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Event to Provide Solutions-Oriented Education and Training to Help Value-Added Reseller Partners Pursue Specialized Market Opportunities Created by Data Center Convergence
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), will host approximately 450 technology channel industry leaders at its Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit 2010 sponsored by Oracle, Cisco, Hitachi Data Systems and Symantec. The event will be held July 26-29, 2010, in Broomfield, Colo., and provide value-added reseller (VAR) and solution provider partners with a variety of educational sessions focused on solutions-oriented selling, ranging from developing a solutions practice to creating multi-vendor solutions for the data center.
"Solutions selling, combined with market and technical specialization, enables resellers and solution providers to capitalize on revenue-generating opportunities, even in times of change," said Mike Hurst, vice president and general manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, Sun Solutions group. "At the Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit, we'll help our partners further hone and develop their specialized market skills, enabling them to continue to provide value to their customers and accelerate their success."
"There's a huge opportunity for our partners to expand their presence into the rapidly growing data center market by providing holistic IT solutions that address their customers' business challenges," said Chris Swahn, vice president and general manager, Cisco Solutions group, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas. "Avnet works hand-in-hand with our partners, through events such as our annual partner summit, to ensure they have the support, programs and services needed to expand their capabilities and sustain a competitive edge."
Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit 2010 will provide attendees with:
- Strategic keynote presentations on compelling industry research, relevant trends, innovative technologies and strategies to stimulate growth
- Solutions-focused breakout sessions around data center opportunities for the healthcare and government markets, as well as networking, security, storage and virtualization technologies
- Interactive networking opportunities with top channel industry executives
- Insights from Avnet, Oracle and Cisco speakers and breakout sessions from industry leaders including Hitachi Data Systems and Symantec
- Perspectives on new ways to improve their businesses, including a presentation from Jeffrey Ma. Ma is a New York Times best-selling author of "Bringing Down the House," which is the basis for the film "21," and recently authored "The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big in Business."
"It is critical for us to have a deep understanding of how we can provide our customers with complete solutions designed to address their specific pain points and business challenges," said Dave "Stosh" Sosnowski, president of Advanced Systems Group, Inc., based in Denver. "Year after year, Avnet's partner events provide an invaluable forum for helping us align our growth strategies with end-customer needs. They provide the right mix of hands-on training, strategic learning, technical know-how and peer-to-peer networking that allows us to return to business and immediately hit the ground running with new skills to address our customers' evolving requirements. This year's event will be no exception."
For more information and to register for Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Conference 2010, please visit: http://ats.avnet.com/partnersummit.
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About Avnet Technology Solutions
As a global solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver effective solutions that address the business challenges of their end-user customers locally and around the world. For fiscal year 2009, the group served customers in more than 30 countries and generated US $7.04 billion in annual revenue. Avnet Technology Solutions (www.ats.avnet.com) 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 in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 27, 2009, Avnet generated revenue of $16.23 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
Contacts
Media Contact:
Brodeur Partners, for Avnet
Sonia Bovio, 602-224-4048
sbovio@brodeur.com
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Event Contact:
Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas
Julie Blankinship, 303-242-5657
julie.blankinship@avnet.com
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