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Agreement builds on strategic alliance between Avnet and CA
Singapore -- Avnet Technology Solutions Pte Ltd, the Singapore-based subsidiary of solutions distribution leader Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), today announced a partnership that makes CA Recovery Management and Data Modeling solutions available to channel partners in the small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) market.
Products include CA ARCserve® Backup for backup, archiving and disaster recovery, plus CA XOsoft™ Replication and High Availability, which provides business continuity as well as disaster recovery. More product information is available at arcserve.com.
This agreement builds on a strategic alliance that empowers Avnet to act as primary sales interface in Singapore for CA's full range of enterprise IT-management software. The Avnet team also provides channel partners with the expertise and skills to solve complex business issues for their customers.
Vicki Batka, CA's Senior Director, Channel Sales for Asia Pacific said: "As CA's extended support and service arm, Avnet will provide channel partners with training, sales and marketing resources, thereby enabling client organizations to reap the benefits of a dedicated customer-service ecosystem. Our confidence in this distributorship agreement is reinforced by the fact that Avnet holds a proven track record in the enterprise space."
Singapore Country General Manager for Avnet Technology Solutions, Bennett Wong, said: "We have added dedicated sales and technical resources in support of this new chapter in our relationship with CA. We welcome the opportunity to establish our footprint in the SMB space with CA and expand on our practice of providing value-added solutions based on our enterprise skill-sets and technical expertise. The Avnet team is committed to offering the small-to-medium-sized business market a full range of solutions to help our channel partners meet customer demand."
About CA
CA (NASDAQ: CA) is the world's leading independent IT management software company. With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise, organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.ca.com.
About Avnet Technology Solutions
Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. As a global technology sales and marketing organization, Avnet Technology Solutions has sales divisions focused on specific customer segments and a select line card strategy enabling an exceptional level of attention to the needs of its customers and suppliers. For fiscal year 2008, the group served customers in more than 30 countries and generated US $7.6 billion in annual revenue. The group's Web site is www.ats.avnet.com.
About Avnet
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet generated revenue of $17.95 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
Contact: Samantha James
Principal, Corporate Communications Asia Pacific & Japan
Email: samantha.james@ca.com
Tel: +852 3420 7847
Julie Lawandra
Marketing Manager Avnet Technology Solutions Pte Ltd
Email: julie.lawandra@avnet.com
Tel: +65 6500 6631
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