Arrow Electronics Europe Receives Awards from Intel.Business Editors MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000 Arrow Electronics Arrow Electronics NYSE: ARW is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Melville, New York. This company specializes in products and services of electronic components and computer products. , 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 ), the world's largest electronics distributor, was presented with two prestigious honors at the Intel EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) Channel Executive Conference 2000 in Madrid, Spain. Arrow Europe, a division of Arrow Electronics serving Northern, Southern, and Central Europe, received the "Group Award for Highest Dollar Growth in Networking Sales in 1999" from Intel. Spoerle Electronic, the German arm of Arrow's European Division, won Intel's "Distributor Award for Highest Percentage Growth in CEG (Continuous Edge Graphics) A VGA RAMDAC chip from Edsun Labs that adds anti-aliasing on the fly. It can also calculate intermediate shades, thus providing thousands of colors on an 8-bit board that normally generates only 256 colors. (Computer Enhancement Group) Sales in 1999." With networking sales up 350 percent through Intel EMEA, the awards are indicative of the vast growth Arrow Europe has experienced throughout the past year. Arrow Europe has established itself as not only the leading distributor for Intel products, but also as the leader in electronics distribution throughout the continent. "When you are the number one distributor, it is very hard to win growth awards. These honors clearly reflect Arrow's strength at both the local and Pan-European level," said Art Baer, President, Arrow Europe. Arrow Electronics is the world's largest distributor of electronic components and computer products, with 1999 sales of $9.3 billion. Headquartered in Melville, New York Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there. , Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 600 suppliers and 175,000 original equipment manufacturers and commercial customers through more than 225 sales facilities and 19 distribution centers in 37 countries. Detailed information about Arrow's operations can be found at www.arrow.com. |
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