VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The country’s one of the premier national value-added distributors, Neoteric infomatique has recently shut down its shop and closed its IT distribution operations in the Indian market. The IT ND has closed its all 35 branches across the country across 50+ cities in India. Established in 1991, this Mumbai based IT distribution giant had revenues of close to Rs. 2000 crore in FY15 and employed around 800 people. The company was headed by Paras Harshad Shah who has a great market standing. The distribution major has been working with 42 major brands including the likes of Lenovo, Gigabyte and D-Link. Though the exact reason for its closure could not be ascertained, as per market sources, Neoteric has run into huge market losses, with outstanding debts close to Rs 200 crores with various ... Read More

Applicable from May 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, the Partner Rewards Programme will recognize IRs under two categories – Biggest and Fastest Achievers – for their overall business performance in driving sales for the Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Suite for SMB, engineered specifically for SMB customers in India. The OpenTouch Suite for SMB offers all-in-one, end-to-end converged solution for voice and data, with zero touch deployment. It is the perfect response to the social, mobile and visual forces currently driving the needs of the SMBs. The Biggest Achievers category is open to IRs registered under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Partner Program. The accredited IR who achieves minimum ALE business with at least 20-per cent growth during the program period, as against the earlier eight months, will compete in the Biggest Achievers category. The Fastest Achievers category is open for existing as well as new IRs. New IRs need to get accredited by November 30, 2015 to participate in...

D-Link (India) Limited has appointed neoteric infomatique as its value-added distributor in a bid to expand its distribution network and enhance focus on futuristic networking. Neoteric will act as the promoter and facilitator of D-Link’s futuristic networking range across the length and breadth of the country. In recent times, D-Link has introduced a gamut of futuristic networking range that aims to benefit the new-age digital consumer lifestyle. D-Link’s range of futuristic products includes Wireless AC Series of Router, mydlink- Enabled Camera, Baby Camera, Media Streamer, Range Extender, IoT Range of products. neoteric as a value-added distributor will work towards propagating D-Link futuristic networking range and create a strong customer pull in the market. Commenting on the strategic development Tushar Sighat, Executive Director & CEO, D-Link (India) Ltd, said, “D-Link as an enabler of connectivity solution has products that are exclusively designed for today’s tech-s...

neoteric infomatique ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with Prime ABGB. As per the agreement, Prime ABGB will move its operations under neoteric and the company’s Founder Gulbirr Bhatia will join neoteric as Director, PC Components Business Unit and Emerging Technologies. “neoteric and Prime ABGB have always shared a common vision and passion for introducing unique and latest technology products in the Indian market. Our new partnership underscores our common goals and aligns our future growth,” said Paras Shah, CEO, neoteric informatique ltd . “More importantly, we are delighted to have Gulbirr Bhatia on-board to drive neoteric’s PC Components Business Unit. Gulbirr’s role will be that of an intrapreneur, identifying new technologies, strategizing partner engagement and managing the business in order to provide a major growth boost.” With 35 branches and 10,000+ channel partners across 750+ locations, neoteric will drive the distribution of Prime ABGB’s vendor portfo...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   neoteric, in association with Intel, has conducted Campus Buddies Season II at Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), during Technovanza'14, held in Mumbai from 28th to 30thDecember, 2014. This initiative has offered cutting-edge technological products and services to a large gathering of students, budding entrepreneurs and young technology enthusiasts who attended the event. Campus Buddies Season II has showcased an array of products like Inteli5 & i7 processors-enabled notebooks and AIOs at the event. This has enabled the students to avail live-product demonstrations through a “look-and-feel” and hands-on experience. The team has addressed various queries put forth by the student community and guided them through all their diverse technology-related hassles.

