MELVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The North American Components (NAC) business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. and Cortina Systems Inc., a leading company in intelligent communications solutions, today announced that they have entered into a distribution agreement in North America.
The agreement, effective immediately, provides original equipment and contract manufacturers with access to Cortina's products through Arrow's North American sales and support centers. Cortina's products, which include time division multiplexing (TDM) and optical products recently acquired from Intel, serve the rapidly growing high-bandwidth communications market segments.
"We are delighted to partner with Cortina and broaden our communications product portfolio for our customers. Cortina's demonstrated communications technology leadership compliments Arrow's success in customer design and supply chain support in this market," said David Doherty, vice president, Supplier Marketing, Arrow Electronics.
"Given Cortina's recent acquisition of Intel's optical components business, the next step was to expand our sales channel," said Rick Walther, vice president, Sales, Cortina Systems. "Cortina has a reputation for superior quality and customer support, these are the main attributes we looked at when selecting Arrow as our distributor."
About Arrow North American Components
The North American Components (NAC) business of Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a leading provider of semiconductors and passive, electromechanical, and connector products, services, and supply chain solutions tailored to serve distinct customer segments with dedicated sales teams. Three primary, customer-focused NAC groups serve these market segments: The Arrow/Zeus Electronics Group targets the aerospace and military markets; the Arrow Electronics Components Group serves local OEM and contract manufacturing customers; and the Arrow Alliance Group focuses on large customers with complex needs.
Arrow Electronics, Inc. is a major global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and computer products.
About Cortina Systems
Cortina Systems, Inc. (http://www.cortina-systems.com/) is a leading supplier of intelligent communication solutions thru continuous innovations in advanced port processing and intelligent port connectivity to the Core, Metro, Access and Enterprise Market Segments. With state-of-the-art, high-speed analog digital integration, Cortina delivers a wide suite of products that address its customers' performance, density and flexibility needs, enabling faster time-to-market, longer time-in-market, and increased revenue opportunities. Working closely with its customers to understand their system requirements and anticipate their needs, Cortina is creating the foundation ingredients for new generations of services.
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