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Jaffer Brothers and Acision
partner to market and distribute mobile data solutions
in Afghanistan
Jaffer Brothers Pvt. Limited
(JBL), a leading provider
of integrated IT solutions,
and Acision, a world leader
in mobile data, have recently
announced a partnership
which enables JBL to market
and distribute Acision’s
mobile messaging and data
solutions in Afghanistan. The
partnership, which forms part
of Acision’s Channel Partner
Programme, is an extension
of an existing working
relationship between Acision
and JBL in Pakistan, and will
allow both companies to tap
into new market opportunities
within the Middle East.
The agreement, which was
signed in a contract signing
ceremony in March 2011
between Acision Pakistan
Country Director, Mr. Salman
Nayyar, and Director of
Operations at JBL, Mr. Zia
ul Haque, will enable JBL to
extend its existing portfolio
of IT solutions and offer more
comprehensive solutions to
operators in the region. By
working with JBL, Acision will
gain increased insight into the
Afghan market by leveraging
JBL’s existing relationships
with carriers while delivering
its innovative solutions.
“Afghanistan is slated to be
one of the fastest growing
mobile markets in the Middle
East. It is expected to
continue its growth, reaching
24.5 million mobile subscriber
connections by 2014, and
making it one of the most
exciting markets in the region,”
said Salman Nayyer, Country
Director, Acision Pakistan. “As
a proven partner in Pakistan,
we believe that JBL will play
a key role in helping us meet
operators’ strategic demands in
Afghanistan.”
“Based on our in-country
Aptec signed as sole
Symantec distie for Pakistan
Aptec hosts reseller partners at
Pakistan roadshow to launch Symantec solutions
Aptec Holdings has recently completed
a two days channel event in
Pakistan, to launch its activities as the
newly signed sole distributor for Symantec
in the country.
The distributor hosted over 60 reseller
partners at the events in Karachi and Lahore,
which were intended to introduce
Symantec’s latest solutions, and train
resellers in the technology.
The event included sessions on endpoint
security, and Symantec’s offerings for the
data centre.
Zia ul Haque
expertise, we strongly believe
that mobile data will be
a key differentiator in the
increasingly competitive
Afghan mobile landscape,”
said Zia ul Haque, Director
of Operations, JBL. “Acision
and JBL both share the same
vision and passion to meet
operator requirements, and
we are pleased to extend our
According to Aptec, the IT market in
Pakistan is expected to grow 35% yearon-year
as of 2010.
Essam Baghdady, VP of Aptec Group
said: “While the IT market showed contracting
trends worldwide by 3% and the
European market was even hit harder,
the Middle East and Africa on the other
hand saw a 5% growth in spite of the
worldwide recession. On a positive note
the IT spending according to researchers
and analysts hit the bottom and now is
on the recovery road. Pakistan showed
existing relationship from
Pakistan. By leveraging
our strong relationships
with leading operators, we
will be able to market and
distribute Acision’s mobile
data solutions portfolio
successfully.” Acision is the
world leader in mobile data
and a pioneer of mobile
messaging globally. Its
product portfolio includes
mobile data services, mobile
data control and mobile
data charging solutions,
supporting customers
worldwide to drive new
revenues with innovative new
services, while controlling
optimizing and monetizing
data traffic. With over 28
years of experience, JBL is a
leading provider of integrated
IT solutions including servers,
data centers, ERP and network
and security solutions in
Pakistan and the Middle East. T
Essam Baghdady
promising indications and the potential
growth outlook with the ICT sector is
estimated at $12.8 billion. T
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