Apple Computer Southern Africa has terminated its contract with FSA Distribution, which was recently acquired by Drive Control Corporation (DCC) from Infiniti Technologies. This leaves the country in the temporary position of having only one Apple Computer distributor, Core Business.
"When DCC were to acquire FSA, we invoked a clause in our contract with FSA that stated that in the event of any change to the ownership or management of the company, we reserved the right to terminate our contract," says Brian Seligmann, marketing manager for Apple Computer Southern Africa.
"We waited to see if there would be any information forthcoming from DCC, in which case we would consider them to be our second distributor. When there was no information forthcoming, we effectively terminated our contract with FSA at the close of business on Monday, 29 November.
"Although I am not in the position to disclose any detailed information, I can say that we are very close to completing negotiations with regard to the appointment of a second distributor for Apple Computer in SA. It is safe to say that Apple`s strategy in countries like SA will not change; we will always have two distributors, to protect the interests of our customers and to provide them with a choice of sources."
ITWeb has received unconfirmed reports that FSA Distribution has since been foreclosed by Nedbank and Investec. Directors at FSA, DCC and Infiniti were unavailable for comment at the time of publication.
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