Matrox Graphics Inc UK today announced the appointment of a new distributor in South Africa. With the Matrox Millennium G450 graphics series now shipping to South Africa, Rectron Holdings Ltd joins Arrow Altech Distribution (AAD) in distributing Matrox Millennium G450 and Matrox Marvel G450 eTV product lines.
"We are pleased to be announcing this appointment," says Cecilia Wills, Benelux and South Africa Sales Manager for Matrox Graphics, "We are confident that Rectron`s expertise and experience will help to further develop the market for Matrox products in South Africa"
Mark Lu, CEO of Rectron, says his company is excited about the appointment. "Rectron aims to market only quality products. Matrox Graphics has an excellent name and worldwide there is a big demand for its products."
Lu advises that Rectron is planning a massive marketing drive next year to promote Matrox`s products to systems integrators and corporate clients and dealers. There will also be roadshows in all the major cities.
Matrox G450 Series
Matrox announced the Millennium G450 series graphics cards earlier this year. This new series of graphics cards consists of the Millennium G450, a powerful dual-VGA, 2D, 3D, DualHead and DVD graphics card and the Millennium G450 DVI, which adds DVI support.
As the company that pioneered DualHead technology, Matrox is now taking its award-winning dual-display feature set to a new level. The Millennium G450 Series brings DVI and next-generation DualHead features to the corporate desktop market
The Marvel G450 eTV gives consumers the power to do it all, from watching timeshifted TV on the PC to creating their own videos for the Web. Equipped with 32 MB of Double Data Rate (DDR) memory <outbind://69/#_edn1> [i] and a 360 MHz primary RAMDAC, this feature-packed AGP 2X/4X card powers stereo TV tuning, MPEG-2 video capture and editing, TV on the PC, PC out to TV, DVD playback, 2D applications, 3D gaming, dual displays and more. The Marvel G450 eTV will be available in Q1 2001.
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Matrox
Matrox Graphics Inc. is the only graphics chip designer and graphics card manufacturer who draws on over 24 years of industry experience to provide customers with state-of-the-art 2D, 3D and digital video acceleration, vibrant image quality and real-world functionality.
A quality and innovation leader, Matrox has been recognised with an unprecedented 975 international awards for the Millennium, Marvel, Productiva and Mystique product lines. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Matrox is a privately held company with international offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Hong Kong. Information about Matrox products, drivers, technical support and more can be found at www.matrox.com
Rectron
RECTRON SA was founded in May 1995. The company rapidly grew into a leading distributor of computer components, branded peripherals and services, with operations expanding to 3 sites in South Africa and its staff growing to 180.
RECTRON is able to source high quality products and distributes them at competitive prices. Enabling this is the well-established relationship between Rectron and its suppliers, together with an intimate knowledge of the PC components market, both locally and internationally. Information about Rectron and products can be found at www.rectron.net