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Aptec & Symantec-a Winning Combination - 25 January 2002

Dubai, January 24th 2002, Aptec Gulf boasts a great success at the Symantec partners event.

A first of its' kind partners event was organized by Symantec, where they invited 20 of their top partners to a day on board of a traditional, superb, 65-foot long schooner and went sailing into the Arabian Gulf Sea, as a form of "Thank You" for a great year.

Following another year of successful distribution of Symantec products, where Aptec Gulf has more than doubled its' Symantec sales in year 2001 as compared to year 2000. As a result Aptec Gulf was rewarded with the prestigious "Distributor of the Year 2001" award.

"Aptec Gulf has shown a serious commitment to becoming a Symantec partner by all means. Hiring new support staff and affording the channel with extra value services & signing the VAD agreement, we are very happy with their performance and very optimistic about a bright future for both companies ", said Kevin Isaac, Regional Sales Manager- Symantec Middle East.

"Symantec is a leading brand in the world of IT security, and as a value added distributor we are finding the solutions we are providing very popular and in high demand, enhancing the business for all the channel creating a great supply chain benefiting all, starting with the vendor ending with the end user", said Bahaa Salah regional General Manager Aptec Gulf, Levant and Africa.