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Gamers in the Middle East can now easily connect their game consoles to the Net and experience a fast 200Mbps connection with a simple, two minute installation (Vancouver, Canada – June 23, 2008) ¾ Corinex Communications Corp., a leading provider of Powerline and Coaxial networking products, announces today that Modern Electronic Co. Ltd (MECL) has entered into an agreement to stock and distribute Corinex’s award winning GameNet game console connectivity product in the Middle East. Now console gamers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and Bahrain will be able to easily “connect their game console to the Net” regardless of whether their game console and TV are in the same room or even on the same floor as their Internet connection. Founded in 1970, MECL is a member of the Al-Faisaliah Group and is the sole distributor of SONY products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MECL is the leading consumer electronics company in Saudi Arabia with a 40% market share. MECL owns and operates 30 SONY showrooms and has more than 400 dealers who sell and distribute Sony products in the region. GameNet creates a secure, faster than Wireless, 200 Mbps connection with mobile plug-in adapters which utilize the existing electrical wiring in the home to create the fastest, most stable connection between the Internet and any Ethernet-enabled gaming console. GameNet can even connect multiple game consoles together for large gaming events.
“The GameNet console gaming connectivity solution is a perfect complement to the PlayStation as our customers were previously experiencing wireless connectivity problems and GameNet simply works, every time,” said Mr. Bader Al Swailem, general manager of MECL. “By promoting and distributing GameNet along with our PS3 consoles, we’ve created extra value for our customers and have again shown our leadership in the gaming market.” “The Middle East represents an excellent opportunity for Corinex and GameNet, so partnering with the gaming leader in the market made perfect sense,” said Sam Morovati, Corinex vice president for strategic sales. “Corinex is committed to supporting MECL and its customers to ensure the success of GameNet in the region. About Modern Electronic Co. Ltd Modern Electronics (MECL), a Branch of the Al Faisaliah Group Holding Co. Ltd., is the sole distributor of Sony products in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. MECL, founded by HRH Prince Abdullah Al Faisal in 1970, has been operating in this region for the last 38 years. For media inquiries in Saudi Arabia, please contact K. Kader:
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