A quick little shout out to a sponsor of ours – it looks like the small-time player in the US market is playing catch up, and fast, with a new deal entering retail chain Microcenter. 
Galaxy Expands Retail Business with Partnership with Microcenter

Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong   January 19, 2009 – Galaxy Microsystems Ltd a leading global manufacturer of graphics accelerators, today announced that it has shipped product to Microcenter. Galaxy graphic accelerators will be available in all stores immediately.

“This is our first step into US retail and we are excited to make that step with Microcenter, we look forward to expanding our offering and increasing our partnership, “stated Kevin Poon, EVP of Galaxy.

This partnership with Microcenter provides consumers the opportunity to acquire Galaxy products previously available in the channel to VAR’s, Etailer’s, and System Integrators in the United States and Canada. Galaxy provides a 2 year transferable warranty and 800 tech support.

About Galaxy

Founded in 1994, Galaxy has grown exponentially in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, China and Europe. After years of private labeling for many tier one brands in the US; in 2007 Galaxy entered the US etail and channel market. As consumer demand increased Galaxy entered the retail space in 2009 to help further distribute their aggressively priced high quality cards. For further information about Galaxy, visit http://www.galaxytech.com