Avnet Hall-Mark Announces Agreement with Microsoft to Distribute Windows Server System Products.Business Editors TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003 Avnet Hall-Mark to Distribute Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Server 2003 and Other Business Server Solutions to the Mid-Market Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, today announced it has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to be an authorized distributor with rights to integrate and distribute OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and versions of the Microsoft enterprise server platform solutions including Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Application Center 2000, BizTalk Server 2002, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server (ISA Server) is described by Microsoft as an "integrated edge security gateway". Originating as Microsoft Proxy Server, ISA (ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ), and Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 2000 with the server hardware that Avnet distributes as well as distributes to other system builders who are assembling new servers. With the authorization to sell integrated OEM versions of enterprise server solutions, Avnet Hall-Mark now offers unique access to Microsoft technology through distribution. Avnet Hall-Mark was selected by Microsoft because of its depth of relationships with Value Added Resellers (VARs) selling enterprise server technology to the upper mid-market. As a market leader with manufacturers such as 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) and HP, Avnet Hall-Mark offers a rapid and effective mid-market channel for the recently launched Microsoft Windows Server 2003. "We're excited that Avnet Hall-Mark has become an authorized Microsoft distributor for the Windows Server platform," said Pip Marlow, director in the Microsoft U.S. Partner Group. "Through our channel model, we provide the information, tools and training for our distribution partners like Avnet Hall-Mark to effectively serve the reseller community, all while keeping them at the forefront of technological innovation." "Avnet Hall-Mark is uniquely positioned to help resellers expand the base for Microsoft server products in the mid-market," said Steve Tepedino, president, Avnet Hall-Mark. "Our proven sales model for partnering with resellers will enhance Microsoft's reach into the mid-market and rapidly drive market share growth. Resellers know and understand the needs of the mid-market, and adding Microsoft to our lineup enables them to deliver a broader range of solutions to end users. In addition, this partnership demonstrates our ability to reach the mid-market and provide the best-in-class sales, marketing, financial and technical services critical to our partners' success." In addition, Avnet Hall-Mark's HP and IBM Business units are developing Microsoft initiatives aligned with their current strategies in order to take full advantage of Avnet Hall-Mark's leadership positions with HP and IBM. The HP and IBM business units will be offering to their VARs a full suite of marketing programs, services and pre- and post-sales technical support in order to drive market share growth for partners. About Avnet Hall-Mark Headquartered in Tempe, Avnet Hall-Mark is an industry-leading, value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, marketing exclusively to the reseller channel. Through operations in the United States and Canada, Avnet Hall-Mark provides solutions from industry-leading manufacturers including BMC Software, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Oracle, StorageTek and VERITAS -- driving growth for partners and manufacturers. Avnet Hall-Mark is a division of the $2.4 billion Avnet Computer Marketing operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), one of the world's largest technology marketing and services companies. Avnet's sales for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 30) were $8.9 billion. For more information about Avnet Hall-Mark, visit: www.hallmark.avnet.com. Other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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