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Avnet Technology Solutions UK introduces its first industry specialisation practice - HealthPath™
Bracknell, UK, 31 July 2012:
Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has introduced its first industry specialisation practice in the UK. HealthPath™ is designed to help Avnet UK business partners to differentiate themselves in the UK health market and tap into an expanding opportunity. HealthPath™ provides business partners with the knowledge and technology to sell solutions to organisations in the health sector, including the all important National Health Service (NHS).
“Healthcare and clinicians already know the value of technology when dealing with patients, the increased use of scanning equipment for both diagnosis and treatment being an example of this. However, with the NHS facing the Nicholson Challenge to reduce spending by £20 billion in efficiency savings by 2015 and four percent savings year-on-year, the IT Channel will need to prove new solutions will save money and improve patient care. To address this, Avnet’s HealthPath™ includes a series of initiatives to provide additional revenue opportunities for partners already operating in this sector and advises others on how to enter the healthcare market quickly,” said Peter Blythe, solutions development manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, UK.
HealthPath™ as the first industry specialisation of Avnet’s SolutionsPath™ methodology in the UK provides business partners with the knowledge and resources necessary to deliver key technology solutions into areas of high-growth and vertical markets. Business Partners taking advantage of HealthPath™ will benefit from insight and advice from experienced former and current healthcare executives in addition to knowledgeable industry consultants.
Blythe continued, “Understanding the challenges facing healthcare organisations and knowing who the key influencers and decision makers are will enable business partners to advise customers on allocating funds to solutions that solve current issues. Working through end-user challenges with consultants specialising in healthcare will mean business partners are ready to maximise opportunities received from targeted demand generation activities.”
Avnet is working with a number of suppliers to create a portfolio of solutions particularly suitable for healthcare, starting with vendor neutral archiving of all types of data and media, back-up and recovery.
Steve Wragg of Wragg Consulting concluded, “Avnet’s HealthPath™ is an important initiative, bringing together business partners, vendors and industry specialists and giving them a broad overview of health sector dynamics. With this understanding, they can create technology solutions that are relevant now and in the future. In order to be successful in this sector, people need to identify what the business and clinical issues are and work with the right people within each organisation to help resolve them.”
Steve Wragg is also the chairman of a NHS Foundation Trust and was a speaker at the first Avnet UK HealthPath University training session that took place on 9th and 10th May in central London.
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About Avnet Technology Solutions
As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware solutions that address the business needs of their end-user customers locally and around the world. For fiscal year 2011, the group served customers in more than 70 countries and generated US $11.5 billion in annual revenue. Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Avnet, Inc.
About Avnet
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011, Avnet generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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