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Avnet Computing Components and Kingston Announce Global Agreement.


TEMPE, Ariz. -- Avnet Computing computing - computer  Components, the technology channel's No. 1 source globally for current and next-generation AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips.  and complementary technology, and Kingston Technology Kingston Technology Co. is an American producer of memory products. It is located in Fountain Valley, California with manufacturing and logistics facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia, China and Taiwan.  Company Inc., the world's leading independent memory manufacturer, today announced a global agreement to market and distribute Kingston's memory products across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas.

As part of the agreement, Avnet will market and distribute Kingston's ValueRAM(R) and Flash memory products, concentrating on specific customer segments including value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution.  (VARs), system builders This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's .  and PC assemblers This is a list of assemblers. Hundreds of assemblers have been written; some notable examples are:
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. Kingston's leading-edge, high-density modules complement AMD's Opteron technology. Kingston(R) products are made with premium components and are carefully designed and manufactured to ensure high quality and reliability at competitive pricing. Free technical support also ensures Avnet's white-box and system builders have access to 24x7 technical resources.

"This is an exciting partnership for Kingston, as Avnet is uniquely positioned at the heart of the technology industry, serving the needs of the world's leading high-tech companies," said Hanni Eid, business development manager, Kingston. "Kingston delivers strong technical expertise and unrivalled logistical lo·gis·tic   also lo·gis·ti·cal
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 operations support. These capabilities enable both Avnet and Kingston to take advantage of new opportunities within the growing system builder market," added Eid.

George Condon, senior vice president of Avnet Computing Components, Americas, added: "Together Avnet and Kingston are offering customers memory technology that provides superior value. By combining the technical and logistical expertise within each company, we will be able to offer flexible, high-quality solutions that will be of real benefit to our customers. We know that by responding to our customers' needs quickly, we can help them take advantage of new market opportunities and increase revenues, so it's good news for everyone."

About Kingston Technology Company Inc.

Kingston Technology Company Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley Fountain Valley, city (1990 pop. 53,691), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1957. Chiefly residential, Fountain Valley also has diverse manufactures, including apparel, computer equipment, semiconductors, and medical equipment. A U.S. navy helicopter facility is there. , Calif., including Kingston's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston, call 800-337-8410, or go to www.kingston.com.

(C)2006. All rights reserved. Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corp. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders.

About Avnet Computing Components, Americas

Avnet Computing Components, Americas, is part of the Avnet Technology Solutions operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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). The technology channel's No. 1 source globally for current and next-generation AMD technology, Avnet Computing Components provides cost-effective AMD processor-based desktop, notebook and server solutions and complementary components for value-added resellers, system builders and OEMs. For more information, please visit www.acc.avnet.com.

Avnet enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 300 suppliers. The company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. For fiscal year ended July 2, 2005, Avnet and the recently acquired Memec (closed July 5, 2005) generated combined revenue in excess of $13 billion in the past year through sales in approximately 70 countries. Visit www.avnet.com/.

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