Westcon Group Expands Channel Assembly and Integration Capabilities, Marks Official Opening of VA Warehouse Facility.TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- New Facility Consolidates East Coast Warehousing Operations for Comstor, Voda One and Westcon Westcon Group, Inc., a global specialty distributor of networking and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry products, announced the official opening of a 78,880 square foot warehousing and integration facility in Sterling, VA. The warehouse currently fulfills all United States-based orders for Westcon Group's Voda One, Comstor and Westcon divisions. Westcon Group has consolidated its three former eastern warehouses into this new facility, which includes a 5,000 square foot area providing capabilities for Avaya channel assembly and integration for Cisco, Nortel and many other vendors. The building is adjacent to the freight entrance at Dulles International Airport and handles all orders for Voda One, Comstor and Westcon. Bernie Kelley, vice president, operations for Westcon Group 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. , Inc., commented: "By centralizing cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. Westcon Group's east coast warehousing operations into one strategic location, we are able to run a high-volume channel assembly and integration operation for each of the product lines we carry. Since many of our networking solutions are built around an integrated, multi-vendor concept, this new facility is an ideal environment for staging and integration of different components, whether they are convergence, security or IP device-related." Tom Ayers, senior vice president, Blue Coat Systems, added: "Westcon Group's new warehouse is a perfect example of how the company is able to extend value in the supply chain and augment our own company's capabilities. By creating a multi-purpose environment where specialized technicians and other personnel can handle all aspects of staging, integration, assembly and shipment for multiple vendors, the company makes it easier for resellers and integrators to serve their customers, and makes the channel a much more attractive means of distribution." Bill Corbin, 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. of Irvine, CA-based Network Catalyst, Inc., added: "For Network Catalyst it boils down to efficiency and reliability. Westcon Group is well known for its integration and logistics services and capabilities. Centralizing these capabilities on a regional basis is a great step forward." About Westcon Group Westcon Group, Inc. is a global specialty distributor of networking and communications equipment for leading technology vendors, including Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Inc., Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony Corporation and Avaya, Inc. Through its Westcon, Comstor and Voda One divisions, Westcon Group sells products and services to resellers, systems integrators and service providers. Westcon Group has particular expertise in the convergence of voice, data and video applications and technologies, including voice-over Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. , or VoIP, security for networking and communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. , remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems and wireless connectivity. For more information, visit www.westcongroup.com. |
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