Avnet Hall-Mark Celebrates 25-Year Relationship with HP.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2003 Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, this month celebrates the 25th anniversary of its relationship with HP. Spanning a quarter century, the Avnet Hall-Mark and HP relationship encompasses much of HP's computer manufacturing history, including relationships with the former Digital Equipment and Compaq organizations. During the 25-year relationship, Avnet Hall-Mark has been a consistent leader in building channels to market for HP's products and services, resulting in billions of dollars in sales to HP. The valuable experience gained from the longstanding affiliation enables Avnet Hall-Mark to quickly ramp new programs that provide maximum value to HP resellers. To commemorate the anniversary, Avnet Inc. Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Roy Vallee will present an engraved en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. silver platter to Jim Milton, senior VP of HP's Enterprise Systems Group, at a ceremony held at Avnet Hall-Mark's Tempe, Ariz., facility. Steve Tepedino, president of Avnet Hall-Mark, will be attending the event and commented, "Our relationship with HP was the first of its type with Avnet's computer business and has remained a cornerstone over our 25-year history." "Avnet Hall-Mark's dedication to HP is evident in its comprehensive understanding of our products, goals and commitment to customers," noted Dan Vertrees, vice president and general manager for HP Americas enterprise partners. "We value our relationship with Avnet Hall-Mark and their major contributions to the success of our channel initiatives for more than two decades." About Avnet Hall-Mark Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., 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 United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. 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. , HP, 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) , 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 Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), one of the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services companies. Avnet's sales for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 30, 2002) 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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