Abacus Electric

traditional Czech distributorsince 1992

Short history

The company was established in February 1992 in České Budějovice by two partners. The business started with import of hard drives, memory modules

and processors. Purchase was always from abroad since beginning. Abacus Computer started to grow in import business and gained important market share on Czech market. Further expansion was through group of subsidiaries in the biggest cities in Czech Republic and nowadays also abroad. Important sales tool became B2B e-shop Netkoloniál.

Main milestones1992 company establishment1997 opening subsidiary in Praze a Ostravě1998 start of PC mass produktion1999 certificate ISO 90012001 opened B2B e-shop Netkoloniál2006 opened subsidiary in Brno from former CHI2007 new information system I62008 opening subsidiary in Poland and Slovakia2009 new distribution contracts (Patriot, Raidmax, …)

Basic dataEstablishment date February 1992Employees 50Registered capital 20 000 000 CZKCompany type LtdWarehouse storage 1 970 m2*2009 turnover 740 000 000 CZK

* We are constructing new warehouse and logistics centre these days and new company headquarters in České Budějovice.

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Main productsCPU • RAM modules • HDD • servers • DVD/BRD (R/RW) drives and home DVD players and recorders • consumer electronics • CDRW drives • CPU coolers • add-on cards • computer cases • mainboards • printers • monitors • graphic cards • keyboards • mice • LAN products • memory media • scanners • digital cameras and video cameras • speakers • sound cards • UPS • notebooks • networking • software • Wi-Fi components • media centers • data projectors • computers • consumer materials • backup units • TV tuners analogue and digital • set-top boxes for DVB-T • LCD TV • GPS navigations • GSM phones • weatherstations • torches

Main brands• A4tech • Lifeview• Acer • Mellanox• AMD • Microsoft• Areca • NEC • Asus • OCZ • Canon • Patriot• Cooler Master • Raidmax• Evolve • Samsung• Gigabyte • Seagate• Globo • Supermicro• HP • Technisat• Ink-Tank • Thecus• Intel • TP-link• Kingston • WD• LG Electronics • Xilence

Important advantages• four subsidiaries in Czech Republic and central warehouse with shipments all over the country• shipment free of charge when invoiced over 4999 CZK and purchased over e-shop• shipment free of charge when invoiced over 9999 CZK without limits• three main customers groups (small retail shops, e- shops, retail chains)• traditional focus on component business

Important advantages• three main focuses of business – IT components, servers/notebooks/PCs, consumer electronics• Abacus is the biggest Czech servers vendor and main partner for AMD Opteron for region of Middle Europe• high business rating by agency Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. with 1A1 rating and excellent situation• own brand of consumer electronics Evolve sold in Czech, Slovakia, Poland, Netherlands and other countries – very well recognized on markets (Google search 21 mil. searches, Seznam.cz search 7400/per week)

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