Avocent Signs Computer2000 for Broadline Distribution - New Distribution Partner Provides Route to UK SME Market
Bracknell, UK, 6 October 2003 – Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT), the leading global provider of KVM switching and network connectivity appliances today announced a partnership with Computer2000, the UK arm of Tech Data and the largest IT distributor in the UK. The deal is designed to raise Avocent’s profile in the UK SME market, a space in which Avocent is well positioned to compete.
The partnership provides Avocent with a distributor for its low to mid range KVM switch products including the SwitchView and AutoView series. Computer2000 will act as a broadline distributor to service Avocent’s existing resellers in the UK, as well as to introduce Avocent products to the distributor’s loyal reseller base.
Computer2000 has over 10,000 channel customers in the UK and Ireland, and offers a wide range of services to resellers helping them to deliver effective solutions to their end user customers.
”We have seen strong growth in the KVM market,” commented Clive Hailstone, General Manager of the Networking Solutions Group at Computer2000. “This has led us to Avocent, a company that has established itself as a quality desktop and data centre hardware provider. We are delighted to be able to provide our resellers with Avocent products.”
“Avocent has a strong proposition for SMEs looking for cost-effective KVM solutions and it was important for us to find a partner who could help us expand in this market,” commented Paul Smith, Country Manager, Avocent UK. “Computer2000 has a great reputation built upon solid customer service and pan-European presence. We are extremely pleased to be working with them to support our sales in the UK”.
About Computer 2000
Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 117th on the Fortune 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 100,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data's extensive service offering includes technical support, financing options and configuration services as well as a full range of award-winning electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of $15.7 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2003.
About Avocent Corporation
Avocent (NASDAQ: AVCT) is the leading worldwide supplier of KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switching, remote access and serial connectivity solutions that provide IT managers with access and control of multiple servers and network data centre devices. Avocent's KVM solutions are distributed by the world's largest server manufacturers and installed in Fortune 100 companies around the world. For more details, visit www.avocent.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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