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     neoteric conducted Campus Buddies Season II in Mumbai, in association with Intel, at K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research on 11th & 12th December, 2014. This initiative aims at offering cutting-edge technological products and services to students at best prices, right within the comfort of their own college campus. The neoteric Team shortlisted a few students and gave them an opportunity to conduct this activity all by themselves in their college-campus. This was a part of their live project. They were accordingly trained by the neoteric Team and provided with the necessary resources to ensure effective execution. neoteric’s Sales Champ explained product specifications to them and coached them on how to conduct product demonstrations. The event showcased an array of products like Intel i5 and i7 processors-enabled notebooks and AIOs. The Team a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE To help small and medium businesses maximize their Return on Investment, neoteric infomatique limited, in association with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, will be conducting channel engagement road shows in India, starting from 5th November to 5th December. This will cover seven major cities, namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi. Varun Mata, Business Head, neoteric infomatique, said, "These road shows complement Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's major focus on the Indian SMB market. This initiative will empower our channel community to explore business opportunities and at the same time help us in partner recruitment and brand-building. Through this event, we look forward to educating partners on the latest technologies in a solutions format so that they can position and pitch end- to-end solution to their customers. Accordingly, we will be able to enhance Alcatel-Lucent Enterp...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE     neoteric infomatique ltd has joined hands with RIVACASE as the exclusive National Distributor for its range of "Protective Carrying Solutions". RIVACASE is a global brand in Universal Cases for Laptops, Tablets, Cameras and Hard Disks. This includes Tablets Sleeves and Cases, Laptop Bags, HDD Cases along with SLR Bags, Compact Camera Cases and Camcorder Cases, System and Bridge Camera Bags. Antoine Sangers, Sales Director, RIVACASE, said, "India’s growing economy makes it a promising market for us and we are very excited to penetrate into it through our strategic partnership with neoteric. neoteric’s end-to-end value-added support services, years of experience and robust distribution presence comprising a network of 10,000 partners spread across 500+ cities will definitely help us boost our market share and expand our worldwide presence as a leader in the ‘Protective Carrying Solutions’ space.” ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   neoteric infomatique limited  has successfully conducted a  Channel Partners’  Meet in Coimbatore. The main objective of the event was to promote and generate product awareness for Intel’s latest products amongst the partner community. During the Xplore & Evolve live-experience  “look and feel”  session conducted by neoteric, the channel partners got a hands-on experience on the demo products on display, viz., 2nd- Gen Intel Core processor and the 3rd-Gen Intel Core processor families. 2nd-Gen Intel Core processor and the 3rd-Gen Intel Core processor.... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   neoteric has rolled out two Onam-special schemes for Plustek in Cochin, Calicut and Trivandrum for channel partners and end-consumers.  Sanjay Kathuria, Group Business Manager-neoteric Infomatique ltd. said, "Through these festive schemes for Plustek, we seek to effectively enable our partners and end-consumers to avail of Plustek's superior- quality products. We have kick-started the year's festive season sales with a bang with this Onam-special offer." Jayesh Kurup, Sales Manager - Plustek INC, said, "neoteric's focused initiative comes as a first-of-its-kind opportunity for both partners and consumers in Kerala to avail of Plustek's premium -quality products. With these festive schemes, we are happy to set the ball rolling for Plustek's business plans this festive season and the year going forward." For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   It is recently announced that neoteric in association with PROMISE Technology will kick-start the ‘Visit for Demo’ campaign for Pegasus R4 /R6 RAID Storage at Authorised Reseller-stores across the country, covering North, South, East and West zones. The key objective of the campaign is to familiarize the visitors at these demo-zones with the ‘Pegasus’ experience. Moreover, as part of this ‘Visit for Demo’ campaign, these Authorised Reseller-stores will also have demos for Pegasus J2 and SANlink. Pegasus R4/R6 RAID Storage supports up to 6 / 4 SATA HDDs, 2 x Thunderbolt Technology Ports at 10 Gb/s, Hardware RAID 0, 1, 6, 5, 10, provides over 800MB/s / 500MB/s and supports Mac OS X. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE neoteric infomatique ltd. has rolled out an exclusive scheme, ‘LaCie Summer Bonanza’ for all LaCie Channel Partners including Partners who are doing business in small quantity. The objective of this scheme is believed to boost bulk-quantity sale and augment the sale of LaCie products which are high-end and which have a run-rate SKU.LaCie1TB/ 2TB D2 Quadra Triple interface/ Thunder bolt and Raid drives (external) are the products which come under this scheme. These pertain to an extensive product range with high performance solutions and enhanced reliability for professionals. Partners who qualify for the scheme will be rewarded with iPad/ Galaxy Note/ iPhone 3Gs/ Blackberry Bold/ Samsung Galaxy Y/ Nikon Coolpix camera depending on which slab they qualify for; the slabs comprise Bundle Purchase of run rate Series, Thunderbolt Series and RAID Series. Abhijit Ghosh, GM, neoteric Infomatique ltd., said, “LaCie, as a product-line has gain...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE MMD has appointed Neoteric as its exclusive distributor for South and West regions of India for Philips monitors. Neoteric will be responsible for distribution of the entire range of Philips monitors in these regions. This initiative is believed to extend MMD's reach in the southern and western Indian markets. The distribution is more efficient through a network of capable channel partners. As a result the consumers will benefit, as purchasing a Philips monitor becomes easier. MMD's regional distributor in the East is Technocrat Infotech Pvt Ltd, and in the North, Global Infonet. Together with neoteric in a regional distribution structure, MMD is able to reach out to all channel partners in every nook and corner of the country to distribute the Philips monitors. For More Details See www.varindia.com

