ComQi Signs Partnership Agreement with Almo Corporation as its New North American Value Added PRO-AV Distributor
ComQi will participate in the Almo National Sales Meeting in Philadelphia to seal new partnership
New York July 9th, 2012
ComQi, the global multi-channel message management company, today announced a partnership with Almo Corporation, the largest US distributor of appliances, consumer, professional AV and specialty AV solutions. Almo will distribute ComQi’s extension and distribution equipment for PRO-AV and Digital Signage applications.
Almo has specialized in the distribution of video, audio & telecommunications products in the United States for over 65 years. Almo Professional A/V is the nation’s fastest growing distributor serving the needs of professional audio visual integrators, dealers and consultants. With a highly skilled sales team, reseller education programs, 10 distribution centers across the U.S. and product lines for the Pro A/V channel, Almo Professional A/V provides customers with the full distribution experience on a local and a personal level.
“ComQi (formerly Minicom Digital Signage) has been a pioneering name in the Digital Signage market and many of the company’s products are also ideal for commercial applications in the PRO-AV space,” said Sam Taylor, executive vice president and COO for Almo Professional A/V. “This new relationship with ComQi gives our dealer base access to premium commercial digital signage signal extension and distribution products that provide not only great margin potential but the ability to save their customers time and money on the deployment and management of their digitals signage projects. Adding the ComQi brand to our Digital Signage portfolio strengthens our ability to be a single source for our partners’ needs.”
Dave Haar, AVP of Channel Sales for North America, adds: “We are excited to have Almo Corporation as our partner. Joining forces with Almo puts us in a strong position to grow and develop our signal extension and distribution business. This new relationship fits our long-term commitment to the Digital Signage and PRO AV markets and to providing the easiest access to our innovative solutions for our Digital Signage partners.”
ComQi continues to strengthen its presence in the US with its well-known media extension and distribution solutions, including: Video Display System/Audio Video Display System and DS Vision 3000 for analog VGA, DVI and Displayport applications; DS Vision Digital for HDMI and Displayport Digital extension and distribution and ScreenGate IP Streamer for streaming HDMI or Displayport content across the network– as well as its leading Content Management Software Platform– EnGage.
For more information on ComQi’s partnership with Almo, click here to contact Dave Haar, ComQi’s AVP of Channel Sales for North America.
About ComQi
Created through the merger of Minicom Digital Signage and EnQii in 2011, ComQi’s mission is to deliver an end-to-end solution that is tailored to engage consumers by optimizing communications and marketing strategies that provide the best ROI. By putting the audience at the center of the experience, ComQi enables Connected Experiences through a single platform that offers media distribution, network and content management, interactive experiences and impact measurement. ComQi offers all these solutions directly or by partnering with systems integrators, distributors and marketing agencies. ComQi’s hundreds of customers include leading brands around the world, such as Care Media and Six Flags (in the US), McDonald’s and The Premier League (in the UK), CinemaxX (in Germany), Toys ‘R’ Us (in China) and Carrefour and Credit Lyonnais (in France). With over 12 years of expertise and an installed base of more than 400,000 displays worldwide, ComQi is a global company headquartered in New York with offices in Jerusalem, Toronto, London, Zurich, Paris, Hong Kong Shanghai and a representative office in India.
About Almo Professional A/V
Almo Professional A/V is the nation’s fastest growing distributor serving the needs of professional audiovisual integrators, dealers and consultants. With a highly skilled sales team, reseller education programs, 10 distribution centers across the U.S. and product lines for the Pro A/V channel, Almo Professional A/V provides customers with the full distribution experience on a local and a personal level.
Almo Professional A/V is a division of Almo Corp., the nation’s leading independent distributor of consumer electronics and major appliances. For more information about Almo Professional A/V, please call 410-560-2890 or go to
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