SYNNEX Corporation
Signs Distribution Agreement with Avaya Inc.
FREMONT, CA — March 30, 2005 -- SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a global
IT supply chain services company, announced that it has entered into a distribution
agreement with Avaya Inc. to distribute its line of small-to-medium business
communications products to its broad base of solution providers in the United
States. Solution providers will require Avaya certification to become an authorized
reseller for these products.
Under this agreement, SYNNEX will distribute Avaya IP Office,
PARTNER® and
Merlin Magix® systems. Utilizing the latest advancements in converged data
and voice technology, the IP Office product line is designed to address the IP
communications needs of small-to-medium businesses and branch offices. Avaya
solutions offer enhanced mobility for users accessing their communications applications
from any location, lowered costs by consolidating communication assets and improved
efficiencies by reducing overall system management costs.
“The addition of Avaya’s family of IP telephony products further broadens
our suite of convergence solutions to our solution providers as well as reflects
our commitment in growing this business segment,” said John Paget, President
of North America and Chief Operating Officer at SYNNEX Corporation. “We
plan to continue to drive the convergence of voice and data networking by providing
and supporting world-class IP telephony products to our solution providers which
will allow them to enhance their customers’ effectiveness and productivity.
We are pleased to offer Avaya IP products as an integral part of our strategy.”
“With many years of experience selling and supporting
the reseller community with IP telephony products and solutions,
SYNNEX has the expertise and resources in
place to develop new channel partners for Avaya,” said Patricia Hume,
Global Vice President of Sales and Business Development SMBS for Avaya Inc.
About SYNNEX
Founded in 1980, SYNNEX Corporation is a global IT supply chain services
company offering a comprehensive range of services to original equipment
manufacturers,
software publishers and reseller customers worldwide. SYNNEX offers product
distribution, related logistics services, demand generation marketing and
contract assembly
and works with the 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.
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