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Avnet and Brocade Expand Their Distribution Agreement into New Geographic and Technology Markets
Avnet Technology Solutions and Brocade to help channel partners in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland deliver complete enterprise IP networking solutions
Bracknell, UK, 15 avril 2010:
Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), today announced an expanded relationship with Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) to include enterprise IP networking products in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. As Brocade’s “EMEA Distributor of the Year” for four consecutive years, Avnet is a long-standing Brocade distributor in the storage networking market and was the first Brocade Alliance Partner Network distributor in the United Kingdom for enterprise IP networking products. Under the new expanded agreement, Avnet will now help value-added reseller partners in Eastern Europe enhance their ability to deliver IP networking solutions that address the high-performance needs of data centers.
“Brocade’s end-to-end networking solutions enable today’s complex, data-intensive businesses to run efficiently and will play a key role in positioning partners for success in the rapidly evolving data center market,” said Gary Coburn, senior vice president, Avnet Technology Solutions EMEA. “Based on our proven experience in working with Brocade’s IP networking offerings in the United Kingdom, our reseller partners in Eastern Europe will benefit from Avnet’s assessment, integration and implementation services to provide complete networking solutions for their customers that address their business challenges.”
Brocade networking solutions provide the connectivity needed for companies to maximize the business value of their data. Avnet’s technical and sales support will help resellers understand how Brocade’s portfolio of IP networking products can enable their customers to improve the performance of their IT infrastructure and enhance business continuity and security.
“Brocade’s expanded distribution relationship with Avnet is a testament to their global knowledge, skills and expertise in pursuing new market opportunities,” said Amanda Giddins, EMEA channel director, Brocade. “We know Avnet has the services and support our partners need to accelerate their success and our growth in both the IP networking and Eastern European markets, while allowing partners to provide their customers with solutions that are critical to the effective operation and management of data centers.”
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