| USRobotics’ PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
APPOINTS KEATING TECHNOLOGIES
EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE
Multimillion dollar agreement signed
to provide sales, marketing and service programs
to Canadian customer base.
Keating Technologies Inc. of Markham,
Ontario announced it has signed an exclusive agreement with USRobotics, Inc., a leading
manufacturer of information access systems and products. Keating Technologies will
be the Canadian Manufacturers’ Representative for USRobotics’ Personal
Communications Division products.
The agreement between USRobotics and
Keating Technologies encompasses all Personal Communications Division products including
the Sportster, Mac & Fax and Worldport lines of PCMCIA and desk-top high-speed modems.
Additionally, Keating will represent the Courier line of desktop and PCMCIA modems.
Keating Technologies is the leading
Canadian manufacturers’ representative to the microcomputer industry. The
multimillion dollar contract between the two companies will support USRobotics’
Personal Communications Division’s Canadian market growth objectives.
Keating Technologies will increase USRobotics’ Canadian presence and create new opportunities by implementing integrated
sales, marketing, and technical support programs that support the reseller, corporate,
government and education markets. The additional layer of customer-oriented programs
that Keating Technologies will deliver through it’s offices in Toronto, Montreal and
Vancouver, will further establish USRobotics’ leadership position in the Canadian
modem market.
“Keating Technologies has a proven
track record and significant expertise in Canada’s channel and corporate markets.
This history, supported with strong internal systems and infrastructure, has
equipped Keating Technologies to build upon our current success in the Canadian
market,” said Michael Seedman, Vice President and General Manager of USRobotics
Personal Communications Division. “They are uniquely positioned to deliver
increased benefits to all segments of our Canadian Customer base.”
“Our mandate is to increase USRobotics’ Personal Communications Division market presence and customer satisfaction
in Canada,” states Larry Keating, President of Keating Technologies Inc.
“Leveraging our nine year history of customer service and sales leadership, we
predict a significant benefit to USRobotics PCD’s Canadian customers by providing
a deeper and broader level of service.”
USRobotics Corporation, headquartered in
Skokie, Ill., is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of information access
systems and products. The Personal Communications Division and Corporate/Systems
Division are located in Skokie, Ill. Manufacturing operations are located in Skokie,
Morton Grove, Ill and Salt Lake City, Utah. Other USRobotics companies include
Salt Lake City, Utah based Megahertz Corporation, focused on mobile and wireless
information access solutions; USRobotics Ltd., with offices in Winnersh and Windsor,
England; USRobotics, s.a. in Villeneuve d’Ascq, France; and P.N.B., s.a., based in
Suresnes, France.
Keating Technologies Inc. is Canada’s
leading manufacturer’s representative to the microcomputer industry. The
Company, headquartered in Toronto, provides industry-leading sales, marketing and
technical support services through offices in Vancouver and Montreal.
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