Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas to Distribute Computer Associates Management Software.TEMPE, Ariz. & ISLANDIA, N.Y. -- CA's Unicenter, eTrust and BrightStor Solutions to Augment Avnet's Offerings in the SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and Enterprise Marketplaces Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas, a value-added distributor and provider of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, today announced an agreement with Computer Associates International Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CA) to distribute CA's Unicenter operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. , eTrust security management and BrightStor storage management software to authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: SMB and enterprise solution providers throughout 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. . "CA's world-class management software will strengthen the ability of our partners to effectively fulfill their customers' increasingly challenging business needs," said Jeff Bawol, senior vice president and general manager of Avnet Partner Solutions Enterprise Software and Storage Business Unit. "Our partners are uniquely qualified to provide their end-user customers with the sophisticated management software solutions from CA. These solutions will enable our partners to be more responsive to the specific characteristics and requirements of their end-user customers' computing environments." Avnet will initially focus on CA's Unicenter software, which enables IT organizations to optimize the performance, availability and service levels of applications and infrastructure, from the desktop to the mainframe. In addition to distributing CA's management software, Avnet will provide value-added support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to its authorized solution providers, thereby complementing CA's existing channel training and technical assistance programs. "CA continues to expand its channel presence to provide a wider audience with easier access to our industry-leading management software," said Gary Quinn, executive vice president of CA. "Our partnership with Avnet Partner Solutions will empower more resellers to leverage CA software to build high-value business solutions for their SMB and enterprise customers." About Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas is an industry-leading, value-added distributor and provider of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Avnet Partner Solutions provides solutions from industry-leading manufacturers including CA, 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, 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 , Oracle, StorageTek and VERITAS -- driving growth for partners and manufacturers. Avnet Partner Solutions is a division of the Avnet Technology Solutions operating group of Avnet Inc. For more information, visit: www.aps.avnet.com. Avnet Inc. (NYSE:AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 250 suppliers. The company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. Avnet generated more than $10 billion in revenue in fiscal 2004 (year ended July 3, 2004) through sales in 68 countries. For more information, visit www.avnet.com. About Computer Associates Computer Associates International Inc., the world's largest management software company, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle and service management to optimize the performance, reliability and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y., and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com. (C) 2004 Computer Associates International Inc., One Computer Associates Plaza, Islandia, NY 11749. 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