Avnet Enterprise Solutions Receives IBM Beacon Award; Recognizes Achievement in "Managing Technology" using IBM Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2001 Avnet Enterprise Solutions, an IT infrastructure architect, Tuesday announced its recognition as one of 11 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) software business partners to receive the top honor of IBM Beacon Award Winner. Avnet Enterprise Solutions' achievement was recognized in the category of "Best Managing Technology Solution." The IBM Beacon Awards recognize IBM business partners who have excelled in providing quality e-business solutions and services to customers based on IBM, Lotus and/or Tivoli technologies. Winners were formally announced at an IBM Beacon Awards gala reception on Feb. 26 at PartnerWorld 2001 in Atlanta. Avnet Enterprise Solutions used Tivoli Storage Manager(a) to build STORServer, a comprehensive turnkey data protection solution providing automated and centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. online full file backup, archiving and disaster recovery. The New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). State Highway and Transportation Department uses STORServer to provide a reliable, centralized backup system Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage for its 30-plus servers that has greatly reduced training and maintenance time and doubles as the backbone for the department's heavily trafficked Web site. "Our significant expertise in data storage and management, combined with the world-class technology from IBM, allows us to deliver comprehensive solutions that enable well-managed, secure environments," said Brian Armstrong, president of Avnet Enterprise Solutions. "This recognition builds on our momentum as a leading provider of data storage and protection solutions and validates our commitment to both our customers and our teaming with IBM." Massimo Bonciani, vice president, Worldwide Distribution Channel Management, IBM Software Group, stated, "IBM is pleased to give Avnet Enterprise Solutions a Beacon Award, which recognizes their commitment and innovation using IBM products The following is a list of products from the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation and its predecessor corporations, beginning in the 1890s, and spanning punched card machinery, time clocks, and typewriters, via mainframe computers and minicomputers, to microprocessors, PCs, and services to provide superior e-business solutions to customers." For more details about the winning solutions and award finalists, please visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/software. About Avnet Enterprise Solutions Avnet Enterprise Solutions is an IT infrastructure architect, specializing in server consolidation and management, data storage and protection, and network integration and management 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 minimize risk, maximize flexibility and optimize the use of capital for IT infrastructures. Avnet Enterprise Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from the industry's 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. , Computer Associates, DataMirror, Enterasys, IBM, Oracle, Tivoli and Veritas. Headquartered in Tempe, Avnet Enterprise Solutions (www.es.avnet.com) is a division of $2.3 billion Avnet Computer Marketing, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ). Avnet Inc. is a Fortune 500 company and global electronic components and computer products distributor with sales exceeding $11.7 billion. (a) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of Tivoli Systems Inc. |
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