German-Dutch storage specialist and the leading player in the global storage arena today appointed Rashi Peripherals as its national distributor. With this new tie-up Rashi will now have external storage devices in its already broad based product basket.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ruud van der Linden, Senior VP Sales FREECOM said, “We were looking for a partner who not only has wide network but also has equally well set of products to compliment with our range of products and Rashi is surely going to provide us the right platform to create good market for us”.

To begin with Rashi is all set to market and sell FREECOM’ hard disk based external storage products including mobile, portable and desktop range. Further to this Rashi plans to expand FREECOM product portfolio that includes stunning multimedia products like Network MediaPlayer-35, (A Multimedia Player with integrated hard drive, Network connection and Media Streaming function) and MusicPAL (a Wireless digital internet radio and MP3 streamer).

Mr. Kapal Pansari, Director Marketing, Rashi Peripherals sounding ecstatic said, “With PC now being used much beyond conventional work especially for entertainment, users like to carry their personal data anywhere and everywhere. FREECOM with its wide range for various segments will prove to be a right solution for users looking for not only portability but also aesthetically appealing and rugged products.”

To keep data secure and safe in a portable storage device, FREECOM has pioneered in anti-shock unique soft-silicon cover that withstand bumps and drops even from a height of 2 metres. To cater to a wide segment of users, FREECOM drives are available in a range of capacities beginning from 80GB upwards and multiple Interface including USB 2.0 Win and MAC, FireWire 400 and 800 and eSATA. Some of the popular models include, ToughDrive 2.5" Pink, Mobile Mobile Drive 2.5”, Mobile Drive Pro 2.5”, FHD-2 Pro 2.5” and ToughDrive 2.5”. Some outstanding features of FREECOM products are as below: · Stylish, refined texture soft silicon cover · No cooling fan= no noise! · Backup software included · FAT 32 pre-formatted, ready to be used on PC and MAC! The range of FREECOM storage products will be available in India through Rashi and its network of 53 branches and more than 7000 partners spread across India. FREECOM products come with a warranty ranging from 1 year to 3 years.

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About Rashi Peripherals

Rashi is one of the leading distribution Companies in India with distribution of world famous brands like ASUSTEK, ALTEC LANSING , APC, COMPEX, HP, IBM, LENOVO, LOGITECH,PROCURVE, PROLINK, NETGEAR, SANDISK, SENAO, SONY, XFX. Channel Magazine – CRN has ranked Rashi at No.1 (in B Group) for I.T distribution in India. Apart from this Rashi is a member of the elite DQ Channels Silver Club. Rashi has its own ISO 9001:2001 accredited RP Tech Branded Systems. Its products comprise mostly high end, quality and premium range. Rashi has grown consistently over the period of years and its turnover for the financial year 2006-07 is expected to cross Rs. 480 Crore. Today Rashi has 50 Branches all across the country and more then 4000 Reseller base who are working together with us under various programs.

For more information please visit www.rptechindia.com.