Tech Data brings together more than 1.200 professionals of the Spanish technology industry

Manufacturers and distributors from all over Spain have supported the traditional Metic event, that the wholesaler Tech Data celebrated the 9 April in Barcelona, with the assistance of more than 1.200 professionals who wanted to know the latest innovations, trends and opportunities offered by the technology market in its different business areas.

Metic2014, which yesterday celebrated its third edition of this event with the technology industry organized by the wholesaler Tech Data, once again exceeded participation expectations, with product representation, solutions and services from eighty technology companies and the registration of more 1.200 professionals who attended the Barcelona International Convention Center (CCIB) to know the news, trends and business proposals led by this company and its partners.

In this sense, Paulí Amat, country manager de Tech Data Iberia (in the image), and Oriol Cornudella, managing director, showed their satisfaction with the results achieved last year and the positive progress of the business in the first quarter of 2014, data supported in the first case with the recent recognition as 'Worldwide Distributor of the Year' by Cisco, as reported Digital AV Magazine.

This year's edition, besides, had the incentive of celebrating Tech Data's fourth century of activity with the channel in Spain, under the motto '25 years building the future': are you ready for others 25?’, and as Cornudella pointed out, Growth forecasts for the current year are optimistic, with important business opportunities in the digital signage environment, education, mobility, etc. in which the company has made important additions and increased its clients, announced by this online newspaper.

In this regard, Tech Data Iberia executives explained, among other news, that in the coming months the company will take charge of the logistics in Spain of the Philips POS supply chain area.

As in previous editions, Metic2014 had a large exhibition area where attendees could learn about and try the products and solutions of more than a hundred brands from the main manufacturers in the technology sector., in addition to attending sessions on specific areas and vertical markets of the wholesaler's different business divisions.

The event also dedicated special spaces to certain areas, with themed areas for consumption, like the Gaming area; the Audio Experience space or the Photo Editing area; as well as spaces dedicated to technologies for the company, como digital signage, videoconferencing and corporate mobility, among others. A casual view of the economy

The inaugural conference was given by the well-known economist José María Gay de Liébana, doctor in Economics and Law, professor of Economics and prominent regular commentator on press programs, radio and television, which provided a casual vision of the current situation of the Spanish economy.