Latvia’s biggest enterprise and one of the leading wholesalers of IT products and components in Eastern Europe, ELKO Grupa JSC (ELKO Group), has become the official distributor of AMD processors in the Baltic States, Ukraine and Russia.

ELKO Group has already been enjoying a positive collaboration with AMD in terms of distributing its graphical cards and bottom boards. In the beginning of 2008, ELKO Group was designated as the “AMD Platinum Solution Provider” due to the success it gained in the distribution of graphical cards. AMD, positively evaluates the previous collaboration and as a result has decided to expand the collaboration agreement. Currently, ELKO Group has been designated as the “AMD Master Distributor”, which gives permission to ELKO Group to purchase AMD processors directly from the producer and gain special pricing offers. Due to this collaboration, ELKO Group will be able to offer to its clients in the near future a full line of AMD products together in one place.

About AMD
AMD is the world’s leading producer of innovative microprocessors and graphical solutions and the objective of its activity is to offer the consumers a wide range of products and make this technology available to everyone. The main focus for AMD is compliance of its products to the highest demands of producers of computers, wireless solutions and home electrical appliances that allows them to produce high performance, efficient and visually realistic solutions. 

ELKO Group
ELKO Group was established in 1993. ELKO Group is Latvia's largest enterprise, with a turnover last year exceeding 1 billion US Dollars. The company's main activity is the wholesale of computer equipment and electronics in the Baltics, Central Europe and the CIS. The company represents about 70 manufacturers and sells the goods to more than 6 300 retailers, local computer hardware manufacturers and system integrators. The ELKO Group offers more than 7 000 product items from the world's famous suppliers - "Acer", "Intel", "Seagate", "Samsung", "Sony", and "Western Digital". At the moment, the company employs 330 people. ELKO Group is owned by several private persons, as well as by IT Investīcijas JSC, investment fund "Amber Trust", and investment funds related to "East Capital Asset Management".

Further information:
Kristine Saulriete
ELKO Grupa JSC
Director of Marketing and Communications
Telephone: + 371 6709 3214
Fax: + 371 6709 3299
E-mail: kristine_saulriete@elkogroup.com
http://www.elkogroup.com