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Huawei Enterprise has announced its channel-driven partnership with neoteric infomatique ltd. As part of this channel alliance, neoteric is believed to be responsible for promoting and generating demand for the Huawei's Enterprise solution portfolio across technology domains like Enterprise LAN, Enterprise Security, Cloud Computing, Unified Communications, Video Conference & Tele-presence, Video Surveillance, VDI, Data Center Solutions etc and create value for the enterprise segment in India. Gaurav Mohan, VP, Channels & Head of Mumbai Region, Huawei said, "We at Huawei firmly believe that channel partners form the backbone for our success in India. We wholeheartedly welcome neoteric as a distributor for Huawei Enterprise and are confident that with our combined efforts we would be able to target the enterprise segment in a better way.We are focused on verticals like Government, Healthcare, BFSI, Manufacturing and Communicati...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE neoteric technology solutions (NTS) has participated again in INTEROP with its complete gamut of solutions and services and launching two new sub-divisions Converged Technology Solutions (CTS) and Technology Enabled Services (TES). Anup Nair, Head NTS, neoteric said, "With NTS, neoteric leverages its unique vision, enviable reach, Go-To-Market strategy, performance driven innovative initiatives to ensure a distinctive experience, a feeling that is truly neoteric, into the enterprise sector. The Value Added approach that neoteric consistently strives to deliver, is the objective that NTS wishes to execute by supporting, training and enabling the partner to understand and satisfy the needs of their customer's end-to-end." He further added "INTEROP is the leading and most comprehensive business technology event worldwide that addresses the opportunities and challenges that companies face when putting technology into practice a...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Neoteric has added USB Flash Drives to its product portfolio further strengthening the relationship with Kingston Technology. The neoteric-Kingston association that began with Memory Modules got stronger with the addition of SSDNow and Secure Pen Drives products in January 2011. "This tie-up with Kingston Technology on the USB Pen Drives would help us achieve better penetration for Kingston range of products. With the current competitive market scenario, the introduction of USB Pen Drives will serve as an entry point to extend our reach further to newer partners and cities. "Mehul Kagalwala, DGM PC Components Group, neoteric info matique ltd said. "The Pen Drive market is an exponentially growing & competitive market and to ensure better market share we are banking on neoteric to leverage their reach. Neoteric continued the commendable job they did on the DRAM business line to the SSDNow and Secure Pend Drive Business and w...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE neoteric has announced "Trend Micro BEAT the HEAT' Quarterly incentive programme for its Channel partners. It is a point-based programme, wherein Trend Micro products have been assigned points and the channel partners have to accumulate the points. The programme is targeted at Tier-2 (Crusaders) set of partners and would be valid on purchases made from Authorized Sub-distributors (Titans) as well as neoteric. At the end of the quarter basis the amount of points accumulated by the partner, the partner can redeem those points against cool gifts that are on offer for each slab. The programme is an extension of "Be the Invincible" the loyalty programme that was launched in January. For More Details See www.varindia.com