Avnet Technology Solutions, expanded its distribution agreement with HP to cover Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Yemen.
“Avnet will now be able to offer our Middle East channel partners all elements of HP’s converged infrastructure, including networking, servers, storage and software solutions,” said Venkat Raman, sales director-Gulf and Levant, Avnet Technology Solutions, Middle East.
As an authorised value-added distributor for HP’s networking products, Avnet will be responsible for providing HP’s reseller partners with sales and technical enablement, logistics and operational support, and programmes and services to develop business growth opportunities in the region.
In addition to this support, Avnet is investing in channel initiatives and will hold a series of road shows aimed at growing the market for HP networking solutions. Avnet will also offer training and educational programs designed to further increase the data centre and networking skills of its channel partners across the region.
Commenting on the relationship, Alfred Chrispanous, ESSN Distribution Manager, HP Middle East, said, “We are happy to engage with Avnet and believe that our association will allow us to enhance our penetration in the SMB market, and help us gain incremental business in the region.”
For fiscal year 2010, the Avnet group served customers in more than 30 countries and generated US $8.19 billion in annual revenue.
