DUBAI, 18 October 2003 — Toshiba says it recognizes GITEX as one of the most important IT exhibitions not only in the Middle East but in the world.
Isao Sugehara, general manager of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd., says: “GITEX is such an important platform that it is always chosen to introduce the latest innovative products and solutions.
“This year, Toshiba’s electronic imaging division will unveil the most strategic color digital multifunctional products that are a first for the region — the eStudio 3511/4511 that combines high-speed black-and-white production with scanning, printing and copying in color. “GITEX is the number one IT showcase in the Middle East and it is rated so highly that personal attendance is mandatory.” Sugehara heads the Electronic Imaging Division (EID) of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd., the regional headquarters for Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Africa. EID is responsible for sales, marketing and services of copiers, facsimiles and digital multifunctional systems.
In addition to support from the team in Singapore, Toshiba has direct access to the Middle East through a subsidiary, Toshiba Gulf FZ located in Jebel Ali, Dubai.
Other senior management from Toshiba group visiting GITEX include Masakazu Shimazu, managing director of Toshiba Singapore Pte Ltd., and Kazuaki Ushiyama, general manager of the international sales and marketing division of Toshiba TEC Corporation, Japan.
Toshiba Electronic Imaging Division’s strategic partners will be at Toshiba stand at F2-1, Hall 2. They are AI-Futtaim Electronics, Dubai; Arabian Business Machines Co., Riyadh; Badr Electric Co., Tehran; EI-Araby Co. for Trading & Manufacturing, Cairo; Elektromak Buro Makineleri San. Ve Tic. A.S., Istanbul; and Yemen Trading and Construction Co. Ltd., Sanaa.
