Fujitsu Siemens Computers hosts ISR Partner Symposium in Dubai

The Partners and invited guests were welcomed by Habib Bouchrara, Vice President, International Sales Region, Dr. Wolfgang Thielmann, Vice President Customer Services, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, as well as senior FSC officials.

Welcoming the Partners to Dubai, Habib Bouchrara reaffirmed FSC's commitment to its ISR business Partners and said that the Symposium was Fujitsu Siemens Computers' opportunity to acknowledge all Partners' efforts to increase regional sales.

"It is through the efforts of these Partners that in only three and a half years since opening office in Dubai, the Company has attained its position as one of the top four vendors in the region. This has been no mean feat, as our resellers have faced still competition from vendors that have a well-established presence in the Middle East," said Bouchrara.

FSC's strategic focus is on mobility and business-critical computing and it demonstrates its commitment to the business through its continuous efforts to bring exciting and innovative products to the marketplace. This is evidenced by the fact that the Company spends over $1million per hour on Research and Development," he said.

Outlining the Company's vision for 2005, Bouchrara said, "The next year will see the launch of a whole range of outstanding products that will be customised to suit the region's specific needs."

Also present from Fujitsu Siemens Computers was Dr Wolfgang Thielemann, who spoke about Service in the International Sales Region, Eric Dixsault, FSC Regional and Channel Manager and Ralf Burghart, Director Customer Services International Sales Region, who address delegates on the ISR's channel strategy.

Guest Partners who addressed the Symposium were David Beck from Stortek who spoke about Scalable Archiving Solutions and Ferhad Patel from Intel.

In the evening, guests were invited to a dinner where the top 14 Partners were presented Fujitsu Siemens awards. These were ABM, Algeria, for Highest Revenue Growth (North West Africa); TechData, Dubai, for the Highest Revenue in 2004; Jarir Book Store, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the Highest Revenue Growth in 2004 and Class Bilgisayar, Turkey/Istanbul, for Primergy Server Revenue Growth.

In addition, Arkaf Bilgisayar, Turkey/Istanbul, received an award for Best Product Mix Revenue and Growth; Computronics, Dubai, for Highest Revenue Growth in Mobiles in 2004; Fujitsu Services, UAE, for best Enterprise Product Partner; Emircom Computers, GCC, for the Highest Growth on Primergy Servers; Al Nawasi General Trading, Kuwait, for Best Corporate Service Partner, Middle East; Siemens, UAE, for Best Project, Bahrain Formula One and Makro, South Africa, for Best Consumer Channel Development.