Iomega Corporation, a leading provider of data management solutions announced their expansion plans for India. The company also announced the appointment of Tech Pacific as Iomega's new distributor.

James Payne, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Iomega Pacific Pte Ltd, who was in town for the launch said, "We have always recognised the potential of the Indian market and have enjoyed the trust of the customers here. With the storage industry market gaining importance in the Internet driven economy, it is an appropriate time for us to expand our presence in India. We have been represented well in India by our distributors for the past many years, the new appointments will ensure that we explore the new markets and realise the opportunities that the market offers."

Iomega will have a representative office in Mumbai. All new announcements come as a part of Iomega's expansion plans to focus and increase its market share in India. Iomega's direct presence in India will make its products more accessible to the customer. The company will also introduce several sales and marketing initiatives for the Indian market.

Commenting on the appointment of Tech Pacific as Iomega's new distributor, Sanjeev Gupta, Marketing Manager, Iomega Pacific Pte Ltd said, " Iomega is growing at an exponential rate in India. With Tech Pacific's strength of mass distributor across India, I am hopeful that we will be able to reach out to a larger customer base and to cities we have not been present in before. The association will help us penetrate further and capture a larger market share in India."

Tech Pacific India Ltd is the largest IT distribution company in India with a sales turnover of Rs. 11,000 million in 1999-00. It is also one of the fastest growing IT companies in the country. Tech Pacific is widely acknowledged as a professionally managed, system driven, IT distribution company with a two-tier, focused distribution model.

Iomega Corporation manufactures and markets the award-winning Zip, Jaz and PocketZip drives and disks and HipZipTM digital audio player, and markets the Iomega CD-RW drives and discs. Iomega's products help people to save, share, manage and create important information.

Address:
Iomega Pacific Pvt. Ltd,
India Representative office,
Fluite 802, Funtek Sentrak,
MMTC Bldg, Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (E), Mumbai - 400 051.

Tel: 982 0340509 (Manish)
Website: www.iomega.com

By : Sharmistha Chakraborthy

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