Till now ELKO Group has distributed Microsoft OEM (original equipment manufacturer) production intended for sale only in package with new computers in Baltic countries, Slovenia, Romania and Slovakia. With this new agreement ELKO Group gets also rights to distribute Microsoft FG (finished goods) products: licenses of companies (Open License, Open Value), retail products (Full Packaged Products) and licenses with special allowances for education institutions (School Agreement). The concluded agreement allows distributing of above mentioned products not just in Latvia but also in other member countries of the European Union.

Along with concluding of this agreement ELKO Group begins to develop its activity also in the sale of software products expanding the choice of offered products with products of Microsoft which are very urgent at the moment of economical crisis and varying the possibilities of its licensing. So customers will get possibility to obtain full choice of Microsoft software.

Concluding this agreement ELKO Group has increased its competence in the trade of Microsoft products and customers will have possibility to get more qualitative consultations about Microsoft products which will be more satisfying for business needs of specific customer and about possibilities of its advantageous purchasing.

“ELKO Group is strong Latvian company acknowledged as solid and important cooperation partner in all region of Eastern Europe having good reputation and branched distribution channels. The concluded agreement is good basis for attracting of new customers and increased choice possibilities for consumers in Latvia and other European countries,” Daiga Trumpe evaluates, manager of business development and marketing, Microsoft Latvia.

Ilgonis Inspēters, distribution manager of company ELKO Group, commented signed distribution agreement saying: “The concluding of this agreement is important step in long term work between companies ELKO Group and Microsoft allowing to expand and improve offering provided for our customers. We appreciate confidence of the globally leading software developer and are sure that the expanding of this collaboration will give additional benefices for both companies and also for our customers.”

Established in 1975, Microsoft is the world’s leading computer and server software manufacturer, service provider and Internet technologies developer. The Microsoft Corporation develops and manufactures a wide range of software products, including end and network operating systems, server application software in client server environments, business application software and office application software, interactive software and games, tools for working in the Internet and projecting tools. In addition, Microsoft offers interactive (on-line) services, publishes books about computers, manufactures peripheral devices for computers, and deals with research and the development of new computer technology. Microsoft products are sold in more than 80 countries around the world, translated into more than 45 languages (including Latvian) and are compatible with most personal computer platforms.

ELKO Group was founded in 1993. It is Latvia's biggest enterprise and since 2007 has operated with an annual turnover of greater than one billion USD. The main operational direction of the enterprise is the wholesale of computer engineering and electronic goods in the Baltic States, Central and Eastern Europe and CIS countries.

The enterprise represents more than 80 producers and sells their goods to approximately 6300 retailers, local providers of computer engineering solutions and system integrators. ELKO Group offers more than 9000 product names from the world's most famous suppliers – Acer, Intel, Seagate, Samsung, Sony, TomTom, Western Digital and others. Currently, there are more than 340 people employed in the enterprise. ELKO Group is owned by several private persons, as well as by IT Investīcijas JSC, Amber Trust investment fund and investment funds related to East Capital Asset Management.

 

Kristine Saulriete

ELKO Grupa JSC

Director of Marketing and Communications

Telephone: + 371 6709 3214

Fax: + 371 6709 3299

E-mail: kristine_saulriete@elkogroup.com

http://www.elkogroup.com