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Universal Concepts takes USRobotics sky high

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 27 - 2007 at 12:10
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Universal Concepts, the market leading IT solutions provider, has been named as the exclusive global retailer for USRobotics for duty free and airline sales.

The Dubai-based company recently confirmed the agreement, which sees Universal Concepts acting as distributor for all USRobotics products, including routers, wireless networking equipment, Ethernet switches and cards, and the latest USR9640 USR Mini Cam for use on Skype, to all airlines and regional airports.

"We are delighted to be representing such a globally recognised brand as USRobotics and look forward to entering into some creative marketing programmes with airports and airlines worldwide to make USRobotics the vanguard IT brand for the travelling shopper," said Abhishek Bose, general manager, Universal Concepts.

"USRobotics is fully aware of the expansion properties afforded by experienced channel partners," said Sumit Kumar, regional manager, MENA, USRobotics. "Our relationship with Universal Concepts will extend USRobotics' market by adding a valuable sales channel for our consumer IT products. Travellers now have the benefit of purchasing USR products - duty-free - in airports and on select regional flights, enabling our customers to stay connected at home, in the office or while out of town."

Universal Concepts is a distributor and manufacturer of high quality consumer electronic products, as well as being an end-to-end solutions provider for the hospitality industry. The company specialises in duty free and in-flight retail, and is the dedicated distributor for ASUS and HTC mobile phones, as well as its own range of products, at a number of airports and airlines worldwide.
Abhishek Bose, general manager, Universal Concepts (left) and Sumit Kumar, Regional Manager, MENA, USRobotics shake on the deal. 
Abhishek Bose, general manager, Universal Concepts (left) and Sumit Kumar, Regional Manager, MENA, USRobotics shake on the deal.
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Sarah Campbell
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Universal Concepts
Tel: +971 50 469 1229
Fax: +971 4 261 9677

Universal Concepts is a distributor and manufacturer of high quality consumer electronic products, as well as being an end-to-end solutions provider for the hospitality industry. With its headquarters in the UK, and regional offices in Dubai, UAE and New South Wales, Australia, Universal Concepts has a team of creative designers, product developers and testing groups to ensure that it provides highly innovative and profitable products.

The Universal Concepts range includes the iPlay, iPlay Pro, Robo Bin, and the ME Smart Home range of home automation systems.

For more information, contact Universal Concepts on Tel: +971 4 261 9676, Fax: +971 4 261 9677, E-mail: info@universalconcepts.co.uk,

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About USRobotics, Inc.:
USRobotics is a Platinum Equity company. For three decades, the company has been a leader in Internet access and networking, helping millions of people connect to the Internet with powerful, innovative products. The company is rapidly expanding its category leadership by transforming the latest technologies into reliable and easy-to-use high performance products, including high-speed, broadband modems; wired and wireless networking solutions; and Internet security devices; for the growing home, home office, and small- to medium-sized business markets. The company is dedicated to keeping people connected worldwide - to information, entertainment, and each other. USRobotics is privately held and headquartered in the Chicago area with its EMEA headquarters base in the UK. For further information, please visit the Web site at www.usr.com.

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