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Agreement to widen availability of NetApp storage and data management solutions
Delhi, India -- NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced a distribution agreement in India with Avnet Technology Solutions, a value-added solutions distributor of enterprise computing products and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), as part of their strategy to maximize customer value through increased engagements. This agreement will widen the footprint of NetApp's storage and data management solutions for customers and partners in India. The partnership will deliver increased access to the powerful suite of offerings from NetApp that will foster data centre transformation, empowering organizations to do more with less while enabling reduced costs and complexities, and faster results.
"As the market once again gains momentum, the focus at the C-level continues to be driving higher productivity while reducing overall costs. NetApp's commitment to deliver high business value while reducing costs and complexities resonates with this sentiment. We believe it is our responsibility to maximize our outreach to help both customers and partners experience business breakthroughs and benefits. Our partnership with Avnet will help us and our partners deliver to this goal." said Surajit Sen, director - channels marketing & alliances, NetApp India. "We have already established a good working relationship with Avnet elsewhere in Asia, and globally. With Avnet's proven expertise in helping partners cost-effectively achieve their long-term business goals and develop market specialization, we are confident that this partnership will help translate to success for our customers."
"Customers are interested in cloud, unified storage, de-duplication, thin provisioning, and the value that these can offer, and partners are seeking ways to rapidly deliver to these needs," said Naresh Desai, general manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, India. "With this new partnership with NetApp, we will leverage our extensive partner base across India and jointly develop a growth plan that will drive incremental revenue for our partners, decrease their time to market and present them with cutting-edge solutions that deliver proven cost savings. Our association with NetApp will enable partners to achieve success rapidly."
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency. Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com.
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.
About Avnet
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended July 3, 2010, Avnet generated revenue of $19.16 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
Media Contact:
Shalini Kaul
NetApp India
Ph: +91-11-40516734
Shalini.kaul@netapp.com
Nishi Oswal
Avnet Technology Solutions, INDIA
Ph: +91 9820075465
nishi.oswal@avnet.com
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