Arrow Electronics, IBM Business Partners Team Up to Exhibit At PartnerWorld 2004; Extreme Support Theme Illustrates Arrow's Commitment To Partners.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PartnerWorld 2004 Conference Booth #101 ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2004 Based on the extensive support it has continually given its 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) Business Partners, the Support Net Division of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ARW ARW Air Refueling Wing ARW Advanced Research Workshop ARW Associated Resume Writers ARW Army Ranger Wing (Irish Special Forces) ARW American Revolutionary War ARW Angle Random Walk ARW Aeroelastic Research Wing ), one of the largest value-added distributors of IBM enterprise products and integration services, will host an exhibit (booth 101) with an "Extreme Support" theme at IBM's PartnerWorld 2004 Conference, February 29-March 3, in Las Vegas, Nev. "After being ranked No. 1 in customer satisfaction by IBM Business Partners for the second year in a row, it was particularly appropriate to return with an 'Extreme Support' theme this year," said Eric Williams, executive vice president, Support Net Division. "Support is what customer loyalty and satisfaction are all about, and it is something that Arrow has been recognized for providing at the highest level." The exhibit will also illustrate Arrow's 100 percent focus on its relationship with resellers in a two-tiered, noncompetitive channel environment as Arrow co-hosts its booth with 15 key IBM Business Partners and ISVs, each of which have areas of specific focus in key venues for IBM solution sales in the SMB market space. The exhibit will also highlight key Arrow initiatives that will help Business Partners target high-growth market segments in 2004, including: -- Federal Government Sales Division: designed to help Business Partners penetrate the multi-billion dollar federal IT market -- Life Sciences Program: strategically aligned with IBM's Life Sciences Business Unit to help partners break into lucrative life sciences IT business -- Linux Initiatives: education, ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. solutions, and technical and marketing assistance for Business Partners targeting Linux-based opportunities -- SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. Focus: educational and marketing programs specifically designed to help Business Partners tap SMB accounts -- ISV Partnering: a strategic program to identify and align key ISVs with select IBM Business Partner to create turnkey solution offerings About the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Computer Products group of Arrow Electronics The North American Computer Products group of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) is a leading distributor of enterprise and embedded computing systems to resellers 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 customers in North America. Based in Englewood, Colo., the group is comprised of four divisions that make up Enterprise Computing Solutions (Support Net, SBM SBM - Solution Based Modelling , MOCA MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art MOCA Multimedia over Coax MoCA Museum of Chinese in the Americas MOCA Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance MOCA Montezuma Castle National Monument (US National Park Service) , Enterprise Storage Solutions) and OEM Computing Solutions, which serves industrial OEMs and intellectual property-based companies. Visit all of our divisions at www.arrownacp.com. Arrow Electronics is one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer products and a leading provider of services to the electronics industry. |
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