IT Europa: CIS – Care Needed in Channels
Mainly difficult to work in, very few areas that resemble the rest of Europe in business practices or normal contracts – the CIS represents the wild frontier in IT sales. There are distributors and resellers out there; the size of the opportunity the CIS countries represent is small, but rapidly growing. You could try to...
ASBIS to Distribute Microsoft Products in Kazakhstan
Limassol (Cyprus) January 25, 2008 – ASBIS, a leading supplier of computer components to the EMEA emerging markets, has signed an OEM Distributor Channel Agreement with Microsoft. The new agreement licenses ASBIS to distribute Microsoft software products to channel partners in Kazakhstan. According to the Agreement, ASBIS has been granted a license to supply Microsoft®...
Russia: Who Dares Wins
Andrey Kostevich, ASBIS’ VP for Russia and Belarus, answers IT Europa’s questions for the Survey of the Russian IT channel 2007 — ASBIS focuses on regional development; which regions are showing the most growth, outside of Moscow and St Petersburg? The situation is quite clear in that the further from Moscow, the less business opportunities there are...
ASBIS Consolidates Benelux Operations by Setting up ASBIS NL BV
Consolidated Company Will Focus on Developing Sales Channels for Canyon and Prestigio Brands Limassol (Cyprus), August 6th, 2007 – ASBISc Enterprises Plc (ASBIS), a leading supplier of computer components to the EMEA emerging markets, has consolidated its operations in Western Europe under the company ASBIS NL BV. The subsidiary will act as the main...
ASBIS Delves Deeper into CIS Markets
Interview for Channel Middle East magazine Answers provided by Andrey Kostevich, VP Sales for Russia and Belarus region, ASBIS 1) What investments is ASBIS making in the CIS region? ASBIS distributes a wide range of computer components in the CIS from leading global vendors such as Adaptec, Foxconn, Hitachi GST, Intel, Kingston, LiteOn, NEC, Microsoft, Pioneer, Seagate,...
ASBIS Signs Distribution Deal with Graphics Card Manufacturer SAPPHIRE Technology
ASBISc Enterprises Plc (ASBIS), a leading supplier of computer components to the EMEA emerging markets, has reached a distribution agreement with SAPPHIRE Technology Ltd., the leading manufacturer of ATI-based graphics cards. Under the terms of the signed agreement, ASBIS is authorized to sell SAPPHIRE’s complete product range of ATI Radeon™ based video graphics accelerators and...
Prestigio Launches Powerful Home PC Based on Intel Core 2 Duo with Blue-Ray Combo Drive
Prague (Czech Rep.), June 12, 2007 — Prestigio Europe spol. s r.o., a division of Prestigio Technologies Ltd., a dynamic international vendor of state-of-the-art products for Digital Home and Digital Office, introduced a super-powerful home PC based on the latest Intel® Core™2 Duo technology. The new advanced desktop PC integrates some of the cutting-edge technologies...
ASBIS Expands TOSHIBA Notebook Distribution in Eastern Europe
Limassol (Cyprus), May 22, 2007 – ASBISc Enterprises Plc (ASBIS), a leading supplier of computer components to the EMEA emerging markets, has announced today that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Toshiba Europe GmbH, a division of Toshiba Corporation, to include Ukraine, one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe. This expansion complements the...
ASBIS Ireland Thrives on Holistic Market Approach
Interview for IT Europa provided by Trish Egan, country manager, ASBIS Ireland – How would you describe the health of the Irish distribution market? The problem of continuous commoditisation is one of the biggest concerns for distributors in today’s market. This has created a situation of increased price pressure and shrinking profitability, with even speciality products likely to be...