Avnet Hall-Mark Announces Information Service for Suppliers.Business Editors TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2003 Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, today announced a suite of innovative online tools for its suppliers. The tools are designed to bring them the most timely and accurate information about channel sales, as well as providing a means for real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. collaboration with all members of the supply chain. "Channel Connection for Suppliers" joins the highly successful Channel Connection Partner Portal in providing instant access to critical information that helps streamline business and tools for real-time collaboration on programs and opportunities. Suppliers can now take advantage of the robust information services See Information Systems. that Avnet Hall-Mark has developed for its reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. partners, including Avnet Instant Messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or to enhance communications, lead tracking status tools, and secure content areas featuring the most recent news and promotions. "We build channels to market for our supplier partners. This includes keeping them fully informed about a range of activities in the indirect sales channels, so they can make the best decisions about their products and target markets," said Steve Tepedino, president Avnet Hall-Mark. "We have had great success with our information architecture for VARs (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. ) and we believe its application with suppliers will benefit everyone." Featuring four levels of security, the Channel Connection portal integrates data from at least 15 different sources to provide a wealth of information to suppliers, reseller partners and Avnet Hall-Mark personnel. "As a veteran in the channel, Avnet Hall-Mark understands what suppliers need to know and how to get that information to us," said Dan Vertrees, vice president and general manager of enterprise partners, Americas, HP. "The new portal will enable us to stay closer to sales opportunities so that we are able to help our partners grow their top and bottom lines." 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. 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. ), the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services company. Avnet's sales for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 28, 2002) were $8.9 billion. For more information about Avnet Hall-Mark, visit: www.hallmark hallmark, mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced by statute in England in 1300 and enforced by the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. .avnet.com. |
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