Avnet Hall-Mark Launches Market-Leading Information Service; Online Tools Improve Ease of Doing Business for Avnet Hall-Mark Value-Added Resellers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2002 Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. products, software and services, today announced a suite of information tools designed to provide 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. with comprehensive business information at their fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. . Channel Connection, Avnet Hall-Mark's information service, offers real-time, 24x7 secure access to information, making it easier for resellers to do business with the company and giving Avnet Hall-Mark customers a competitive edge with their own customers. "Business today runs on information," said Steve Tepedino, president of Avnet Hall-Mark. "Our resellers have been asking for fast and convenient methods to access information so they can manage their businesses better, and Channel Connection's information tools deliver. "Our customers can now get information online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on everything from order status to sales history and transaction details. Channel Connection also makes it easy for resellers to access comprehensive marketing and product information in one central location. Together these tools provide the information resellers need to make their businesses more successful." Avnet Hall-Mark's Channel Connection features secure access to financial, order management and marketing tools. Resellers can manage daily transactions by utilizing state-of-the-art tools for status on orders, technical center configurations and lead generation campaigns. Besides streamlining operations, the tools assist in the business planning process through items such as sales history cumulative reporting. "The Channel Connection information tools give me more visibility into my business," said Pierre Cayouette, president, PCD PCD polycystic disease. Solutions Inc., Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. "Having complete information about my company's business with Avnet Hall-Mark is a definite plus. This is going to help us improve our efficiency and serve customers better." Accessing information is password-protected and can be customized to fit the needs of multiple individual users within the reseller's organization. For example, the owner or CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of the business may have complete access while a sales representative may see lead and order status information. These tools are driven by real-time information from Avnet Hall-Mark's IT systems, allowing resellers to see the same information Avnet Hall-Mark account managers access. Because the tools provide the same in-depth level of information, communication between Avnet Hall-Mark and customers is improved. The tools also provide accurate data for better decision making, and make it easier for resellers to do business with Avnet, by providing immediate access to information for daily business activities such as account reconciliation and order tracking. In addition, Channel Connection provides a single place for resellers to retrieve the most current information about sales promotions, upcoming events, training and certification requirements. About Avnet Hall-Mark Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Avnet Hall-Mark, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , is an industry leading, value-added distributor of enterprise computing solutions, storage, software and services, marketing exclusively to the reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. 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. ), a global distributor of electronic components, embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. and computer products and services from industry leading manufacturers. Avnet's sales for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 28) were $8.9 billion. For more information about Avnet Hall-Mark, visit its Web site at http://www.hallmark.avnet.com. |
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