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Russian distribution giant Merlion is expanding its retail footprint through Citilink, its latest project aimed at advanced PC users. Citlink has been set up by Merlion as a fully-fledged retail project offering customers two methods of purchasing: an online e-commerce store or through an in-store electronic terminal. Merlion claims that Citilink’s e-commerce store is already attracting hundreds of shoppers each day.
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Merlion Projects gets HP gold status
Russian systems integrator Merlion Projects has picked up HP gold preferred partner status. Merlion Projects – a systems integration arm of distribution giant Merlion – specialises in the implementation of IT infrastructure solutions. Merlion Projects reckons that it made the transition from preferred partner to gold preferred partner in just two months.
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Merlion gets full D-Link rights
Russian IT distribution giant Merlion has become an official distributor for networking vendor D-Link. Merlion had previously served as a sub-distribution partner for D-Link but has now been granted official distributor status for the vendor’s entire product portfolio.
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Elko becomes official MSI distributor in Ukraine
Regional distribution outfit Elko has been appointed as an official MSI distributor in Ukraine. Elko covers the Baltics, Eastern Europe, Russia & CIS and offers a comprehensive product portfolio to its reseller base. The distributor reckons that its latest agreement with MSI will allow it to offer customers more competitive prices as well as the full range of MSI notebook and netbook products.
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3Com and Asbis bag LAN deal in Ukraine
Networking vendor 3Com, working with alongside distribution partner Asbis, has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide Volia, the largest ISP in Ukraine, with a new LAN infrastructure covering Kharkov. The deal could be extended to cover other cities in the country as well. 3Com’s CIS direct touch sales team liased closely with Asbis to secure the deal.
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Sitronics appoints VP for strategy
Russian IT and telecoms giant Sitronics has appointed Oksana Kovalevskaya as its new VP for strategy. Sitronics already has a strong presence in Russia and the CIS and is also now growing its presence in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Kovalevskaya previously held the position of deputy general director for strategy and M&A at Sistema Mass Media.
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Merlion directors win Russian IT recognition
Vyacheslav Simonenko and Alexey Abramov, members of the executive team at Russian distribution giant Merlion, have been named among 25 winners for a recent magazine award. The awards, based on the decision of an expert panel of vendor executives, market analysts and commentators, picked the top 25 executives at Russian IT companies for 2008.
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IT distributor Jel Corporation has picked up Asus distribution rights in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. The new distribution agreement with Asus will be handled through Jel’s wholly-owned Middle East subsidiary, which has points of presence in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Jebel Ali in the UAE. Jel Corporation is quoted on the Singapore stock exchange.
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Sparxent plans Russia ramp up with Arbyte move
Sparxent, a US-based start-up VAR with aggressive worldwide expansion plans, has signed a letter of intent to snap up Moscow-based IT service provider Arbyte. Sparxent wants to position itself as a vendor agnostic midmarket IT and business solution provider and is preparing a string of acquisitions to make its mark in this sector. Arbyte Group has a significant customer base in the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
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Russian IT market worth US$17.4 billion in 2008
The Russian IT market will be worth US$17.4 billion for full year 2008, according to data from the latest report on global IT spending released by the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO). The 2008 market value represents 17.5% year-on-year growth and with a similar increase predicted next year, Russian IT spend will smash through the US$20 billion barrier in 2009.
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