New Programme aimed at Small Business Channel
Corel Corporation today announced a DSP White Box Programme intended to provide greater service, commitment and value to customers in Southern Africa. The innovative programme, for small- to medium-sized value added resellers and system builders, will be made available through Corel`s reliable Delivery Service Partners (DSP) Datatec Distribution and Drive Control Corporation. As specialised suppliers of genuine computer components, software and services, DSPs are focused on flexibility, competitive pricing and quick delivery.
"We are pleased to further our commitment to the Southern African markets with the launch of our DSP White Box Programme," said Paul King, Vice President of International Sales at Corel Corporation, " This programme comes at a time when Corel is expanding into new areas of the regional channel. It will offer support and commitment to our value added reseller partners and our shared customers."
The Corel DSP White Box Programme offers eligible small- to medium-sized system builders the opportunity to heighten the profile of their product offerings by bundling Corel`s award-winning software. Resellers can purchase five pack bundles of CorelDRAW 7 or Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 directly from DSPs as needed, avoiding the need to meet monthly purchasing minimums and eliminating the risk of shipping counterfeit software to customers. Corel sells White Box software at a low price point to DSPs.
"The Corel White Box Programme enables system builders to offer industry standard products at competitive prices," said Beverley Rogers, Regional Country Manager for Southern Africa, "Value added resellers can now better than ever answer the needs of their customers."
"We are extremely pleased about our appointment as an OEM/White Box distributor for Corel's White Box products," said Chris Norton, Product Marketing Manager at Datatec-Workgroup. "OEM currently accounts for 20% of our business, and because of the fantastic pick-up rate of Corel products and the perceived value that they add to OEM machines, this percentage can only increase."
"This appointment fits in very well with our strategy to broaden our product range with solutions from industry leading vendors," Neil Rex, Managing Director at DCC. "DCC's extensive Systems Integrator and OEM customer base, as well as its distribution network in Southern Africa, provide a strong synergy with Corel Corporation`s focus on the OEM marketplace," he added.
For product information and to learn more about Corel`s White Box Programme, please visit our Southern African Web site at http://www.corel.com/international/southafrica. For pricing details, resellers may contact Datatec at (011) 233 1137 and DCC at (011) 887 8927.
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Corel Corporation
Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning graphics and business productivity applications. Development of market-leading products such as the CorelDRAW line of graphics applications and the Corel® WordPerfect® Suite of business tools continually evolving to meet the demands of the corporate, retail and academic markets. Committed to value, compatibility, choice and open standards, Corel develops products for the Windows®, Macintosh®, UNIX, Linux® and Java platforms. Corel`s common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock MarketK under the symbol COSFF and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COS. For more information visit Corel`s Web site at www.corel.co.za.
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