OnLine Distribution, the Middle East’s leading distributor for networking products and solutions, will unveil its broadest-ever technology portfolio at GITEX 2006, the Middle East’s premier IT exhibition, showcasing the latest generation of network technology solutions.
The company will demonstrate products and solutions from its international partners, including the latest in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, wireless technology, remote management solutions, structured cabling systems, IP telephony, and anti-virus and security solutions.
The company’s focus this year is on RFID and mobile applications, and Online’s vendor partner, Symbol Technologies, is organising live demonstrations of retail, healthcare, and hospitality and logistics management solutions on the stand. Wireless bridging products from Proxim and RFID and advanced barcode and card printing solutions from Zebra Technologies will also be on display.
Advanced infrastructure solutions including Corning cabling products and Chatsworth’s intelligent cable management solutions will also be featured on the Online stand. Open architecture frames for data centres and high volume cabling will be presented by Chatsworth while Corning will exhibit its range of pre-terminated and advanced fibre solutions for data centre and high bandwidth applications. Avocent will focus on remote management of servers and serial devices.
Gigabit Ethernet will continue to drive growth in the LAN switch market in the coming quarters, as enterprises increasingly use Gigabit Ethernet Lan switches for desktop connectivity and to interconnect servers in datacenters. To drive gigabit adoption in the region, Online Distribution has teamed up with its partner, 3Com Middle East, to feature gigabit, IP telephony, wireless and unified switching products portfolio. 3Com will also run short presentations targeting resellers and end users on the Online stand.
“We are showing some of the latest technologies at our stand like RFID and mobile applications in key verticals like warehouse management,” said Venu Menon, divisional director, OnLine Distribution. “Working with our vendors, we aim to demonstrate the collective strength of the latest generation of network technology solutions on offer. Our role is to facilitate access to some of the most advanced, best-of-breed networking solutions for companies in the Middle East, and our stand display will demonstrate how effectively these technologies can work together.”
Networking technology is crucial asset to the expanding Middle East business sector, and to provide secure networks, Online and its major vendor partner Trend Micro will demonstrate a wide range of security solutions including anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-spyware offerings at Gitex this year. The two companies aim to educate their partners about Trend Micro’s channel programmes and partners can visit the stand for more information.
“Gitex is a great opportunity for both end users and partners to get updates on new products and technology and our product experts will be available to present customised networking solutions to meet regional business needs,” added Menon.
OnLine Distribution will be exhibiting at ZS-10 in Zabeel Hall.
About OnLine Distribution
OnLine Distribution Ltd. is a value-added distributor for data networking products and services covering Middle East, Western Asia and North Africa. It is a subsidiary of Datatec, an international networking and IT services group.
Based in the Jebel Ali Free Trade Zone of Dubai, Online has stocking locations and offices in both Jebel Ali and Riyadh. It provides its partners with technical expertise, network design solutions, logistics and sales support for all its vendors, as well as their large inventory of products.
