Buffalo participates in GITEX 2006 to boost presence in ME region

The company plans to use the opportunity to expand and tap into the Middle East region.

Kevin Vine, EMEA Sales and Marketing Director, said, "Today, in Japan we are recognized as the No.1 PC peripheral manufacturer with the highest market share across 13 product categories. According to ABI Research, we are recognised as the worldwide consumer NAS market leader for the first half of 2006. Buffalo's presence outside Japan continues to grow and gain visibility worldwide. In the Middle East, we have been working successfully for a year with Advantec in Kuwait and are now keen to build on this success by exploring the opportunity to broaden our channels across the region in order to reach our key market segments of consumer and small business."

Situated on Stand Z-T10 in Zabeel Hall, Buffalo will be displaying its full range of wireless networking, storage, multimedia and memory solutions for the home and small business environments.

Buffalo's product portfolio includes its award-winning AirStation™ line of easy-to-use, high performance, wireless networking products for SME/SoHo and home users. Its industry-leading AOSS™ (AirStation One-Touch Secure System) technology, allows users to simply build a secure wireless network at home or in the office at the push of a button.

Buffalo's storage solutions include its award-winning versatile line of USB flash drives, portable and desktop hard drives and cost effective network storage (NAS) solutions. Our TeraStation, LinkStation and DriveStation family of storage products have won multiple awards globally for their superior reliability with RAID functionality, easy-to-use and cost-effective offerings.

With its multimedia players, Buffalo is unique in offering integrated WLAN, storage and multimedia solutions for the digital home and office environment.

Buffalo technology is proud to show its solutions at Gitex this year. Among the world's top three IT exhibitions, GITEX is the most important gateway to the Middle East market. In 2005, Over 1,163 exhibitors representing over 2,724 companies from 61 countries participated in the show. This turnout topped that of the past year by 48%. GITEX 2006 looks set to surpass these figures as the IT Market strengthens and IT spending in the Middle East & North Africa region is predicted to continue to rise.