Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today that its Americas team is the recipient of a Cisco Worldwide Distribution Summit award for Worldwide Data Center Architecture. Cisco unveiled the winners on April 16 prior to its annual channel partner conference in San Diego, Calif.
Avnet Technology Solutions Cisco Solutions team accepts award for WW Data Center Architecture from Cisco. (Photo: Business Wire)
"Cisco is proud to partner with so many well-respected and industry-leading organizations, and it is an honor to recognize Avnet Technology Solutions as a Cisco Worldwide Distribution Summitaward winner," said Scott A. Brown, vice president, Worldwide Distribution at Cisco. "The Cisco Worldwide Data Center Architecture award presented to Avnet Technology Solutions recognizes its performance and expertise as a Cisco channel partner in data center architecture in 2011."
"Avnet's Cisco Solutions team is a very hard-working and committed group of individuals who really care about selling Cisco solutions for the data center, and we are tremendously honored by this award," said Darren Adams, general manager and vice president, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, Cisco Solutions group. "With Avnet's Global Solutions Center providing industry-leading integration capabilities backing up our 100 percent certified sales force, we are in it to win it!"
Cisco Worldwide Distribution Summit awards reflect a distributor's performance and expertise in a given category as the highest ranking in the world.
Avnet is a certified Cisco Unified Computing System B-Series Authorized Configurator (UBAC) and Cisco Unified Computing System C-Series Authorized Configurator (UCAC) in the U.S. and Canada.
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About Avnet Technology Solutions
As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware solutions that address the business needs of their end-user customers locally and around the world. For fiscal year 2011, the group served customers in more than 70 countries and generated US $11.5 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 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 2, 2011, Avnet generated revenue of $26.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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