IN THE BEGINNING Tie-ups
Tuqnia enters alliance with Xerox Emirates presence in the UAE and today offer total solution services ranging from IT hardware to software services and consulting”, said Amar Singh, Sales Director of Tuqnia. “Expanding market reach not only helps (Left to right) Andrew Hurt, General Manager for Xerox Emirates and Amar Singh, Sales Director of Tuqnia increase sales Xerox Emirates, document management, and profits but technology and consulting services vendor is also one of the key criteria to survive in announced the appointment of Tuqnia as today’s challenging economy. Our strategic a business partner to sell Xerox products, alliance with Tuqnia will help us expand our services and consumables. market reach in the UAE thereby offering our Tuqnia is a systems integrator offering customers the wide range of products and a range of solutions from Dell, Microsoft, solutions offered by Xerox”, said Andrew Juniper, EMC, Symantec and Cisco to name Hurt, General Manager for Xerox Emirates. a few. This alliance forms part of Xerox’s The partnership alliance between channel vision for 2011, which in summary is Xerox Emirates and Tuqnia will provide their to be considered for business process and customers in the UAE with a selection of document management opportunities within products and service offerings. relevant markets and leverage distribution “We have been rapidly expanding our and channel partner relationships.
Equinox Egypt achieves Cisco gold certification in Egypt Equinox Egypt announced it has achieved Cisco gold certification in Egypt. “Achieving Cisco gold certification concludes an important chapter in our growth and success story. However, it also marks the beginning of an even more challenging chapter where the expectations are higher and more difficult to attain,” said Osama Qadan, Managing Partner, Equinox International, the holding company of Equinox Egypt. “We are committed to providing the tools, training and programs that facilitate
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partner growth, differentiation and profitability,” said Olaf Krahmer, President and General Manager, Cisco, Egypt. As Cisco gold certified partner, Equinox Egypt achieved specializations in unified communications, routing and switching, security, and wireless LAN. Using a third-party audit process, the program validates a partner’s technology skills, business practices, customer satisfaction, presales and post-sales support capabilities, customers consider when choosing a trusted partner.
Golden Systems adds Viewsonic to Its portfolio
(Left to right) Ehsan Hashemi, COO, Golden Systems Middle East with Junaid Gul, Country Manager Middle East, Viewsonic. Golden Systems, distributor of IT products in the Middle East, announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Viewsonic, global provider of visual display products for the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Iraq. As per the terms of the agreement, Golden Systems will distribute and promote Viewsonic’s range of LCDs and intelligent communicating tablets through its channel and retail partners in Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait. Only the LCD range will be distributed in the UAE. “We see a huge opportunity for their products in the Middle East and are confident their LCD and Viewpad range will be well-received by our channel partners and customers in the region,” said Ehsan Hashemi, COO, Golden Systems. Viewsonic manufactures LED display screens, high-resolution LED TV, projectors, digital signage, mini PC, all-in-one PC, e-books, high-resolution audiovisual players, handheld audiovisual players to name a few. “We are confident our partnership with Golden Systems will help us strengthen our brand, expand our reach and increase our market share further in the Middle East,” said Junaid Gul, Country Manager Middle East, Viewsonic. Golden Systems, represents various brands which include Gigabyte, Logitech, G Data, Kaspersky, ZOTAC, BitDefender, Cooler Master, Intel, Hitachi, Choiix, Axtrom, Leadtek, Kingmax, Nvidia, NEC, Twinhan, AMD and ATI to name a few. Viewsonic develops products including tablets, LED TVs, computers, LED monitors, projectors, digital photo frames, digital signage displays, 3D devices and digital media players.