Buffalo Technology -USA- Inc. Enters Distribution Agreement With Ingram Micro.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2000 Award-Winning Buffalo Technology AirStation(R) Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area Product Line to be Distributed Through Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. Buffalo Technology (USA) Inc., an industry-leading manufacturer of computer peripherals and wireless LAN solutions for business, small office/home office See SOHO. (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) and home use, Thursday announced their distribution agreement with Ingram Micro (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IM). Under the terms of the agreement, Ingram Micro will distribute their comprehensive small/medium business (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. )/SOHO networking product line, including their award-winning AirStation(R) Wireless LAN series, to their more than 40,000 resellers in 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. . "Since the launch of our U.S. unit in March of this year, and with the introduction of our AirStation Wireless LAN products to 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. in August, we have been running hard and fast to develop quality channel partnerships to provide a solid service-centric conduit from our parent company Melco Inc. in Japan to the ultimate end-user in the U.S.," explained Shannon Moynahan, Buffalo's director of sales and marketing. According to Moynahan, Buffalo first partnered with mail-order/e-tailers PC Zones and PC Malls to reach out to the SOHO and home end-users with the company's AirStation product. "However, we knew that we also needed the logistics horsepower of a distribution partner to effectively reach out to those total-solution providers that are out there delivering product and services to our target SMB/SOHO-markets and nobody does that like Ingram Micro." About Ingram Micro Inc. Ingram Micro Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology solutions, products and services. The company operates in 34 countries with sales exceeding $30 billion for the past four reported quarters. Ingram Micro's global regions offer e-commerce solutions, logistics services and technology product distribution and marketing to more than 175,000 technology solution providers and manufacturers. The company is focused on maximizing shareowner value and achieving customer satisfaction by continuously innovating the IT supply chain. Visit www.ingrammicro.com or Ingram Micro Canada at: www.ingrammicro.ca. About Buffalo Technology (USA) Inc. and Melco Inc. With headquarters in Torrance, Buffalo Technology (USA) is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Japan-based Melco. Melco is the world's fourth largest manufacturer of computer memory and an industry leader in the manufacturing of peripheral products for both the PC and Macintosh platforms. Melco's strong international industry alliances with companies including Intel, Rambus, Apple and Microsoft have allowed the company to continue to lead the industry in the development of the latest technologies into practical, easy-to-use tools for business and the home. For additional information on Buffalo's products, contact Buffalo Technology (USA) Inc., 1977 W. 190th St., Suite 100, Torrance, CA 90504. Phone: 310/965-0448. Web site: www.buffalotech.com. |
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