The agreement empowers Optimiza to distribute Acer's commercial range of products including servers, desktops, notebooks and projectors within the Kingdom, and provide after sales service.
"Acer is a key player in the Kingdom's IT industry," said Eng. Waheed Al Jalaly, MBA, General Manager Optimiza. "We are proud to be associated with a world leader and Optimiza intends to further increase Acer's market share, by working with Acer to address the needs of this growing market segment."
Acer has embarked on an aggressive channel and marketing strategy with an aim to capture a significant portion of the Kingdom's fast growing IT market. Optimiza will help the Acer brand significantly increase its presence in the Saudi market, according to Saudi based Acer executives.
"Acer assigns great value to dynamic partners who make our products more widely available," said Basem J. Salaymeh, Country Manager, KSA, Acer Computer. "Optimiza has a proven track record, and they mirror our professionalism and dedicated approach toward servicing the Saudi market. With Optimiza, Acer has strengthened its commercial distribution network."
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the regions largest market, and Acer is the market leader for notebooks with a market share of 25.7%, according to independent research group, IDC.
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Acer Computer, the world's third largest PC vendor, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's leading notebook provider, has signed a partnership agreement with Optimiza, one of Saudi Arabia's leading management consulting and technology services and solutions providers.
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About AcerSince its founding in 1976, Acer has constantly pursued the goal of breaking the barriers between people and technology. Focused on marketing its brand-name IT products around the globe, Acer ranks as the world's No. 3 vendor for total PCs and No. 2 for notebooks, with the fastest growth among the top-five players. A profitable and sustainable Channel Business Model is instrumental to Acer's continued growth, while the successful mergers of Gateway and Packard Bell complete the company's global footprint by strengthening its presence in the U.S., and enhancing its strong position in Europe. Acer Inc. employs 5,000 people worldwide. 2007 revenues reached $14.07bn. See www.acer.com for more information.
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About Optimiza (Al-Faris National Company):
A publicly-listed IT company (ASE:CEBC) with a paid up capital of $35m, Optimiza has established a comprehensive Middle East network that ensures reliable business solutions and services with local support in the areas of management consulting, IT solutions and services, training and outsourcing.
With 27 years' experience and hundreds of projects delivered, Optimiza's intellectual capital spans diverse industries, enabling more than 400 professionals to integrate and deliver successful, innovative consulting and technology solutions, with a commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction.
Optimiza serves clients from the telecom, banking, insurance, manufacturing and distribution, healthcare and government sectors, through its network of offices in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Libya, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq and a region-wide reseller base.
www.optimizasolutions.com
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorTuesday, May 20 - 2008 at 10:52 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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