Alpha Microsystems signs agreement with Micro Central to distribute AlphaCONNECT product line.SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1997--Alpha Microsystems (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 NM:ALMI ALMI Application Level Multicast Infrastructure ALMI Automated Listing and Mapping Instrument (US Census Bureau) ) on Tuesday announced that it has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement, effective immediately, with Old Bridge, N.J.-based Micro Central Inc. for Alpha Micro's AlphaCONNECT Internet/intranet software line. Micro Central is a privately-held wholesale software and hardware distributor specializing in innovative and "first to market" products and technologies for the retail, VAR and corporate reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. marketplaces. To date, Micro Central represents over 500 retail manufacturers and distributes over 16,000 products to large-scale retailers such as CompUSA, Egghead Software This article is about historical United States software retailer. For other uses for the word "egghead", see Egghead (disambiguation). Egghead Software was founded in 1984 as a computer software retail company. , Fry's and many others. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the agreement, Micro Central will distribute and proactively market Alpha Microsystems' AlphaCONNECT StockVue, an end-user application that targets individuals interested in tracking the stock market; and AlphaCONNECT Pro, an intelligent agent for data capture, conversion and delivery. Further terms were not disclosed. Douglas J. Tullio president and chief executive officer of Alpha Microsystems Alpha Microsystems is a computer company founded in 1977 by Dick Wilcox and Bob Hitchcock. The first Alpha Micro computer was based upon the WD16 microprocessor chip from Western Digital. commented, "Micro Central is a major force within the computer software and hardware distribution industry and we are pleased to have reached an agreement with them. Micro Central's customer base includes the largest VAR and corporate resellers in the country, as well as major retailers selling to businesses, government and the general public. "Our agreement with Micro Central," Tullio continued, "marks the introduction of the AlphaCONNECT family to the mass market via major retailers. As we continue to develop our channel relationships, further expand the AlphaCONNECT line and broaden current marketing campaigns, we expect awareness of our product family to increase significantly." Armando Diana, director of marketing for Micro Central said, "As a premier Internet/intranet software manufacturer, we welcome Alpha Microsystems' innovative products to our line. The AlphaCONNECT family will enable us to continue to meet our customers' needs for high-quality, top-performing software applications." According to Jeff Martin Jeff Martin is the name of:
Founded in 1984, Micro Central distributes over 16,000 products and represents over 500 manufacturers. They have become the major preferred distributor of specialty business software and hardware for the largest resellers in the industry. Their knowledgeable sales staff offers assistance and cross-sell ideas to increase resellers' profitability. A convenient 800 number serves 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. and Canada. For more information on the products call Micro Central at 800/83-MICRO (800/836-4276) or visit their Web site at http://www.microcentral.com . Alpha Microsystems serves the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and intranet markets through its software, services and technologies. The company also provides products and services such as consulting, maintenance, software, hardware and networking, both directly and through value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. and distributors. Alpha Microsystems has been in business for over 18 years and today has over 40 locations, as well as third party distribution channels worldwide. For more information, contact the company's Web site at http://www.alphamicro.com . CONTACT: Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. & Caron Inc/South Coast Communications Erik Randerson (investors) Owen Daley (business/financial media) 714/252-8440 allencaron@compuserve.com or Alpha Microsystems Denny Michael 714/641-6373 dmichael@alphamicro.com http://www.alphamicro.com or McQUERTERGROUP Aaron Heinrich (trade media) 619/450-0030 aaron@mcqtr.com http://www.mcqtr.com |
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