Avnet Technology Solutions and Mellanox Sign Pan-European Distribution Agreement
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Avnet to provide European channel partners with Mellanox's high-performance
connectivity products for servers and storage
Bracknell, UK - May 25, 2010 - Avnet Technology Solutions
operating group of Avnet, Inc.
Technologies, a leading supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for
servers
storage
today announced a pan-European distribution agreement. As a part of this new
relationship, Avnet will distribute Mellanox's complete line of 40Gb/s
InfiniBand and 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapter cards, 40Gb/s InfiniBand switches,
InfiniBand to Ethernet or Fibre Channel gateway systems, copper and fiber cables
and software to server and storage solutions integrators in Europe.
"Avnet Technology Solutions' global scale and scope will help Mellanox reach
further into the European market and create opportunities for growth," said Marc
Sultzbaugh, vice president of worldwide sales at Mellanox Technologies.
"Mellanox's adapters and switch systems offer I/O infrastructure performance and
scalability for data centers, Cloud, Web 2.0 and high-performance computing
environments. By including Mellanox's InfiniBand and Ethernet networking
products in their server and storage solutions, Avnet's channel partners can
gain a competitive advantage in the markets they serve and help their customers
increase performance and efficiency of their data centers."
By working with Avnet and Mellanox, channel partners can deliver effective
solutions that address the business challenges of their end-user customers
across Europe. Today's data centers need an agile infrastructure that
incorporates ongoing improvements in computer, storage, networking and
application technologies, and empowers IT to support changing business
processes. Mellanox's connectivity solutions enable IT organizations to turn
computing and storage resources from monolithic systems to service-centric
shared pools of resources consisting of standardized components that can be
dynamically provisioned and accessed through an intelligent network.
"Mellanox products are pivotal in the increasing convergence taking place in
data centers," said Gary Coburn, senior vice president, Product Business Group
at Avnet Technology Solutions, EMEA. "Applications such as clustering,
virtualization, cloud computing and of course high-performance computing require
the fastest interconnect. Avnet will work closely with our channel partners to
ensure they have the sales and technical resources to incorporate Mellanox
products into their solutions to deliver significantly higher application
service levels for their customers, while reducing fixed costs and management
requirements related to server and storage infrastructures."
About Mellanox
Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions
for servers and storage that optimize data center performance. Mellanox products
deliver market-leading bandwidth, performance, scalability, power conservation
and cost-effectiveness while converging multiple legacy network technologies
into one future-proof solution. For the best in performance and scalability,
Mellanox is the choice for Fortune 500 data centers and the world's most
powerful supercomputers. Founded in 1999, Mellanox Technologies is headquartered
in Sunnyvale, California and Yokneam, Israel. For more information, visit
Mellanox atwww.mellanox.com
Mellanox, BridgeX, ConnectX, InfiniBlast, InfiniBridge, InfiniHost, InfiniRISC,
InfiniScale, InfiniPCI, and Virtual Protocol Interconnect are registered
trademarks of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. CORE-Direct, FabricIT, and PhyX are
trademarks of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners.
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 is an operating group of Avnet, Inc. Visit:www.ts.avnet.com/emea/
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, visitwww.avnet.com
Press Contact:
Avnet Technology Solutions EMEA
Kirsten Klatt, European Marketing & Communications Director
Kirsten.klatt(at)avnet.com
Tel: +49 (0) 2153-733 328
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