Avantos announces partnership with Ingram Micro to distribute its award-winning software products in Europe; Resellers can take advantage of fast-growing market with Avantos' leading management software products.EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 1995--Avantos Performance Systems, The Management Software Company, today announced a partnership with Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. to distribute its award-winning management software programs in Europe. Avantos' family of products include ManagePro for Windows and review writer for Windows. Avantos set the standard for a new category of management software (also known as "MBA-ware") that has enjoyed phenomenal success in the U.S. marketplace. "Since our first release in 1992, we have had a lot of interest and demand from resellers in Europe. Our partnership with Ingram Micro will provide Avantos with an effective way to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. that demand," said Marti Pozzi, VP of Worldwide Sales at Avantos Performance Systems. Ingram Micro is Avantos' primary distributor in the U.S., where ManagePro and Review Writer are top selling products in the management software category. "We project highly successful sales for Avantos products across Europe. And as the number one broad-based distributor, we expect reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. demand to be high for these innovative management software products," said Rob Johnson Rob Johnson can refer to:
"ManagePro and Review Writer are successful, in large part, due to changes affecting businesses worldwide. As corporations continue to flatten flatten - To remove structural information, especially to filter something with an implicit tree structure into a simple sequence of leaves; also tends to imply mapping to flat ASCII. "This code flattens an expression with parentheses into an equivalent canonical form." and downsize Downsize Reducing the size of a company by eliminating workers and/or divisions within the company. Notes: When a company downsizes, it is attempting to find ways to improve efficiency and increase profitability. It is sometimes referred to as trimming the fat. , and as small businesses strive for aggressive growth, today's manager faces a growing scope for responsibility, with accountability for more goals and people than ever before," said Norm Wu, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Avantos Performance Systems. "Software solutions like ManagePro and Review Writer assist these managers by enabling them to implement their business objectives more effectively." ManagePro and Preview Writer demonstrate Avantos' commitment to developing software tools that promote management excellence. ManagePro is the only software program designed to help managers and teams achieve their business objectives through a core performance management process: Determine top-level and supporting objectives, delegate A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated, or commissioned to act in the place of another. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are committed by another. A person elected or appointed to be a member of a representative assembly. goals to individuals and teams, monitor/record progress, provide assistance through feedback and coaching, and reward and recognize. Review writer is designed specifically to help managers write effective performance reviews quickly and easily. Employee performance data recorded in ManagePro can be easily imported into Review Writer, enabling managers to base their reviews on actual facts -- not on vague recollections. Review Writer then helps managers put their appraisal into words by suggesting quality review content written by human resource and management experts. Both products are highly configurable by the end user to adapt to their management style. ManagePro and Review Writer work separately on a stand-alone basis, or together to form an unparalleled software solution for effective goal and people management. In the U.S., Avantos products claimed nine top product of the year awards from Windows Magazine, Software Publishers Association, PC Magazine, PC Week, and HR Executive Magazine. Availability ManagePro and Review Writer will be available from Ingram Micro beginning August 24, 1995 by calling Ingram Micro sales on 01908 260160. Ingram Micro Inc., headquartered in 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., is the world's largest distributor of microcomputor products. The comapany's inventory includes 30,000 products from over 850 of the world's leading hardware and software companies. It sells to 70,000 reseller customers in 120 countries and operates international subsidiaries in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Servicing additional worldwide locations through export offices in Santa Ana, Miami, Brussels and Singapore, Ingram Micro's international division fulfills orders from exporters and foreign customers in Europe, Asia, the Pacific and 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. . Ingram Micro exceeded sales of $5.8 billion in 1994. Avantos Performance Systems was founded in 1991 by Norman Wu, President and CEO, and Gerald Huff huff - To compress data using a Huffman code. Various programs that use such methods have been called "HUFF" or some variant thereof. Opposite: puff. Compare crunch, compress. , Vice President of Product Development. The venture capital backed company's charter is to develop, market and support software-based solutions for management excellence. Avantos is based in Emeryville, California Emeryville is a small city located in Alameda County, California , in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. , USA. Sales and reseller inquiries should be directed to: Avantos Performance Systems, 5900 Hollis Street, Suite A, Emeryville, California 94608 USA; 510/654-4600; fax 510/654-1725; CompuServe: 71333,2201; Internet:avantos@aol.com. -0- Note to Editors: Avantos, Avantos Performance systems and ManagePro are registered trademarks of Avantos Performance Systems, Inc. Avantos Review Writer is a trademark of Avantos Performance Systems, Inc. CONTACT: Alexander Communications Kim Hughes
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