Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 25^th March 2003

Ahmad Abdul Karim Julfar, GM Comtrust, and Mr. S Bukhary, Group Director of SMB,
sign the new agreement, as Saoud Shamsi, Sales Manager Comtrust and Shivkumar Gopal, GM Corporate SMB look on.

Comtrust continues to widen its market reach, with the announcement of SMB Group as the latest member of the Comtrust Solutions Partner (CSP) program.

Based in Dubai, SMB Group is the region’s leading distributor of IT products, and represents a vital cog in the growing Comtrust network of partners. Founded in 1980, today the SMB Group is the acknowledged leader in networking solutions, corporate sales, distribution and retailing of major information technology brands in the region. Representing some of the best known brands in the industry, SMB’s network covers extensively, the Middle East, North Africa and the CIS regions.

Speaking after signing the deal, Ahmad Abdul Karim Julfar, General Manager of Comtrust said, “SMB Group bring their own unique offering to the CSP program, with skill sets and abilities strongly focused on delivering apt, timely products and solutions to clients. Alongside it’s established retailing expertise in targeted products from such brand names as Tridion – Web Content Management Software, Fujitsu-Siemens, Acer, Samsung and Epson, SMB will be able to compliment our comprehensive e-solutions and products, thereby enhancing value for their customers. The deal will allow Comtrust to increase the reach of its fully integrated, end-to-end e-solutions and services to organizations from the public and private sector, throughout the region.”

In recent times, major industries such as banking, telecommunications and airlines, have looked to seamlessly integrate web-based applications into their existing business structures. SMB have acknowledged this paradigm, and have expanded their offerings by entering into a strategic partnership with Comtrust.

Mr. S. I Bukhary, Group Director of SMB commented, “We are delighted to be a part of the Comtrust Solution Partners program, as it extends our offering to the market substantially. By associating with us to sell and market Comtrust’s comprehensive portfolio of e-solutions, SMB will be better placed to provide comprehensive, one-stop-shop e-solutions to its customers throughout the region.”