HOME E-mail data management solutions player C2C has appointed Andrew Brown as sales manager for the EMEA region with immediate effect. Brown previously held the position of senior account manager for the UK. Brown, will now attempt to repeat his UK success on a wider scale and drive C2C’s growth throughout the EMEA region and expand the companies channels to market.
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Bullish Brother predicts sales surge
Brother Gulf reckons it can achieve 25% compound annual sales growth in the Midddle East for the next five years. The company, which boasts a portfolio of printing, communication and digital imaging poducts for homes, offices and enterprises, talked up its long-term growth potential at a dinner with its channel partners that also commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Brother Group.
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Sharaf DG teams with Sky for PC launch
UAE-based PC assembler Sky Electronics has launched its new Expeditor value PC at Sharaf DG stores. The PCs, which are exclusively available at Sharaf DG stores, are built on Nvidia’s recently unveiled GeForce 7 series motherboard GPUs. Sharaf DG has carved out an impressive reputation as a power retailer in the UAE.
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Web-based business management software vendor Autotask has opened an office in London to cover the UK market and spearhead the company’s EMEA expansion. Autotask’s software is primarily aimed at companies providing outsourced IT services.
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Bell Micro bags Big Blue accolade
Value-added distributor Bell Micro has been named as IBM’s leading solution delivery integrator (SDI) worldwide, achieving the highest level of utilisation for IBM’s System p family of servers for AIX, UNIX and Linux operating system environments. Bell Micro achieved 97% utilisation on the SDI programme – the highest percentage of 14 SDI partners spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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ePro eyes Middle East retail exposure
Peripherals and accessories vendor ePro has set its sights on further growth in the fast-growing Middle East markets. ePro believes that building strong relationships with the crème-de-la-crème of the region’s power retail community will provide the platform that allows the company to meet its Middle East ambitions.
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Farabi climbs Microsoft’s channel ladder
Middle East systems integrator Farabi Technology has been awarded Microsoft gold partner status. Farabi has a strong pedigree as an integrator of Microsoft-based business solutions across the Middle East, North Africa and South-West Asia. Farabi also has expertise in unlocking IBM legacy assets for web and Windows platfroms.
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May the Salesforce be with you
eSolutions Force, which is part of the MDS Group, has struck a Middle East partnership with CRM player Salesforce.com. eSolutions reckons that it will become one of the first companies in the region capable of delivering end-to-end solutions in this sector. eSolutions also claims that the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market in the Middle East will be worth US$112m in full year 2008.
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Fujitsu Siemens adds Distributech in UAE
Hardware vendor Fujitsu Siemens has beefed up its UAE channel reach with the appointment of Distributech as an SMB-focused distribution partner. Fujitsu Siemens reckons that Distributech, which is a member of the Al Abbas Group, will boost sales in the UAE’s SMB market for PCs and servers.
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OpenSpan rouses Raby for EMEA mission
Service-oriented architecture platform player OpenSpan has appointed Steve Raby as VP sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). OpenSpan generated 40% of its 2007 sales from outside North America and the company is keen to realise the significant growth opportunities that exist in overseas markets. Raby will not only sell, he will also build out a European partner network.
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