Brother appoints Spice Net as value distributor

MUMBAI



NOVEMBER 26, 2006

Spice Net has entered into a distribution alliance with imaging and printing

major Brother International (India). Spice Net will be the sales and service

distributor for marketing Brother's range of laser printers and multi-function

devices as an overall IT solution. This further enhances Brother's partner

strength, with Godrej & Boyce, Lipi Data Sytems and Kores. Accel ICIM is the

third party service provider.

Arun Seth, CEO, Spice Net, said, "We are into several key areas of

business, starting with our focus on the core business of being a systems

integrator (SI) and office automation business. We are confident of leveraging

our strengths in the fields of IT and OA, with our products, processes and

practices, thus providing our clients with single point of contact and multiple

deliveries and installations. This will enable us to tap into the corporate and

institutional markets."

Vishal Sriwastv, Country Manager, Brother International (India), said,

"Our objective is to constantly extend our reach and penetration, coupled

with a responsive service network that translate into wider acceptability of

Brother products. The initiatives are in keeping with our global focus on

customer satisfaction across the value chain, to provide the end-customer a

better value proposition."

According to the company, SPICE, which stands for 'Synchronized Performance

through Information, Communication and Entertainment', seeks to fulfill the

integrated technological needs of global customers. The company has strategic

alliances with industry leaders like IBM, Acer, Intel, Microsoft, Novell and

D-Link. Being a supplier of quality hardware, software and information

technology solutions, coupled with world-class after-sales support, Spice Net

has emerged as a leading player in the space.