Gigabyte Technology recently honoured 170 of its distribution partners in the Middle East and Africa region for best performance in 2009, during a conference in Egypt.

James Lee, sales manager, department of motherboards for Pan Asia, said Gigabyte sold 20 million GB motherboards in the past year worldwide, representing 25 per cent of the market in the world. Gigabyte came in the first place in Egypt, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and UAE, he said.

Middle East and Africa market is an important market to Gigabyte, which is ranked second worldwide in the motherboards market, said Lee.

Gigabyte shipped more than a million motherboards equipped with USB3 to many countries around the world during the first quarter of this year. The number is expected to reach more than 5 million by the end of 2010, he said.

The company has won more than 30 international awards for the best products and technology and performance during the past year, he said.

Ebrahem Allam, channel sales, Gigabyte Technology, showcased Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 design at the conference. It featuring 2 ounces of copper for both the power and ground layers which dramatically lowers system temperature by delivering a more efficient spreading of heat from critical areas of the motherboard such as the CPU power zone throughout the entire PCB, he said. – TradeArabia News Service