Middle East - September 10, 2008 – Aptec Distribution, part of Aptec Holdings Limited, Middle East, Turkey & Africa’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company, has been appointed the authorized distributor for Dell in UAE, GCC (excluding Saudi Arabia), Iraq, Jordan and Yemen. The agreement covers the complete range of commercial and enterprise products from Dell including Optiplex desktops, Latitude notebooks, server and storage hardware, as well as its Vostro line-up designed for the SMB market. Aptec is also authorized to distribute Dell’s award winning range of PowerEdge Server products.

Dell expects to expand its channel network and further engage small and medium businesses that have expressed a need for Dell products and services.

Michael Collins, general manager at Dell Middle East, said, “We’re delighted with Aptec’s appointment, which is a further step towards building our channel to fulfill SMB customer requirements and strengthening our position in the region’s SMB landscape. Through this partnership, Dell Middle East will use Aptec’s regional reseller network to enhance engagement with the small and medium businesses in the region. This alliance comes at an exciting time for us with the recent launch of the new Latitude E-family laptops and the new Vostro products, and the rollout of our Tier 2 community programme.”

Companies throughout the region and around the world are increasingly standardizing on VMware Infrastructure, the market-leading datacenter virtualization and management platform, to reduce capital and operating expenses, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.

Aptec was recently appointed the authorized distributor for VMware, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region.

About Aptec Group

Aptec Holdings (www.apteconline.com) is the Middle East, Turkey & North Africa’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Aptec creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. The company offers a wide range of solutions and services to nearly 10,000 resellers and offers thousands of products from leading IT and Telecommunications manufacturers. From its offices and warehouses in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Kuwait and Libya, and with more than 500 specialized staff, Aptec serves over 40 countries.

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