems integration. NEC Computers aims to provide optimal solutions to its customers in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
For additional information, please visit http://www.nec-computers.com
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of 4,855 billion yen (approx. $45.4 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2005.
For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com
About interFRONTIERS
interFRONTIERS has been formed by a team of professionals who have held top positions with IT and blue chip organisations of other sectors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. They have brought extensive experience in the areas of sales, marketing, product, and channel and brand management to the company.
interFRONTIERS provides comprehensive information for markets in all three regions - Europe, Middle East & Africa; a network of business partners in many of these countries who are currently operating in the fields of IT and communications and a team of professionals who can cost-effectively manage the business development plans for clients and have the know-how and expertise, to offer a comprehensive range of services, from market assessment study to the development and management of a distribution system for products and services.
interFRONTIERS currently represents the business interests of NEC, Packard Bell, Bintec, Focus, Disney Interactive and Buena Vista Interactive within these regions.
For more information: http://www.inter-frontiers.com
About PC International
PC International Group is one of the leaders in the information technology (IT) and professional services industry. Since it was founded in 1991, the company has helped clients use IT more efficiently in order to improve their operations and profitability, achieve business results and focus on core competencies.
PCI offers a broad array of services to its clients in the global commercial and government markets and specializes in the application of complex IT to achieve its customers' strategic objectives. Its service offerings include business process outsourcing and professional services. Geographically, PCI has major operations throughout the Middle East and the Gulf Region.
For more information: http://www.pc-int.com
For more information on this press release, please contact:
MBI
Mita Srinivasan
Tel: +971 4 3625484
E-mail: mita@themarketbuzz.net
interFRONTIERS
Anna Charikli
Tel: + 357 22 62 52 22 (ext 26)
E-mail: anna.charikli@inter-frontiers.com
NEC Computers
Annick Reyngoudt
Tel: +33 6 89490677
e-mail: annick.reyngoudt@nec-computers.com
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