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AAMunich, San Jose -- Echelon, (NASDAQ: ELON), a world leader in device networking technology for automation systems, has awarded pan-European Semiconductor Specialist EBV Elektronik, an Avnet Company, “World-Wide Distributor of the Year 2004.”
The award has been presented to honor EBV’s sales performance as well as their success in the design area.
“EBV provides exceptional technical skills and design-in capabilities to the LonWorks market in addition to being a superbly run operation” Says Mark B.M. Ossel Vice-President & General Manager Echelon Europe, Middle-East & Africa. “Their expertise and design-in support capabilities help clients bring products to market faster and at lower cost. Combine their technical and operational capabilities with a network of offices that keeps EBV close to their clients and you have what we've always known, and now have officially recognized - EBV is a great partner and distributor" Ossel concludes.
“Echelon's state of the art products are found in control networks everywhere: industrial automation, building control and management, home automation, and HVAC. One of the really exciting technologies from Echelon is powerline communications, where existing wiring can be used for building control networks, saving cabling costs and enabling reconfigurability.” says Patrick Zammit, President EBV Elektronik. "Echelon and EBV have had a very successful year together and with new products to come such as USB network interfaces, network analyzers, new software versions and new reference designs combined with our technical and logistical know-how, we have great opportunities for our mutual future growth."
About Echelon
Echelon is a world leader in device networking technology for automation systems. Companies use Echelon's LonWorks® infrastructure products and solutions in virtually every type of device network. Top manufacturers, system integrators, and network providers around the world rely on Echelon's technology to expand service offerings, increase customer satisfaction, reduce costs, and achieve higher profits. In fact, in the time it takes to read this sentence, millions of Echelon enabled smart devices deployed around the globe will automatically monitor themselves, respond to their environment, communicate with one another, and report to network control centers. Systems based on Echelon's technology provide business insight, drive performance, and deliver results.
About EBV Elektronik
EBV Elektronik, an Avnet Company, was founded in 1969 and is one of the leading specialists in European semiconductor distribution. EBV maintains its successful strategy of personal commitment to customers and excellent services. 230 technical sales specialists provide a strong focus a selected group of long-term manufacturing partners. 100 continuously trained application specialists offer extensive application know-how and design expertise. Warehouse operations, complete logistics solutions and values added services like programming, taping & reeling and laser marking are fulfilled by Avnet Logistics, EBV’s logistical backbone and Europe’s largest service centre. EBV operates from 51 offices in 23 countries throughout Europe as well as Israel and South Africa. Information about EBV Elektronik is available on the World Wide Web under www.ebv.com
Editor contact EBV Elektronik:
Bernd Schlemmer
Director Communications
Im Technologiepark 2-8
85586 Poing
bernd.schlemmer@ebv.com
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