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TEMPE, Ariz.--Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas, the leading value-added distributor of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, and a division of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), today announced it received the "Best Partnering Award" from HP. The award recognizes the role partnering plays in enabling HP OpenView solutions to be brought to market. During the past year, Avnet Partner Solutions has provided a variety of services to solution providers, resulting in a 45 percent annual increase in HP OpenView solutions delivered by Avnet partners to end users.
Avnet Partner Solutions has a suite of services designed specifically to help partners grow their HP OpenView business. Avnet's HP OpenView services include pre-sales and post-sales support in OpenView Network Node Manager, Operations and Service Desk, technical phone support, product demonstrations via Avnet's online demonstration capabilities and Avnet's HP Solution Center, and professional services for software implementations.
"With a variety of services that allow partners to enter new markets and provide value without adding expenses, Avnet Partner Solutions has helped many reseller partners grow faster," said Jim Kleeman, vice president and general manager of Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas, HP Business Unit. "Receiving the 'Best Partnering' award is extremely gratifying and demonstrates the value of our services in helping our partners grow their businesses."
"Avnet has always been there for us whether we needed help with product demonstrations, marketing support or even implementation services," said Jeff Jamieson, vice president, sales, Whitlock Infrastructure Solutions. "They understand our business and how to help us take advantage of opportunities, making it easy for us to get into new markets and serve our customers better."
Additionally, Avnet Partner Solutions' efforts contributed to its reseller partners' receiving more than 15 awards from HP, ranging from "Best Solutions Development Partner" to "Individual Sales Champion." Tim FitzGerald, director of marketing for Avnet Partner Solutions, HP Business Unit, commented, "Avnet is delighted to see our partners recognized for the value they bring to market with HP software, and we're proud of the association we have with these companies and HP."
"This award recognizes Avnet's ability to add support services to HP's leading OpenView technology to help reseller partners make the most of growth opportunities and succeed in the marketplace," said Tom LaRocca, vice president of partner development and programs at HP.
About Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas
Avnet Partner Solutions, Americas is an industry-leading, value-added distributor and provider of enterprise servers, storage, software and services, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Avnet Partner Solutions provides solutions from industry-leading manufacturers including Computer Associates, EMC, HP, IBM, Microsoft, NEC, Network Appliance, Oracle, StorageTek and VERITAS -- driving growth for partners and manufacturers. Avnet Partner Solutions is a division of the Avnet Technology Solutions operating group of Avnet Inc. For more information, visit www.aps.avnet.com.
Avnet enables success from the center of the technology industry, providing cost-effective services and solutions vital to a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and 250 suppliers. The company markets, distributes and adds value to a wide variety of electronic components, enterprise computer products and embedded subsystems. Through its premier market position, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of capabilities that help its trading partners accelerate growth and realize cost efficiencies. Avnet and the company it acquired in July 2005, Memec Group Holdings Limited, together generated more than $13 billion in revenue in the past year through sales in 68 countries. Visit www.avnet.com.
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