ActionTec Signs Tech Data; Leading Distributor Will Distribute ActionTec's Complete Line of Modems and PC Card Readers.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1998--ActionTec Electronics Inc., a leading manufacturer of data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. and wireless products, today announced they had signed a distribution agreement with Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TECD TECD Training Equipment Change Directive ), a leading worldwide distributor of technology products. Tech Data, which serves more than 100,000 value-added resellers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe and the Middle East, will distribute ActionTec's complete line of modems and PC Card Readers. "Tech Data effectively rounds out ActionTec's product distribution to all of its channels including VARs, resellers, system integrators, and government agencies," commented Elliot Hadcagh, vice president of sales and marketing for ActionTec. "As one of the nation's largest commercial distributors, they significantly enhance our market presence and will help us to service the increasingly important build-to-order (BTO BTO British Trust for Ornithology BTO Business Technology Optimization BTO Bachman Turner Overdrive (band) BTO Business Transformation Outsourcing BTO Build-Transfer-Operate BTO Brutto (German: Gross [quantity]) ) channel." ActionTec has earned an enviable list of awards worldwide, including the prestigious Best of Show award at this summer's Retail Xchange, and the Editors Choice award from CNET's computer.com. ActionTec is also collaborating with Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group in the recently announced "The Lucent Edge" campaign. The products which will be carried by Tech Data include the DataLink(TM) V.90/K56flex PC Card Fax/Modem, the latest in the award-winning DataLink PC Card modem family; DeskLink Master(TM) V.90/K56flex Voice/Fax Modem; DeskLink Pro(TM) PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). V.90/K56flex Voice/Fax Windows Modem; DeskLink Advantage(TM) V.90/K56flex Voice/Fax Modem, and CameraConnect Pro external PC card read/write drive. "The explosive growth of the Internet coupled with fast-moving advances in Internet technology is creating exciting, new high-demand selling opportunities for our resellers," added Michael Miller Michael or Mike Miller may refer to:
About Tech Data Tech Data Corporation, founded in 1974, is a leading full-line distributor of technology products worldwide. The Fortune 500 company and its subsidiaries operate in over 30 countries, serving more than 100,000 resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. In addition to distributing more than 75,000 products, Tech Data provides extensive pre- and post-sale training, service and support as well as high-quality integration and assembly services and a full range of electronic commerce solutions. The company and its recently acquired subsidiary, Computer 2000, generated combined sales of $12 billion in their most recent fiscal years. Tech Data's Web site can be found at www.techdata.com. About ActionTec ActionTec Electronics Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, that designs and sells networking and broadband equipment. They are best known for the Actiontec MI424WR router that is given to Verizon customers. Inc. is a significant global player in the PC Card and internal fax modem marketplace. ActionTec's technically sophisticated products meet the needs of computer users in both mobile and desktop environments. ActionTec's product line includes a complete line of mobile communications and storage PC Cards (PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. ), and internal and external desktop fax/modems. The company has a track record of growth, attributed primarily to strong relationships in the data communications product marketplace. Additionally, ActionTec Electronics Inc. delivers a range of connectivity and storage products, allowing desktop computer users to increase productivity and portable computer users to communicate effectively from non-traditional locations. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Philadelphia, PA, Government Sales in Arlington, VA, and International Sales in Irvine, CA. ActionTec products are available through national distribution and retail outlets as well as through private label and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationships. ActionTec Inc. can be reached via the Internet at http://www.actiontec.com, or by phone at (408) 752-7700 or fax (408) 541-9003. |
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