SES is exclusive distributor for Kobian's Mercury optical drives

Mumbai: SES Technologies have been appointed the exclusive distributors for Kobian's Mercury range of optical drives. SES already has an existing arrangement with Kobian for distributing motherboards and peripherals.

With this alliance, SES will be able to focus on the opportunities in the emerging optical drives market. The products available include 52x CD-RW drive, 16x DVD-Rom drive and 56x CD-Rom drive under the Mercury brand name.

For an effective interaction with SIs, SES has planned a series of road shows titled ''SES Optical Summit'', wherein the Mercury range of optical drives will be showcased. The inaugural event, hosted by Sybex Marketing, kicks off on 22 August 2003 at Hotel Peninsula, Sion, Mumbai, and target the SIs. The summit will be rolled out to other areas in Mumbai in a phased manner and subsequently the company also plans to phase roll to other cities in the country.

Says SES Technologies marketing manager Ramdas Shenoy: "Our programme is in continuation of our objective of working closely with channel partners and system integrators. Further, with the introduction of Mercury''s range of optical devices, we shall be able to offer our channel partners an attractive a product solution positioned on a value-for-money proposition."

One of the top companies on the Indian IT distribution scene, SES started operations in 1992. SES is today ranked as the fourth-largest distributor in India. The company has a strong strength and network of about 3,500 channel partners and continued association with major international vendors.

SES is involved in product lines that includes components, networking, peripheral, multimedia, casings and telecom products. The vendors associated with the company are Intel, Molex, Kobian, Seagate, IBM, Acer, Sony, Compex, Enterasys, Maxtor, Promise and Lexmark. In storage are Adaptec and Tandberg Data.