In order to encourage expansion in 2007 in the computer business, distributors are planning to look at global markets and new technologies and also work with the small and mid-sized-business market, according to experts.

Bob Dutkowsky, CEO of Tech Data, a computer business and distributor in Florida says that improving SMB reseller relationships and being ahead of technology trends and new products will help his company grow and be ready for the future.  Other computer businesses are following suit, operating under the mindset that those companies that move first will stay ahead.

While distribution executives wouldn’t offer any details about sales and earnings projections for 2007, they stated they thought the economy would resemble the economy in 2006.  Experts state that the next couple quarters will resemble a typical fourth and first quarter as customers deal with technology products.  The distributor channel of the computer business will be the key to growth.

Many distributors will be focusing on the following areas of business:  the SMB market; the consumer and commercial markets; mobility; services and the Asian market.  Because Asia is becoming a factor in business growth, computer businesses’ involvement here will become important.

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