Avnet Expands Relationship with Oracle in Asia Pacific

Mar 15, 2011 11:30 JST

Source: Avnet

Avnet now distributes Oracle in ANZ, ASEAN and India

Asia Pacific, Mar 15, 2011 - (ACN Newswire) - Avnet Technology Solutions, the IT solutions distribution leader and operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has expanded its relationship with Oracle in the Asia Pacific region through acquisition and net new business growth. Replicating the global relationship, Avnet today announced that it will be working with Oracle in Singapore, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand and India to ensure that channel partners can access the complete range of Oracle hardware and software solutions.

KP Tang, president, Avnet Technology Solutions, Asia Pacific, said, "Oracle is one of the world's premier technology brands. The collaboration with Oracle gives us a strategic partner in the hardware and software solutions space. This relationship has significantly strengthened our relationship with Oracle in the region. In January, we completed the acquisition of itX, which had an existing Oracle business in Australia. We then worked with Oracle on starting new franchises in ASEAN, India and New Zealand. By forging relationships with world-class suppliers like Oracle, Avnet Technology Solutions is able to connect channel partners to more customers, thereby providing them access to developing markets. Our aim is to provide the right combination of resources to help bring more solutions to the market and educate and enable more business partners on Oracle solutions."

"We are thrilled to be working with Avnet to enhance their IT solutions offering," said George Wong, group vice president, Alliances and Channels, Asia Pacific for Oracle. "Together, Oracle and Avnet are committed to helping channel partners deliver effective solutions that address the business challenges of their end-user customers in this region."

Avnet will provide Oracle partners with channel support, including training, enablement, lead generation, co-marketing, technical integration, services and ongoing support. Additionally, partners can leverage Avnet's SolutionsPath(R) practices to gain specialization in the industries ideal for these solutions, such as the energy, financial, government, healthcare and retail markets, as well as data center technology expertise related to mobility, networking, security, storage and virtualization.

Avnet is a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork.

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About Oracle PartnerNetwork

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) Specialized is the latest version of Oracle's partner program that provides partners with tools to better develop, sell and implement Oracle solutions. OPN Specialized offers resources to train and support specialized knowledge of Oracle products and solutions and has evolved to recognize Oracle's growing product portfolio, partner base and business opportunity. Key to the latest enhancements to OPN is the ability for partners to differentiate through Specializations. Specializations are achieved through competency development, business results, expertise and proven success. To find out more visit http://www.oracle.com/partners.

About Avnet Technology Solutions

As a global IT 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 2010, the group served customers in more than 70 countries and generated US $8.19 billion in annual revenue. Avnet Technology Solutions (www.ats.avnet.com) is an operating group of Avnet, Inc.

Contact:

EASTWEST PR for Avnet Technology Solutions  
Melinda Ilagan / Laurent Decosse 
Tel: 65.6222.0306, 
Email avnet@eastwestpr.com 

Michael Costigan
Director, Marketing and Business Innovation
Avnet Technology Solutions Asia Pacific
Tel: +61 2 8877 0751, 
Email: Michael.costigan@avnet.com

Source: Avnet
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