Avnet Technology Solutions to Host Sun Microsystems Technology Partners at Avnet Compass '09.Premier Technology Channel Conference for Sun Partners to Be Held August 16-18, 2009, in Denver; Virtual Trade Show Starts August 17 and Continues for Six Months TEMPE, Ariz. -- Avnet Technology Solutions, a solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), will host approximately 400 technology channel industry leaders at its annual conference for Americas-based Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. partners, Avnet Compass '09. The event, to be held August 16-18, 2009, in Denver, Colo., will provide attendees with a variety of educational sessions, ranging from building a solutions practice to maximizing data center efficiencies. In addition, the event will feature the first Avnet Sun Solutions group virtual trade show - Avnet Compass: Virtual North. The virtual trade show will create a highly dynamic, interactive forum that expands event access to the employees of the Avnet Sun Solutions group partners who attend the event in person. "Following on the 17-year legacy of hosting our New Frontiers New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental event for Sun Microsystems channel partners, and given today's uncertain economic climate, we thought it was time to chart a new course by creating Avnet Compass," said Mike Hurst
Michael D. Hurst is a prominent municipal politician in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He served as Mayor of Windsor from 1991 to 2003, and oversaw several major changes in the city's development. , vice president and general manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, Sun Solutions. "The agenda for Avnet Compass '09 focuses on high-level strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. for senior executives within our Sun partner channel and includes collaboration and networking sessions designed to accelerate profitable growth." Avnet Compass '09 will provide direction to attendees through a combination of: * Keynote presentations on compelling industry research, relevant trends, innovative technologies and strategies to stimulate growth, such as Avnet's SolutionsPath[TM] methodology * Breakout sessions on solutions including data center optimization, security, storage and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. * Exclusive networking opportunities with technology business leaders * Insights from Avnet and Sun speakers, breakout sessions from industry leaders such as Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. and Symantec, and Jason Jennings
Avnet Compass: Virtual North will provide online access to event keynotes, social networking See social networking site. social networking - social network , live chats and the Virtual North Exhibit Hall, which will feature Avnet's supplier partners, such as Sun, Hitachi Data Systems and Symantec. This virtual trade show begins August 17 and will be live for an additional six months to provide both attendees and their employees that are unable to attend the event in person with ongoing access to event content. "I have attended Avnet's conference for Sun Microsystems partners for the past nine years and always benefit from learning about how the solutions Avnet develops can solve my customers' business problems," said Jim McCann, Jr., president, Continental Resources. "Avnet Compass '09 will give me the opportunity to connect with not only the leadership teams from Avnet and Sun Microsystems, but also my peers across the Americas to find out what's selling and why. I also appreciate being able to share this knowledge with my staff through Avnet Compass: Virtual North during and after the event." For more information and to register for Avnet Compass '09, please visit: http://www.ats.avnet.com/avnetcompass09. About Avnet Technology Solutions Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet, Inc. As a global technology sales and marketing organization, Avnet Technology Solutions has sales divisions focused on specific customer segments and a select line card strategy enabling an exceptional level of attention to the needs of its customers and suppliers. For fiscal year 2008, the group served customers in more than 30 countries and generated US $7.6 billion in annual revenue. The group's Web site is www.ats.avnet.com. Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet generated revenue of $17.95 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com. |
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