News India

Technocrat Infotech to distribute Gigabyte notebooks
2010-09-03
India : Gigabyte has tied up with broadliner Technocrat Infotech as national distributor for its entire range of notebooks and netbooks (source : Channel Times India).

Avnet strengthens down under
2010-09-02
Australia : American multispecialist Avnet has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of VAD itX Group Limited (itX), in an all cash merger valued at €52.5m. The acquisition is subject to the approval of itX's shareholders, Australian court approval and other customary conditions for a transaction of this type. itX distributes software, hardware and services from the world's leading suppliers including Oracle, IBM, HP, VMware, Apple, Citrix, Red Hat, and Trend Micro. In addition, itX includes Briell Marketing, a distributor of specialized printers and media for personal identification and security cards, medical and photographic imaging; Sydmed, a distributor of medical devices; and ICO, which provides IT hosting solutions. With approximately 150 employees, itX has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Adelaide. For fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, itX generated revenue of approximately €100m.

Elina Networks signs up iValue InfoSolutions as exclusive VAD
2010-09-01
India : network and security VAD iValue InfoSolutions has signed up with Elina Networks for their networking & IT management solutions that deliver business continuity & visibility, through reliable connectivity, robust network security and effective remote IT management.

Wacom signs with Aditya Infotech
2010-08-31
India : tablet vendor Wacom, which has just opened a subsidiary in the country, has appointed graphic specialist Aditya Infotech as national distributor for its interactive pen display range of products such as Cintiq and DTU (source : Computer Reseller News India).

Buffalo signs up Ingram Micro
2010-08-30
India : networking, storage and memory vendor Buffalo has appointed broadliner Ingram Micro as its second national distributor in the country, beside storage specialist Supertron (source : Channel Times India).