Cobalt Networks Teams With Tech Data to Expand Its U.S. and Canadian Distribution Channels.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1998--Cobalt Networks, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Clearwater, Fla.-based Tech Data Corp., a leading worldwide distributor of technology products. Tech Data will distribute the Cobalt Qube The Cobalt Qube was a server appliance product line developed by Cobalt Networks, Inc. (later purchased by Sun Microsystems) featuring a modified Red Hat Linux operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management. (TM) and Cobalt RaQ The Cobalt RaQ is a 1U rackmount server product line developed by Cobalt Networks, Inc. (later purchased by Sun Microsystems) featuring a modified Red Hat Linux operating system and a proprietary GUI for server management. (TM) product families through Tech Data's extensive channel of value-added resellers (VARs) and computer retailers 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. and Canada. "This partnership with Tech Data will provide businesses and organizations in the United States and Canada with access to Cobalt's award-winning network communication and application products," said Stephen DeWitt, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Cobalt Networks Cobalt Networks was a maker of low-cost servers based on Linux. Founded in 1996 in Mountain View, California under the name Cobalt Microserver, the company pioneered easy to use server appliances featuring secure web user interfaces for Internet service providers (ISPs) , Inc. "As a distributor committed to delivering real quality solutions, Tech Data is a natural partner for Cobalt." "The addition of Cobalt's Qube and RaQ product families to our systems offering comes at a time when end users are demanding faster, more secure Internet and intranet solutions for their businesses," said Brooke Powers, vice president and general manager of systems product marketing for Tech Data. "Cobalt's family of network server solutions, coupled with Tech Data's industry renowned technical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , provide added opportunity for our resellers to answer these end-user demands with affordable, simple and complete Internet/intranet solutions." The award winning Cobalt product family -- including the Cobalt Qube(TM), Cobalt RaQ(TM) and Cobalt CacheQube(TM) -- provides turnkey Internet services such as email, file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , threaded discussions, document management tools and web caching for small businesses, schools, developers, workgroups and Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs). Cobalt's products can be set up in less than 15 minutes, can be administered from any browser, and require little maintenance. About Tech Data Tech Data Corporation, founded in 1974, is a leading full-line distributor of technology products worldwide. The company and its subsidiaries operate in over 30 countries, serving more than 100,000 resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Based in Clearwater, Fla., the Fortune 500 company generated sales of $7.1 billion in its most recent fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31, 1998. In addition to distributing more than 75,000 products from the world's leading manufacturers and publishers, Tech Data provides extensive pre- and post-sale training, service and support. The company also offers high-quality integration and assembly services and a full range of electronic commerce solutions. Tech Data's web site can be found at www.techdata.com. About Cobalt Networks Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a leading developer of network communication and application solutions that set new standards for value and ease of use. Cobalt's families of products, including the award-winning Cobalt Qube(TM) and Cobalt RaQ(TM) microservers, deliver simple and scalable network server solutions for businesses, academic institutions, developers, and Internet Server Providers (ISPs). Cobalt's solutions are delivered through a global network of distributors, value-added resellers (VARs) and ISPs, and can also be ordered directly from the Cobalt web site. Founded in 1996 and based in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , Cobalt Networks, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with offices in the United States, Europe and Japan. Contact Cobalt by calling 650/930-2500 or by visiting the Cobalt web site at www.cobaltnet.com. Cobalt Networks, Cobalt Qube, and RaQ are trademarks of Cobalt Networks, Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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