Light Edge Technology today announced its official distributor agreement with one of the leading global memory manufacturers, Viking InterWorks. Concluded in December 2003, the deal enables Light Edge to distribute the Viking range in SA, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia with immediate effect and entrenches Light Edge`s position as one of the foremost IT distributors in southern Africa.
Says Grant Poulton, managing director of Light Edge: "While a moderate IT recovery is under way, the local market remains fiercely competitive. Despite this, we continue to flourish thanks to a relentless focus on the delivery of cost-effective, quality products. Viking is a leading global player in the memory module market and participates with relevant organisations to determine and set new industry standards.
"They offer a comprehensive range of memory products and solutions for the retail market and aftermarket and their strength can be seen in the development of technology for the OEM sector, including companies such as Cisco, IBM, HP, Alcatel and Ericsson. Viking is the ideal supplier to provide us with high performance, market-leading solutions for a broad spectrum of our memory requirements. Their range, which will be available in southern Africa from February, will significantly enhance our competitive advantage."
Aileen Kinsella, regional sales manager of Viking InterWorks, says: "Our partnership with Light Edge recognises their local market knowledge. It also delivers Viking with the ideal opportunity to extend its global footprint and introduce the brand to the increasingly strategic African continent. We are delighted with the appointment and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Light Edge." Poulton concludes: "In addition to its standard memory module range, Viking products that have already attracted the interest of key Light Edge clients include its proprietary memory for branded PCs, notebooks, printers and routers as well as the Viking retail Flash products and accessories."
For more information on the Viking InterWorks product range available from Light Edge, please contact David Musikanth on 021 510 8270 or visit www.vikinginterworks.com.
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Established in 1993, Light Edge Technology is a national IT distributor, which provides a wide range of leading brand hardware and software products and peripherals. Headquartered in Cape Town, the company has a national footprint with regional offices and showrooms in Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Through this national network is offers clients superior products and systems from recognised names such as Intel, Rextron, Canon, Surecom, MSI, QCA, Aten, Transcend, Microsoft, Datafab and others. For more information on Light Edge Technologies and its products, please visit www.lightedge.co.za.
Viking InterWorks
Viking InterWorks is an industry leader in DRAM and Flash memory modules for a wide range of computing and communications infrastructure products. Viking is a preferred vendor for many of the world`s leading OEMs as well as market leading reseller channel customers. As one of three CMTL Gold Certified memory manufacturers, Viking has secured relationships with industry-leading suppliers including Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC), Toshiba, Elpida Memory, Inc and Micron Technology (NYSE: MU). Viking has ISO registered facilities in its Rancho Santa Margarita, California headquarters (ISO 9001) and its European headquarters, based in Dublin, Ireland (ISO 9002).
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