ASBIS and AVG Technologies announced the opening of special marketplace dedicated to online sales and technical support for domestic users of AVG products.

Stripes were very present on the runways recently as many famous designers embraced lines as a key pattern for their 2011 collections. Canyon is bringing the latest trend at a whole new level by introducing a unique lineup of computer accessories with the vertical style.

The first graduates of the security solutions school, organized in Voronezh by ASBIS and Microsoft.

Polish financial newspaper Parkiet writes that IT distributor ASBIS has announced growing profit margins and revenues. Article in Polish.

Slovenia, Slovakia and Croatia are good examples of how emerging regions can be viewed differently from the mature markets of western Europe.

ChannelEMEA.com reports that Asbis has revealed first quarter 2008 sales up 38.9% year-on-year at US$360m.

After its secret success in Russia as a Dell distributor was first revealed in IT Europa in September last year, ASBIS has just announced that it has become Dell's authorised distributor in Ukraine.

Infoweek.bg reports that ASBIS Bulgaria has taken another decisive step. After announcing the distribution contract with Acer, now the company revealed to the press its partnership with Dell. The brands are ranked respectively 3rd and 2nd on the global mobile PC market.

Warsaw Business Journal informs that Asbis has reported its net profit for 2007 at $18.7 (zł.43.4) million - 68.8 percent higher than in 2006. The company posted sales for 2007 at $1.4 (zł.3.25) billion, a 38.5-percent y/y rise.

TechNews.bg informs that ASBIS Bulgaria has reported 42 per cent growth in revenues in 2007 reaching $28 million. This has been revealed by regional director Mitko Topalov at a press conference held in Sofia's Hilton hotel.

Gazeta.pl reports that registered in Cyprus and listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, ASBIS as an IT distributor may carry out a small take-over in Poland though it is not in talks yet, but this is what may be inferred from February 29 statements of Siarhei Kostevitch, the company’s CEO.

Components distributor Asbis' Middle East and Africa operations appear to be in good shape after registering sales of $39m during the last quarter.

Spółka informatyczna Asbis Enterprises Plc miała 9,37 mln USD skonsolidowanego zysku netto przypisanego akcjonariuszom jednostki dominującej w IV kw. 2007 roku

Mainly difficult to work in, very few areas that resemble the rest of Europe in business practices or normal contracts - the CIS represents the wild frontier in IT sales.

Notebook vendor Toshiba has moved to allay any suggestions that it is under-distributed in the Saudi market by awarding in-country distribution rights to Asbis and Redington.

Results of voting „The Best Russian IT Distributor 2007” organized by the most popular channel publication CRN/Russian Edition, analithical agency IT Research and Business Exchange were pronounced in IT Forum 2007 "IT market in Russia".

The Russian IT market is going through a period of transition, as it inches ever nearer to Western norms of operation, and seeks to join the World Trade Organisation. The top dogs in distribution and assembly remain the local players, but, as this survey shows, companies like Dell on the hardware side, and German PC-Ware, one of Microsoft's biggest European partners, are betting that now is the time to get involved…

Eastern European disti ASBIS reports higher pre-tax profits for the first half of 2007, boosted by a 27% surge in revenues. Pre-tax profit increased to $3.8m (€2.8m) from $2.9m (€2.1m) in the same period last year as revenues jumped to $540.1m (€396m) from $426.4m (€313m).

Distribution outfits Asbis and Logicom have both recorded net profits for the first half of the year, but the level of their earnings reiterates the exhausting task that IT wholesalers face to make their endeavours financially worthwhile.

Components distributor Asbis Middle East has signed an agreement with Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) to offer the vendor's complete motherboard range for AMD platforms and its PC-chip motherboards for Intel.