Matrox adds ASI Canada as an Authorized Distributor

Partnership allows ASI to offer a wide range of graphics solutions to the Canadian market

MONTREAL — Nov. 7, 2013 — Fremont, California-based ASI Computer Technologies, a leading distributor of computer components and peripheral products to over 20,000 VARs throughout North America with branch locations in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, has recently been added as a Matrox Graphics Authorized Distributor in Canada.

ASI has been an authorized distributor in the United States for many years while developing a unique customer base consisting of VARs and System Integrators who have built their businesses by specializing in the support of the SMB market segment and specific verticals such as digital signage, a key focus for Matrox. This competency lead to the expansion of both companies partnerships and the addition of ASI Canada as an authorized distributor.

“We’re very excited about the opportunity to further develop our business in Canada. Matrox has excelled at engineering products that target specific vertical markets such as digital signage, medical imaging, high performance graphics design, video entertainment, as well as finance and ASI serves customers that specialize in all these markets,” said Kent Tibbils, ASI VP of Marketing. “Our customers benefit tremendously from technology such as that which is available from Matrox, that allows them to add more capability and greater value to their purpose-built hardware solutions.”

Because of its technical relevance, graphics has always been a cornerstone of ASI’s product offering dating back to the company’s early years. “Having an opportunity to work closer with a company as well established as Matrox will be extremely valuable to ASI and our Canadian resellers,” noted Renaldo Dwarka, ASI Canada Business Development Manager.

Graphics solutions continue to be one of the focus product segments at ASI and the company has a positive outlook in to the future as various segments that utilize high performance video continue to grow. Graphics technology is a key component in these verticals where ASI has implemented strategic focus.
"From our well-established position in many key Canadian markets, we are expanding our H.264 encoding business, our control room business with products such as KVM extenders and video wall controller boards and our digital signage business, particularly in luxury applications where special effects are applied to the outputs of today's most popular digital signage media players," said Samuel A. Recine, Director of Sales - Americas & Asia Pacific, Matrox Graphics Inc. "We are counting on ASI Canada’s expertise to help expand our footprint in these growth markets."

About ASI
Fremont, California-based ASI has been a leader in the distribution of IT products for over 20 years and also offers custom integration on notebooks, desktops, servers, and NAS systems. Founded in 1987, the company has rapidly grown to become the partner of choice for over 20,000 VARs throughout North America. ASI offers an extensive line of products, components and services, and also provides ISO-9001 compliant system integration and value add contract assembly. Experienced technical support team, knowledgeable sales, dynamic marketing, and innovative management have helped the company achieve an impressive $1.5 billion in sales. http://www.asipartner.com phone contact 1-800-2000-ASI.

About Matrox Graphics Inc.
Matrox Graphics is a leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professional markets. In-house design expertise, top-to-bottom manufacturing, and dedicated customer support make our solutions the premier choice in industries that require stable, high-reliability products. Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit www.matrox.com/graphics.

Matrox and Matrox product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Matrox Electronic Systems, Ltd. and/or Matrox Graphics Inc. in Canada and/or other countries. All other company and product names are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of their respective owners.

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