IC INTRACOM, a leading manufacturer and marketer of computer and networking products, has expanded operations in Latin American by opening a sales and distribution center in Chile.

The new master distribution center, located at Puerto Madero 9710 in Pudahuel, Santiago de Chile, will help serve one of the fastest-growing markets for technology in the world. Computer resellers interested in purchasing MANHATTAN and INTELLINET ACTIVE NETWORKING brand products from IC INTRACOM can contact the new office at (56) (2) 544-8666, or by e-mail at ventas@icintracom.cl.

"Chile is an extremely promising market for information technology products, including computer hardware, software, and the Internet," said Ben Zupan, director of global marketing for IC INTRACOM. "Our new office in Chile complements successful IC INTRACOM operations in Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico."

According to Zupan, the company opened facilities in Uruguay in 2003, Mexico in 1999, and Argentina in 1996. Including the new center in Chile, the company now operates 17 sales, distribution and manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Founded in 1987, IC INTRACOM (www.icintracom.com) manufactures, markets and supports more than 2,000 of the most popular PC components, accessories and networking products under the MANHATTAN and INTELLINET ACTIVE NETWORKING brands. The company’s uniformly packaged, lifetime warranted products generate high profit margins for more than 40,000 distributors, retailers, VARs and system integrators in over 90 countries around the world. Through its Global Manufacturing Solutions Division, IC INTRACOM also offers a variety of services to help mid-sized companies cultivate partnerships with manufacturers in Asia.