Shani Peripherals appointed as Gold distributor for Maipu

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DQC Bureau
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SNIGDHA KARJATKAR

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MUMBAI

OCTOBER 24, 2006

Ahmedabad-based Shani peripheral has been appointed as Gold distributor by
Maipu communications. Maipu Communication Technology is a provider of data
communication and security equipment in China and other countries. Shani would
distribute its router series.

"In an bid to enter the enterprise technology market, we proactively figure
out the world technology players and approach them," said Kshitij Desai,
Director, Shani Peripherals, commenting on the association with Maipu.

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“Maipu products are fundamentally strong as it is a product of their own R&D
and not a copy," said Kshitij Desai, Director, Shani Peripherals. The routers
are compatible with Cisco routers and is currently in use by many companies in
India including, Reliance Infocomm, Airtel, BSNL, IRTC and NTC. The
international customers are spread in India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal and
Europe.

A strategy to appoint distributors at regional or state level is still under
consideration. “Our team will assist system integrators to pitch the product at
various verticals, especially government and enterprise segments,” informs
Desai.

According to Desai, various road-shows and seminars will be conducted to
familiarize the brand with Indian consumers. “Soon after Diwali we are going in
a big way to create awareness about Maipu. We also intend to participate in
Convergence 2007 that will be held in Delhi,” informed Desai.

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In the international market Maipu already has set of leading names such as
Bank of China, Industrial Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Telecom,
China Mobile, China Unicom, BNI, BCA, Bank Syariah, Mandiri, Nepal Telecom,
Nepal Bank Limited as their customers.

Maipu was established in 1993 and has around 40 branches in China and 60
strategic partners. Maipu is the largest supplier of integrated DDN and
enterprise-class IP(VOIP) equipment. Maipu turnkey products offer cost-effective
communication, integrated security, and network convergence.