- Comprehensive Turnkey Solution Provides Software, Hardware and
Logistics Support -
- Partners with ARCHOS to Provide Android Tablets with Customized
Applications to Readers -
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) announced today that its subsidiary
TigerDirect has launched PubTab, a comprehensive, turnkey solution which
enables publishers to implement their digital subscriber initiatives.
PubTab provides publishers with a customized Android tablet for their
readers, full logistics capabilities including order fulfillment, and
customer and technological support.
TigerDirect has partnered with ARCHOS, a leading Android tablet
manufacturer, to provide the hardware for the solution, which includes a
fully functional 10 inch tablet, complete with a camera and 1GHz CPU
running the Android platform. The tablet has been specifically designed
for publishers and at a price point that allows it to be bundled into
subscriber marketing campaigns.
Richard Leeds, Systemax’s Chairman and CEO, commented, “The launch of
PubTab highlights our unique ability to serve the B2B and B2C market
place and utilizes our strong vendor relationships, state of the art
call centers and extensive logistics capabilities. As a result we are
able to provide a one-stop solution that allows publishers to deliver a
customized tablet with preloaded content applications to their
subscribers. We are pleased to have partnered with ARCHOS, as they are a
proven and reliable manufacturer for this unique solution.”
“We are proud to partner with Systemax and TigerDirect on this
opportunity to take digital media to the next level,” Henri Crohas, CEO
of ARCHOS said. “As media consumption changes, it is important to
understand how people want their news delivered and this offering is the
perfect solution for today’s technology-driven society.”
Philadelphia Media Network Inc., owner and publisher of The
Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and
philly.com, was the first company to utilize TigerDirect’s unique
solution to offer a discounted Android tablet packaged to subscribers.
The tablet included four pre-loaded applications that displayed digital
versions of its two newspapers and website to subscribers.
About TigerDirect
TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com)
serves the needs of both personal and business computer users, selling
consumer electronics, computers, digital media technology and
peripherals via catalog, business to business, and Internet channels.
TigerDirect is a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com),
a Fortune 1000 company, sells personal computers, computer components
and supplies, consumer electronics and industrial products through a
system of branded e-Commerce websites, retail stores, relationship
marketers and direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The
primary brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and
Global Industrial.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the
Company’s performance. These statements are based on management’s
estimates, assumptions and projections and are not guarantees of future
performance. The Company assumes no obligation to update these
statements. Actual results may differ materially from results
expressed or implied in these statements as the result of risks,
uncertainties and other factors including, but not limited to: (a)
unanticipated variations in sales volume, (b) economic conditions and
exchange rates, (c) actions by competitors, (d) the continuation of key
vendor relationships, (e) the ability to maintain satisfactory loan
agreements with lenders, (f) risks associated with the delivery of
merchandise to customers utilizing common carriers, (g) the operation of
the Company’s management information systems, and (h)
unanticipated legal and administrative proceedings. Please refer
to “Risk Factors” and the Forward Looking Statements sections contained
in the Company’s Form 10-K for a more detailed explanation of the
inherent limitations in such forward-looking statements.
Publishers
TigerDirect
Brian
Jordan, 305-415-2229
[email protected]
or
Investors/
Media
Brainerd Communicators, Inc.
Dianne Pascarella,
212-986-6667
pasc[email protected]
or
Nancy
Zakhary, 212-986-6667
[email protected]
Source: Systemax Inc.