Avnet Hall-Mark and Network Appliance Sign Distribution Agreement to Bring Industry-Leading Storage to the Channel.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2003 Avnet Hall-Mark, a value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything Inc., a world leader in unified storage The capability of combining different data formats such as files, folders, contacts and e-mail messages into collections that can be viewed and manipulated as one group. See WinFS. solutions, to distribute its enterprise storage products and services to the mid-market. The agreement leverages Avnet Hall-Mark's expertise in the enterprise storage arena, as well as its robust sales and marketing infrastructure, to drive Network Appliance(TM) technology sales through the channel. The addition of Network Appliance products and services strengthens Avnet Hall-Mark's leadership position as a distributor in the storage market and provides resellers with a premier portfolio of enterprise storage products and solutions. "We are pleased to bring the dedicated resources of Avnet Hall-Mark to channel partners," said Leonard Iventosch, vice president, Channels, Network Appliance, "Avnet Hall-Mark's suite of tools and services built exclusively for the channel, plus its relationships with top suppliers, make them uniquely qualified to bring our market-leading storage solutions to the reseller community." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jeff Bawol, vice president and general manager of Avnet Hall-Mark's Enterprise Software & Storage Business Unit, Avnet Hall-Mark will support Network Appliance products and services by providing partners with financing alternatives, marketing programs, a sophisticated lead management system, Channel Connection(TM) information services See Information Systems. , plus the advantages of the new Enterprise Storage Innovation Network (ESIN ESIN European Small Islands Network ESIN Economic Sentiment Indicator ). "Network Appliance's proven leadership in the storage market presents a wonderful opportunity to expand the enterprise storage business through value-added channel services," said Bawol. "Supporting software lines such as Linux(R), Microsoft(R) and Oracle(R) can help facilitate Network Appliance sales, while our premier server lines from HP and 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) can also be complementary. Our long-standing relationship with Oracle is particularly beneficial for further leveraging the Global Strategic Alliance between Oracle and Network Appliance with reseller partners." "This is a good move by Avnet Hall-Mark," said Steve Duplessie of Enterprise Storage Group. "The addition of Network Appliance's unified storage products will greatly enhance Avnet Hall-Mark's storage portfolio, making them a more complete source of storage products for VARs." 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 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, 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, 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. About NetApp Network Appliance is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Founded in 1992, Network Appliance has delivered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive "The evolution of storage.(TM)" Other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. NetApp and the Network Appliance logo are registered trademarks and Network Appliance and The evolution of storage are trademarks of Network Appliance Inc., in the United States and other countries. UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp. and/or its affiliates. |
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