Avnet Applied Computing To Market Intel's New Line of Server ``Building Blocks''.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2002 Avnet Applied Computing, a global distributor of computing technologies, today announced that it has begun to market and support Intel's new line of server "building blocks" to current and prospective customers in the Americas and Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . "Intel has introduced a tremendous lineup of `off the shelf' boards, chassis and other server-related components that promise to cut time to market, design, and integration concerns for our customers who operate in the server space," said Ed Kamins, president of Avnet Applied Computing. "Due to our close relationship with Intel, we were pleased to take part in the testing of these products as a member of Intel's Alpha Partner program, and we're looking forward to offering these products to our customers, effective immediately." The Intel line of server-related products is based around seven distinct server board and chassis configurations -- along with RAID controllers and host adapter Also called a "controller" or "host bus adapter," it is a device that connects one or more peripheral units to a computer. It is typically an expansion card that plugs into the bus. IDE and SCSI are examples of peripheral interfaces that call their controllers host adapters. See host. boards -- ensuring that Avnet Applied Computing customers will have the right component for the right application, given their specific performance needs and operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . The products are suited for a wide variety of duties, from general purpose, self contained applications like firewall, streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. , and file/print servers all the way through high-density, typically rack-mounted environments like those found in workgroup database or e-mail applications. "Intel's new line of `building blocks' provides incredible performance per square inch, as well as the opportunity for the customer to pay only for the computing power they need," said Troy Blanchette, Avnet Applied Computing's vice president of marketing. "Avnet Applied Computing is a valued Intel ally in the implementation of our server building block program," said Kirk Skaugen, general manager of Intel's Enterprise Platform & Services Division. "We worked closely with Avnet's engineering team through our Alpha Partner program, and we have high confidence that they have fully committed (Law) committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. See also: Fully resources to help their customers derive the full value of these new server products." About Avnet Applied Computing Launched in October 1999, Avnet Applied Computing is the newest and fastest growing operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ). With operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia, Avnet Applied Computing has structured itself to serve original equipment manufacturers and system builders that use computing technologies such as CPUs, mass storage, displays, embedded computing boards, commercial motherboards, memory modules, networking and software products. Its related services include engineering assistance, supply-chain management, financing, physical distribution and integration of end products. Its Web site is located at www.aac.avnet.com. About Avnet Inc. Phoenix-based Avnet Inc., a Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2001 sales of $12.8 billion (year ended June 30, 2001), is one of the world's largest technology marketing and service organizations. The company's three operating groups distribute semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components, computer products and embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. from the industry's leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 63 countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides industry-leading supply-chain, engineering and technical services. The company's Web site is located at www.avnet.com. |
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