Globalnet awarded Motorola's Distributor of the Year Award

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – 18 March 2007 – Motorola has named Globalnet its 2006 ‘Distributor of the Year Award’ winner for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region.

“Globalnet registered a commendable performance in terms of sales growth in 2006 and it played a significant role for the brand in making strong gains in terms of market share in the region,” said Patrick Mulligan, Vice President, Motorola Mobile Devices, MENAT region.

Globalnet won several accolades in the past which includes ‘Business Development Award’ in 2002, ‘Distributor of the year Award for High sales Growth’ in 2004 and Motorola’s ‘Best Overall Distributor Award’ for 2005.

“Keeping in pace with the changes in the telecom market place we took several strategic initiatives in the past year - this had augmented well for us. While the RAZR & SLVR series phones helped post an impressive sales figures in 2006, we look forward to continued growth pattern in 2007 especially with the new Motorola product line-up”, said Neal Barros, General Manager of Globalnet, a Koohiji Group Company.

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About Globalnet:

Globanet, a part of the Dubai based Koohiji Group, is the authorised distributor for Motorola products in the UAE since 1997. The company has won several awards for its marketing successes, including the 2005 Motorola ‘Distributor of the Year’ award for the MENA region. Globalnet is one of the four strategic business units of the Koohiji Group which markets a diverse portfolio of products including telecommunication & office automation products and wireless communication products.

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