R&M's CEO Martin Reichle and entire senior management team at GITEX 2006

Martin Reichle is very keen on getting a better understanding of the needs and dynamics of this region as well reviewing the company's activities and potential in the region to date. R&Ms CEO and the entire senior management team will be attending their annual meeting held in Dubai this year (to run in parallel with Gitex) to plan the future strategy of R&M globally. This illustrates the growing importance of this region to R&M's turnover globally.

"The Middle East region contributes to over 10% of R&M's worldwide sales with further growth potential over the coming years,"

said Martin Reichle, CEO of the independent family business R&M. "As the property development sector in the region is one of the fastest growing in the world there is a phenomenal need for cutting-edge, cost effective IT solutions to ensure that the right infrastructure is in place. With our state-of-the-art cabling solutions, this is a win-win situation as at R&M we feel that we are able to cater to this infrastructure, development and growth."

"I look forward to meeting our customers and partners in the region during Gitex when our focus will be on our global vision and strategy of which the Middle East plays a critical & growing role," added Martin Reichle.

R&M will be present at GITEX 2006 through their partners; Verger Delporte and Emirates computers. R&M will be using GITEX 2006 as a platform to primarily support their partners, initiate new relations and generate further business with corporate accounts and promote R&M's latest cabling solutions which cater to the growing demand for modern data and communications networks solutions.

"GITEX is an important forum for players from the IT industry to be a part of and we believe it is necessary to be present at one of the world's biggest IT exhibitions, proving our commitment to our existing and potential customers in the MEA region," said Laurent Amestoy, Regional General Manager, R&M Middle East & Africa

During Gitex, R&M will be holding a seminar on the 22nd November where R&M will be sharing an overview of the market dynamics and trends, their latest innovations in the cabling industry as well as R&M future activities and plans for the region.

This year at GITEX, R&M are going to be showcasing a diverse selection of their latest cabling solutions including their leading 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Security Systems, and Carrier Cabling Solutions which include Fibre Optic and copper solutions for carrier applications.

R&M is continuing to extend its lead in the market for high-performance copper cabling. Already more than 3.5 million channels suitable for 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GBASE-T) have been installed globally at customers of the Swiss cabling specialist. When it comes to 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper, STAR Real10 from R&M delivers the best that twisted-pair copper cabling offers: Based on proven technology, Real10 offers the assurance of real 10 Gigabit performance under real conditions.For this R&M will be highlighting in GITEX 2006 its STAR Real10 range their latest technology offering for data networks

One of the security systems R&M will be demonstrating as well at the show is the "Patch Guard". Patch Guard is the first lockable plug-out protection for RJ45 patch cords on the market. The new product from R&M expands the third step of the modular R&M security system. It features an intelligent plug-out protection, locking mechanism and authorization solution. RJ45 connections can now be locked at the jack as well as on the cable. Additional levels of the R&M security system allow colour and mechanical coding of the network connections and help to avoid erroneous patching.