Arrow ECS’ Alternative Technology Group Presented with 2008 NA Distributor of the Year by CA

Nov. 18, 2008 - PRLog -- CA WORLD 2008, LAS VEGAS – Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE- ARW], today announced that it received a 2008 North American “Value Added Distributor of the Year” award from CA, Inc.  Arrow ECS’ Alternative Technology group was recognized for the award based on its superior efforts in demand creation and support of CA products, achieving the No. 1 position among CA’s North American distributors.  

“Arrow ECS is delighted to once again receive this prestigious award from CA,” said Andy Bryant, president of Arrow ECS.  Arrow ECS also was recognized with the award in 2007 and 2005.  “Our Alternative Technology group provides outstanding channel and market development assistance to CA and its resellers.  I congratulate them on this honor.”  

“We have worked closely with CA to establish and execute on common goals and to leverage our combined resources to deliver exceptional solutions through our North American channel partners to CA customers,” said Bill Botti, president and chief operating officer of Alternative Technology.  “Arrow ECS has worked with CA since 1998 and we look forward to supporting them in the years ahead.”

“Alternative Technology’s channel partners play a central role in our business strategy and in our value proposition to our customers in North America,” said Bill Lipsin, corporate senior vice president for worldwide channels at CA.  “Our Distributor of the Year award gives us the opportunity to recognize the hard work and creativity that Alternative Technology has put into the marketing, implementation and support of our industry-leading IT management solutions.”

Information about Alternative Technology’s solutions and support for CA customers is available at www.alttech.com or by calling 800-544-7674 (USA), or 866-240-9991 (Canada).

ABOUT ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Alternative Technology is a leading specialty distributor for value-added resellers who need products and services targeted at thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, security, and wireless markets. Driving the widespread adoption of leading-edge technologies by bridging the gaps between products and services to solve critical business problems, Alternative Technology identifies business issues that are key to its markets and offers multivendor solutions that drive demand back through its reseller partners. Alternative Technology, headquartered in Englewood, Colo., has offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Carlsbad, Calif., and Mississauga, Canada. Alternative Technology is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, which is a business segment of Arrow Electronics, Inc. [NYSE- ARW]. For more information, go to: www.AltTech.com, e-mail: sales@AltTech.com or call toll-free: 800-544-7674 (USA), or 866-240-9991 (Canada).

ABOUT ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS
Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE- ARW], provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors.  Based in Englewood, Colo., Arrow ECS connects its customers to the world’s foremost technology suppliers, including HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, and other leading storage networking, software, and security suppliers.  Arrow ECS reported $4.8 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2007.  Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.

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Media Contacts
Dawn Small
For Arrow ECS
303-824-4188
dsmall@arrow.com

Mark Rieger
For Alternative Technology
303-520-4524
markr@proamericas.com

For CA
Michael Kornspan
michael.kornspan@ca.com
631-342-2463

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