July 13, 2007
ASBIS has reached a distribution agreement with SAPPHIRE Technology Ltd., the leading manufacturer of ATI-based graphics cards.
June 21, 2007
The partnership between the two companies began on June 12, 1992, when ASBIS, which was then engaged in small-scale HDD production for former Soviet republics, signed its first ever distribution agreement with a global IT vendor. From that moment, ASBIS has focused on sales, marketing and channel development for Seagate’s hard disc drives across all countries of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa.
May 22, 2007
ASBIS has announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Toshiba Europe GmbH to include Ukraine, one of the largest markets in Eastern Europe.
May 16, 2007
ASBIS Russia has extended its product offering by signing a distribution deal with AcBel, an innovative designer and manufacturer of power supply units.
April 23, 2007
ASBIS Croatia has been honoured with an award in recognition of “Outstanding job to ramp up Intel Core 2 Duo processor sales in Q4’2006”.
April 11, 2007
ASBIS Group received ‘Best Partner’ award for outstanding business results in the year 2006 from PQI.
March 29, 2007
Aleksandar Bukumirović: "The main challenge is to reconcile our local market with global distribution terms and conditions"...
March 07, 2007
ASBIS Europe BV has provided support to a Dutch team taking part in the Amsterdam Dakar Challenge Barrel Race 2007.
March 05, 2007
Andrey Velesko, regional sales director at ASBIS, comments on the current situation and prospects for Hungarian IT market.
February 15, 2007
Trish Egan, ASBIS Ireland country manager, reveals the secrets of phenomenal growth...
February 07, 2007
Components distributor Asbis has announced its first trading update since listing on London’s Alternative Investments Market (AIM) late last year. The company — which boasts a strong presence in the Middle East and North Africa — expects to record total group sales of US$1 billion for 2006.
January 22, 2007
Mitko Topalov, regional sales director at ASBIS, expects positive effects from Bulgaria's recent EU accession.
January 09, 2007
Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology, a major manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other hardware, has named ASBIS Ireland as exclusive distributor for its range of motherboards, graphic cards, networking and cooling products in Ireland. Gigabyte considers ASBIS as the ideal partner to ensure Gigabyte increases its market share in Ireland.
December 10, 2006
IT Europa, an authoritative publication on Europe’s ICT channel, published an article on ASBIS’ listing at the London Stock Exchange. The article refers to ASBIS as ‘a major contender in wholesale across eastern Europe’ and extensively quotes ASBIS’ CEO Siarhei Kostevitch, who comments on the company’s objectives and plans related to the listing.
December 10, 2006
IT Europa, an authoritative publication on Europe’s ICT channel, published an article on ASBIS’ listing at the London Stock Exchange. The article refers to ASBIS as ‘a major contender in wholesale across eastern Europe’ and extensively quotes ASBIS’ CEO Siarhei Kostevitch, who comments on the company’s objectives and plans related to the listing.
November 24, 2006
ASBIS Czech Republic has expanded its local product offering by signing up two new vendors – Targus and iiYama. Targus is the leading global supplier of notebook carrying cases and accessories, such as laser and optical PC mice, security locks, notebook sleeves, etc.
November 17, 2006
Russia has long been a distinctive IT market, with a limited presence of international distributors and PC vendors. Last time we visited the expansive nation,
there was a sense that this could change, but while PC assemblers remain strong, the distribution channel faces a number of threats. IT Europa assesses how the market has developed in the last 12 months…
October 27, 2006
Poland remains a notoriously local market, with few foreign distributors having a noteable presence, except Actebis and Tech Data which are placed first
and second in the country. But following EU accession in 2004, Polish distributors have been feeling on edge with the risk of more competitors entering the
market, and they are specialising in an attempt to fortify themselves. IT Europa looks deeper...
October 26, 2006
ASBIS Romania moved to expand its in-country operations by appointing two new sales representatives in the Romanian regions of Moldova and Banat. This expansion, due to include also Transylvania in the future, is part of a long-term corporate development strategy. This move follows the enlargement of the company’s warehouse area by 350 sq. m. in downtown Bucharest. To prop up the expansion ASBIS Romania also hired additional staff which now counts a total of 40 employees.
October 13, 2006
Two years ago, the PC market in the Czech Republic was becoming startlingly mature, and resembling a western market in all but name. Growth of PC unit shipments was slow, as a result of a saturated market - a population of 10 million were managing to buy 500,000 PCs a year. But sales growth has really picked up in the last year as vendors tap into the lucrative retail sector, and small businesses start buying notebooks. IT Europa assesses how the market is shaping up for 2007...