Avnet Technology Solutions and Hitachi Data Systems Partner To Deliver Enterprise Solutions

April 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Mumbai, India, April 24 2013 -- Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. , and Hitachi Data Systems Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , today announced a pan-India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) distribution partnership. This extension of a successful 13-year relationship between Hitachi Data Systems and Avnet in the U.S. and EMEA regions marks a focus for both companies on empowering the channel to deliver enterprise-class infrastructure solutions to customers across India and SAARC. The agreement allows Avnet to provide the entire portfolio of Hitachi Data Systems’ best-in-class technologies to customers through its strong network of value-added resellers and system integration channel partners.

Avnet's strong India and SAARC presence and value-add services will enable Hitachi Data Systems to grow its business through the channel and will provide the company with additional routes to market for its range of enterprise and mid-market solution offerings. As a key strategic India distribution partner of Hitachi Data Systems, Avnet will benefit from a strengthened storage offering and the opportunity to provide additional solutions such as file and content management, and converged infrastructure solutions to its valued channel partners and their customers.

"Businesses of all sizes are facing challenges when it comes to dealing with ever-growing amounts of mission-critical data and demanding compliance and regulatory requirements related to content storage," said Naresh Desai, country general manager of Avnet Technology Solutions India. "Customers are looking for storage solutions that allow them to quickly access the right data at the right time. With the addition of Hitachi Data Systems to our portfolio, Avnet will be able to help our partners develop and implement innovative infrastructure solutions for effective data managemen t strategies to meet their customers' long-term needs."

Commenting on the announcement, Yogesh Sawant, director, partner sales and field alliance organization, India, Hitachi Data Systems, said, “We are delighted to announce the extension of our partnership with Avnet. In today’s challenging business environment, organizations require superior technology and efficient asset utilization to help them innovate and grow their business in the emerging information economy. Our partnership with Avnet Technology Solutions will leverage Avnet’s robust distribution network along with our combined technology expertise to effectively address the information infrastructure requirements of our customers across the India and SAARC regions.”

With this alliance Avnet is well poised to present its channel partners with best-in-class technologies, services and solutions from Hitachi Data Systems that deliver compelling ROI and demonstrable business impact for customers.

About Avnet Technology Solutions

As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions collaborates with its customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware solutions that address the business needs of their end-user customers locally and around the world. The group serves customers and suppliers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa. It generated US $10.8 billion in annual revenue for fiscal year 2012. Avnet Technology Solutions is an operat ing group of Avnet, Inc. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

About Avnet

Avnet, Inc. , a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, Avnet generated revenue of $25.7 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.

About Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems provides information technologies, services and solutions that help companies improve IT costs and agility, and innovate with information to make a difference in the world. Our customers gain compelling return on investment (ROI), unmatched return on assets (ROA), and demonstrable business impact. With approximately 5,900 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does business in more than 100 countries and regions. Our products, services and solutions are trusted by the world's leading enterprises, including more than 70% of the Fortune 100 and more than 80% of the Fortune Global 100. Visit us at www.HDS.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. , headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, industrial, transportation and urban development systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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