Brother Gulf distributors convene at 'Gitex 2009' sidelines

The event highlighted the launch of the company's brand new range of affordable and high-speed compact business colour printers and Multi-Function Centres (MFCs), and the first-ever trilingual (English, Arabic, Persian) P-Touch label printer in the Middle East.

Present at the meeting were Brother Gulf's top regional distribution partners, including Jumbo Electronics Co. Ltd. and Gulf Islands General Trading EST from the UAE; Electronic Business Equipment SARL from Lebanon; and General Computers & Electronics Co. from Jordan.

In addition, representatives from Video Home & Electronic Centre (Qatar), Bishara Establishment (Oman), Arabian Business Machines Co. (Kuwait), Al Maktaba Co. Ltd. (KSA) and ALMOAYYED Commercial Services (Bahrain) were also in attendance.

"The launch of these new printer and MFC models, as well as the P-Touch label printer, reflects the significant strides we are making in the development of our technology, and our commitment to the regional market," said Shinji Tada, Managing Director, Brother Gulf. "As we showcase these new products, we are also meeting with our regional distributors to discuss further growth paths, which we can collectively take to fuel our business in the regional markets. We are excited to hear their opinions on the new products we have launched in 'GITEX', as well as their recommendations on how we can further enhance our partnership."

Brother Gulf's newest product includes two new models from the HL-3000 Series (HL-3040CN and HL-3070CW) and three from the 9000 All-in-One Series (DCP-9010CN, MFC-9120CN and MFC-9320CW). The new models are compact, affordable, and ideal for small businesses and home-based office professionals due to its powerful features such as fast professional colour and monochrome print speeds at 16 pages per minute. Additionally, the new P-Touch Label Printer (P-Touch 2700 AR) can print up to seven lines; features six fonts, 11 type styles, 22 frame styles and 123 symbols; can support nine types of barcodes, and connect to a computer via USB.

Offering up to 600x2400 dpi resolution, the new models under the HL-3000 Series Printer and 9000 All-in-One Series have adjustable, 250-sheet paper capacity; Ethernet and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces and two-piece toner/drum set. As far as individual key features are concerned, the HL-3070CW model features a built-in wireless network interface, USB direct interface and PCL6 and BR-Script3 emulations; while the MFC-9120CN has a Super G3 fax function.

"We have packed these new products with the best features users can find among printing equipment available in the market today, in line with our strategy to offer the most advanced MFCs in time for the market's projected recovery phase in the coming months. In addition, we will also be focusing on our collaboration with our regional distributors on how to expand the reach of Brother products across the market," concluded Tada.