SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc. Expands Supplies and Accessories Support Through ECI² Partnership

 

FREMONT, CA — July 23, 2003 — SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc., a global information technology (IT) supply chain services company, recently signed a new partnership agreement with eCommerce Industries Inc. (ECI²), a leading provider of e-commerce and business system software for office products, IT consumables, and other adjacent industries. The agreement will allow SYNNEX to serve independent dealer customers in the supplies and accessories market through ECI² IT solutions, which include a new Internet-based private supply network (PSN) service. The new PSN service enables fast, reliable Internet transactions, using compatible business system software from ECI² subsidiary Distribution Data Management Systems, Inc. (DDMS).

The relationship introduces SYNNEX as the first IT hardware distributor associated with ECI² offerings. In the supplies and accessories marketplace, SYNNEX serves an independent dealer community comprised of VARs, Office Products Dealers, and Computer Supply Specialists. This added offering provides the dealers an additional option for supplies, hardware and accessories, allowing them the convenience and efficiency from one comprehensive supplies source.

“SYNNEX is pleased to be working with ECI². We will now be able to provide our independent dealers with an additional wholesale choice for supplies, hardware and accessories,” stated John Baumgarten, VP of Sales, Supplies, for SYNNEX. “Our dealer partners can combine their supplies purchases with hardware and software orders, making procurement more efficient and cost-effective than ever before. Also, our vendor partners will benefit through an opportunity to penetrate markets in which they had no prior access. We look forward to offering this enhanced standard of services.”

"Office product dealers, computer and business equipment dealers, and IT resellers throughout the country rely on ECI²'s integrated business system software and Internet e-commerce solutions to manage their operations," stated ECI² Founder and President Paula Jagemann. "The ECI² PSN enables innovative wholesalers like SYNNEX to provide these dealers with Internet-based purchasing and other value-added services. The features available through the PSN not only save time and money for both the wholesalers and the dealers they serve, but allow those dealers to be more competitive in the marketplace."

About SYNNEX
Founded in 1980, SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc. is a global IT supply chain services company providing a comprehensive range of outsourcing solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers worldwide. The company offers IT distribution, contract assembly and logistics services. SYNNEX works with leading industry suppliers of IT systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking equipment. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

About SYNNEX
Founded in 1980, SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc. is a global IT supply chain services company providing a comprehensive range of outsourcing solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and resellers worldwide. The company offers IT distribution, contract assembly and logistics services. SYNNEX works with leading industry suppliers of IT systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking equipment. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.

About ECI²
eCommerce Industries, Inc. (ECI²) is a premier developer of industry-specific business operations software and integrated supply chain automation, with an emphasis on e-commerce capability and supplier connectivity. Through the development and application of leading edge technologies, the company is providing large-scale innovation for the small to medium sized business. ECI² is the leading provider of information technology solutions for office products and other reseller-intense industries, including janitorial/sanitary products and industrial paper. ECI2 also provides specialized technology solutions for other industries, including contract furniture, business machines, computer products, and educational and art supplies. ECI², established in 1999, is privately held and is based in Vienna, Virginia.

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Contact
Bobbie Wyatt
Communications Manager
SYNNEX Information Technologies, Inc.
Phone: (864) 289-4485
bobbiew@synnex.com