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Micro-P Secures Distribution Agreement with Samsung

Distributor Micro-P has signed a contract with technology giant Samsung to sell its PBX and communication solutions. The deal sees established UK technology distributor Micro-P further bolster its presence and credentials in the fixed line channel.

As their largest UK IT distributor, Micro-P already have an established track record of delivering for Samsung across the rest of their business with distribution agreements for products including consumer electronics, PC, optical and monitors, which is unique in the distribution channel.

Data specialist Micro-P are driving forward plans to develop their complete product offering and their commitment to delivering convergence across voice, data and mobile solutions sees them leading the way in UK distribution.

“Samsung are an important partner for Micro-P and so we are delighted to be able to add their portfolio of communication product which includes their award winning OfficeServ 7000 PBX range, to further extend our comms solutions. Voice and telephony is a real focus for our business this year and this deal is crucial for us in strengthening our reseller offering and helping us deliver our objectives for the year.” Said Gerry O’Keeffe, Managing Director, Micro-P

He went on to say, “We believe providing our resellers with new opportunities for growth by realising the benefits of converging technologies is crucial in achieving margin growth for both them, us and vendors such as Samsung.”

Alex Lister, General Manager of Communications at Micro-P added, “As part of our Samsung launch we are also announcing the launch of our Samsung Centre of Excellence aimed at giving our customers exclusive access to the best in Samsung technical support and product knowledge. Our business has a reputation for first class customer service and technical support and we aim to extend this to our comms offering.”

“Micro-P is a proven Samsung distributor and with a dynamic and evolving business model and their understanding of converging technologies we believe they are well placed to serve our customers.

Our OfficeServ 7000 Converged Communications Servers have been designed to deliver advanced voice, data and wireless communications in a single, secure IP platform. The market place is showing a high growth in VoIP and converged comms so the timing of our deal with Micro-P couldn’t have been better for both businesses.” Said Paul Templeton , General Manager of Samsung’s Office Network Division.

Micro-P will be fully stocked to take orders from Mid January 2010.