Dell Partners with Samson IT in Sri Lanka

Samson IT to distribute Dell’s products and solutions to local consumers and commercial entities  

Dell recently announced the addition of Samson Information Technologies (Pvt) Ltd (Samson IT) to the list of Dell partners in Sri Lanka. Samson IT, which is a member of the reputed DSI Samson Group, will now distribute Dell’s suite of commercial, consumer and enterprise products and solutions.

This partnership marks the first time that Samson IT has been appointed as a distributor for a global ICT brand such as Dell. As an authorized distributor, Samson IT will expand its product portfolio to include Dell’s commercial Vostro, Optiplex and Precision desktops and workstations, and Vostro and Latitude notebooks, the Inspiron and Studio consumer series, as well as PowerEdge servers and storage solutions. Dell and Samson IT will work together to provide customers with added benefits such as faster delivery and professional after-sales support.

“We are pleased to be associated with Samson IT and the DSI Samson Group, which has served this country for over four decades,” said Shermal Jayatilaka, Dell’s Country Manager for Sri Lanka. “We believe that Samson IT’s nationwide presence will be a great channel for us to broaden our reach to consumers and businesses in Sri Lanka.  Their financial strength also assures the second tier partners of both pre-sales and post-sales support that is much desired in the industry today.”

Established in Sri Lanka since 2005, Samson IT supplies hardware and network solutions to the consumer and commercial segments and also maintains backup systems. The company is currently reviewing the possibility of providing software solutions to domestic and international markets.

Mr. D.K. Rajapaksa, Group Managing Director of DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Ltd said, “We always believe in customers’ profits first. With this partnership between DELL and Samson IT, we are confident that our 2nd Tier partners can now offer DELL branded products at competitive prices and pass the benefit to our customers.”

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About Samson IT: Samson IT is a fully owned subsidiary of DSI Holdings Ltd and its parent company DSI Samson Group (Pvt) Ltd. The Samson IT product portfolio includes Branded Computers, Printers, Scanners & Accessories, Back-Up power protection solutions, KINGSTON memory solution products, Microsoft, Kaspersky Network Anti virus & Internet content security software.

Photo caption: From left: Nandadasa Rajapaksa, Chairman - DSI Samson Group with Ali Jaleel, General Manager, South Asia Developing Markets - Dell Computers, behind him is Shermal Jayatilaka, Dell’s Country Manager for Sri Lanka