Avnet to Distribute Microsoft Embedded Products.PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 1999-- Global electronics and computer products distributor Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) has signed a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. franchise distribution agreement with Microsoft Corp. "This agreement positions Avnet in the premier sales channel for Microsoft's Windows(TM) NT Embedded 4.0 and Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. systems," according to Avnet's newly appointed president of Avnet Applied Computing, Ed Kamins. Under the terms of this first agreement between the two companies, Avnet's new operating group, Avnet Applied Computing will serve as distributor for Microsoft's embedded systems, selling the products to original equipment manufacturer (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) customers and providing technical pre- and post-sales support. Avnet Applied Computing focuses on providing computing technology products, subsystems and services to customers who are migrating to software design and intellectual property differentiation. "This new agreement with Microsoft is highly significant to Avnet as a value proposition," said Avnet's Kamins. "Aligning with a top-tier supplier such as Microsoft creates exciting new demand creation opportunities for our sales and technical teams and new opportunities to provide best-in-class customer service." "Avnet is a premier channel partner," said Microsoft's Bengt Akerlind, general manager, Embedded Systems Group at Microsoft. "The company is an industry leader with considerable resources and experience in selling embedded systems. We're confident that OEM customers will benefit from Avnet's expertise." "Our customers are asking for a functionally robust embedded OS," said Vince Mendillo, lead product manager of Windows NT Embedded See Windows XP Embedded. 4.0 for Microsoft Corp. "Avnet's expertise in the embedded market allows it to help customers develop and deploy their next-generation products faster than ever before." Phoenix-based Avnet Inc, a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $6.35 billion, is one of the world's largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components and computer products from the industry's leading manufacturers. Serving customers in 59 countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain integration services. The company's web site is located at www.avnet.com. |
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