Acer's 135 per cent growth on notebook sales cements their number one position in KSA, ahead of GITEX - Saudi

"GITEX - KSA provides for direct access to the gulf region's largest and highly tech-savvy market and we can re-confirm our commitment to the Kingdom by announcing that we will continue our policy of having direct representation at the exhibition," said Krishna Murthy, General Manager, Acer Middle East (Ltd).

"We believe that our continuing, direct and pro-active presence in the Kingdom, allows us demonstrate how much we value the market as well as supporting our valued partners and distributors, in the Kingdom,"

added Murthy.

Acer is one of the only global PC vendor brands to have a direct presence at GITEX - KSA allowing visitors to Saudi Gitex not only to see and test Acer's full product range, including desktop and notebook PCs, servers, projectors, cameras and its new line of LCD TVs, but also to speak directly to company representatives.

According to figures from international analysts IDC, Acer has been the number one supplier of notebook PCs in the Kingdom for 24 months and is looking to demonstrate a range of solutions for business, government, education and home users.

"Customers in Saudi Arabia have shown strong and loyal support to Acer over many years," said Philip Ashkar, director of sales and marketing, Acer Computer (M.E.) Ltd. "Our strategy of empowering people by delivering the most advanced technology available has been favorably received by the Kingdom's consumers."

Each of the PCs has the latest (second generation) and highly innovative Acer technology - 'Empowering Technologies' suite which is a unique, proprietary platform that allows for managing your PC's many functions in only three clicks of a mouse.

GITEX - KSA 2006 will also see Acer concentrating on a variety of its product lines ranging from the Acer Ferrari Notebooks, Ferrari Monitors, N35 PDAs with GPS, the new, slim corporate desktop Veriton 2800, CS 6550 Cameras, plasma TV's and the recently launched 37" (92cm) LCD TV.

"In 2005, Acer saw phenomenal growth and a consolidation of our number one position in notebooks and cementing the brand as a clear leader in the Saudi market - as well as growing across the Middle East," said Ashkar. "In 2006, we expect to make further market share gains in the notebook and desktop PC business, as well as increasing the profile of our server solutions and promoting our digital camera and LCD TV ranges."

To celebrate Acer's participation at Gitex - KSA, special promotions and offers will be available on some of the company's products.