Tie up with AVAYA to develop select Enterprise reseller channel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30, 2008 -WestconME Group, the leading Middle East distributor of value-add Information & Convergence  technology solutions and services has launched a programme to recruit strategic partners for Enterprise Convergence Solutions in United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen, & Pakistan.

Having recently partnered with AVAYA as a lead vendor in their Convergence portfolio, WestconME will recruit Strategic partners across these key ME countries to develop and grow the AVAYA Enterprise base across the region. This is a select opportunity for Strategic Enterprise partners to engage with WestconME Ltd and AVAYA to offer end users a unique and leading product set of communication solutions, systems, applications and services to simplify complex business communication challenges and work in harmony with existing heterogeneous network and communication technologies and infrastructure, enabling customers to unlock the true value and potential of unified communications from their network.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Brian James, Business Unit Manger, WestconME said, "Westcon's major focus is to replicate our world leading Convergence model here in the Middle East to provide leading edge Convergence technologies and services to our channel partners. The addition of AVAYA to our portfolio brings a true technology and market leading vendor to our channel. We believe that focus brings success and to that end are busy engaging with a strategic group of Enterprise Partners focussed on delivering best of class systems and solutions in the convergence space. We are committed to work with these Enterprise partners along with AVAYA to deliver a  high level of consultative sales support ,logistic efficiency and other value adds to onboard them into what we believe is going to be next big growth driver in the ICT space. WestconME Ltd apart from a consultative Business Development team will have a Pre and Post sales team working in tandem with AVAYA to onboard these partners on their Sales and Technical skill sets to deliver on a consultative sale model required for Enterprise sales of Avaya Equipments"

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About WestconME
WestconME is a Value add distributor servicing the Middle East, North Africa, Levant, India and Indian Subcontinent regions. The company currently represents more than 30 vendors and provides ongoing training and development for resellers and vendor partners. OnLine is division of WestconME Group, the leading specialty distribution group in networking, security, mobility and convergence for leading technology vendors. It delivers far-reaching regional support for vendors and channel partners, including logistics, supply chain, financial services, network and solutions design, technical support, sales consultancy and integrated marketing.

For more information visit the Westcon / OnLine website:

www.westcongroup.com

http://www.online-dubai.com

About AVAYA
AVAYA delivers Intelligent Communications solutions that help companies transform their businesses to achieve marketplace advantage. More than 1 million businesses worldwide, including more than 90 percent of the FORTUNE 500®, use Avaya solutions for IP Telephony, Unified Communications, Contact Centers and Communications-Enabled Business Processes. AVAYA Global Services provides comprehensive service and support for companies, small to large.

For more information visit the AVAYA website: http://www.avaya.com/

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