Avnet Enterprise Solutions Earns Status as an IBM Premier Business Partner for Third Consecutive Year.Business Editors and Technology Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 Avnet Enterprise Solutions, an IT infrastructure architect, today announced that it has earned IBM's Premier Business Partner status for the third year in a row. The prestigious selection, given only to the top 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, recognizes Avnet Enterprise Solutions' deep IBM sales and technical expertise, particularly as it relates to enterprise systems and storage solutions. Avnet Enterprise Solutions has provided infrastructure readiness services to more than 100 IBM customers, and continues to serve customers critical backup need with STORServer(TM) TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Edition, a fully integrated enterprise backup, archive and recovery solution based on an IBM hardware platform and Tivoli software Tivoli Software is the systems management brand of the IBM Software Group. IBM purchased Austin-based Tivoli Systems, Inc. in 1996[1] and allowed it to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary for a few years before forming the Software Group. . "Being named an IBM Premier Business Partner for the third straight year is a tremendous distinction and underscores our commitment to developing and delivering best-in-class IBM solutions to our customers," said Mark Zerbe, president, Avnet Enterprise Solutions. "We're very pleased to have Avnet Enterprise Solutions achieve Premier Business Partner status," said Denny O'Connell, worldwide client executive for IBM. "The program was designed to recognize and award those IBM partners that have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to representing IBM to its customers, and Avnet Enterprise Solutions has certainly accomplished this by their commitment to world class skills in technology and showing total dedication to its customers." About Avnet Enterprise Solutions Avnet Enterprise Solutions is an IT infrastructure architect, specializing in server, storage and network solutions that power leading business applications. The company leverages its unique suite of technical and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to maximize flexibility, minimize risk and optimize the use of capital for IT infrastructures. Avnet Enterprise Solutions partners with industry leaders including BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. , Cisco Systems, Computer Associates, Enterasys, IBM, Oracle, Tivoli and Veritas. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Avnet Enterprise Solutions (www.es.avnet.com) is a division of $2.85 billion Avnet Computer Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ). Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, serving customers in 63 countries, with fiscal 2001 sales of $12.8 billion (year ended June 30, 2001). Avnet, a global technology marketing and services company, is one of the world's largest distributors of 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, embedded systems and computer products from leading manufacturers. |
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