AmeriQuest's Systems Group selected by HP to distribute HP Vectra, NetServer, OpenView, AdvanceStack, and DeskDirect products.HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997--AmeriQuest Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AQS AQS American Quilter's Society AQS Air Quality Standard AQS Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Förderung der Qualitätssicherung in der Medizin (Koeln, Germany) AQS Air Quality Subsystem AQS Advanced Quality System AQS AetherQuest Solutions ) Systems Group (ASG ASG Assign ASG Allen Systems Group (Naples, FL) ASG Abu Sayyaf Group (terrorist group) ASG Associated Student Government ASG Area Support Group ASG Adaptive Services Grid ASG Assistant Secretary General ), a leading computer products distributor to VARs, VADs and systems integrators, announced today that it had been selected by Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) to be one of its authorized distributors. As a result, ASG is now carrying a full range of HP products, including HP Vectra PCs, NetServer systems, OpenView management software, and AdvanceStack and DeskDirect networking products. "Everyone in the industry knows how stringent the requirements are for gaining HP authorization," said Alex Kramer People named Alex Kramer include:
ASG is a Premier Business Partner for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) midrange products including the RS/6000, as well as IBM networking and software products. In addition, ASG is also an authorized distributor for Unisys' ClearPath, and Acer's AcerAltos platforms, and Digi, MultiTech, SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , and Wyse products, among others. "We focus on solutions sellers and their unique needs. They demand -- and deserve -- full platform and component options coupled with `hands-on' service and support. For more than 15 years, we've been evolving our organization and product offerings for this specialized class of resellers, adapting and changing as their needs have changed. I think that experience and dedication played a significant role in HP's decision," said Kramer. ASG will be stocking the HP Vectra Family of PCs; the HP NetServer Family of servers; and the HP networking products including hubs, switches, bridges, adapters, routers and accessories. "We are excited about the relationship with and high-end focus of ASG," stated Tom Tarasoff, general manager, National Accounts Organization for Hewlett-Packard Company. "ASG's business model complements HP's goal of servicing the needs of channel resellers in terms of inventory, training, and technical support and services," Tarasoff added. ASG is a distributor of advanced technology solutions including computer systems, peripherals, networking products and accessories. ASG offers products from the leading brands in computer hardware to its customer base of value-added resellers throughout the U.S. operating from Horsham, Pa. Majority share in the publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. is owned by Munich, Germany-based Computer 2000 Group, the largest distributor of computer products in Europe and the third-largest worldwide. CONTACT: AmeriQuest Systems Group Susan Childers, 215/675-9300 ext. 2230 schilders@ameriquest.com or Manning Selvage & Lee Scott Friedman Scott Friedman is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seegrid Corporation. He consulted for BioTransplant and founded the medical software company CareFlow|Net. He attended The University of Michigan, Honors College and West Virginia University School of Medicine. , 212/213-7172 sfriedma@mslpr.com |
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