Optimus signs distribution agreement with McAfee

The regional value added distributor of IT and telecommunications products, Optimus Technology and Telecommunications, signed a distribution agreement with McAfee, early this week. The partnership will see Optimus promote and distribute McAfee’ s complete business product range through its channel network across Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

As part of the agreement, Optimus will distribute and also conduct channel development activities, marketing activities and establish security solutions provider, McAfee’s value channel network in the

MENA region along with positioning McAfee as a solution of choice to complement a customer’s IT requirements.

“Our focus is to further strengthen the market reach for our global vendors whose products complement our existing product portfolio and thus ensuring that our partners have right to use the latest solutions with their end customers. The McAfee product offering is a value add to our best of the breed technology offering within the MENA market and complements our existing offerings within this space,” says Meera Kaul, Managing Director of Optimus Technology & Telecommunications.

“The addition of this brand to our product portfolio enhances our overall offering enabling Optimus to provide a comprehensive and complete solution to our partners and customers. It also continues our commitment started over the last few years to be one of the leading value added distributors addressing key customer technologies such as security,” adds Kaul

According to Hamed Diab, MENA Regional Director of McAfee, the Optimus partnership fits in well with McAfee as there is a huge demand for security solutions in the Mena market. “And our spotlight is to make security easy and usable. The value Optimus brings to the table is its immense market knowledge and its well built expertise in value added distribution, thus making them a partner was an ideal choice,” he adds.