Meridian IT Inc. Recognized by Avnet with Maintenance and Renewal Award

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Feb. 25, 2015 - PRLog -- Meridian IT Inc., an international provider of IT and business technology solutions, today announced that it is a recipient of the 2014 Avnet Maintenance and Renewal Award as part of Avnet’s inaugural Avnet Partner Awards (http://www.ats.avnet.com/na/en-us/news/Pages/Announcing-the-Winners-of-the-2014-Avnet-Partner-Awards.aspx). The Avnet Partner Awards recognize the company’s valued partners for excellence in delivering on customer needs and driving business results.The awards program tracks, measures and rewards Avnet’s U.S. and Canadian partners for their performance in the IT channel with 10 awards across eight categories.

“Meridian’s partnership with Avnet continues to grow,” said Steve Bickford, General Manager & Executive Vice President of Meridian IT Inc. “They support us across four continents in all seven countries Meridian Group operates. This year we evaluated partners to move our IBM SP1 business to distribution.  Avnet’s record of support and commitment to Meridian made them the clear choice.  We were both rewarded with excellent year over year growth.  We continue to find new ways to invest more in our mutual success.”

“With this award, we recognize Meridian IT’s performance and achievements as an Avnet partner, and look forward to Meridian IT continuing to raise the bar in delivering business value and market growth,” said Jeff Bawol, president, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas. “Together with our partners, Avnet remains focused on investing in an entire portfolio of products and services to enable our mutual customers to transform technologies into complete business solutions and accelerate their success.”

Avnet Technology Solutions is the world’s leading global IT solutions provider and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. . Leveraging its extensive resources, strategic alliances, technology expertise and network makes it easier and more affordable to enter and excel in high-growth technology and vertical markets worldwide. At a time when solutions delivery equals business performance, Avnet is committed to offering – together with its partners – the most complete platform to enable organizations to grow their business and better leverage global resources. Avnet accelerates its customers’ growth by providing the tools, resources and services to help them create competitive advantages. By working with a broad and diverse alliance of partners, Avnet extends the value of the platform with a range of implementation, integration and value-added services.

Avnet will formally recognize the winners of the Avnet Partner Awards at its annual Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit to be held in Phoenix, November 9-11, 2015. This event will bring together hundreds of Avnet's top partner and supplier executives that span the entire Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas’ line card, and dozens of industry leaders to share their perspectives on the evolving IT landscape. To learn more, contact your Avnet account manager or email: PartnerSummit@avnet.com.

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About Meridian IT Inc.

Meridian IT Inc (http://www.meridianitinc.com/). is a member of Meridian Group International, a collection of companies engaged in technology and equipment leasing businesses. Meridian Group companies help organizations optimize the strategic value of their IT investments through a wide portfolio of solutions, services, and deployment models. Since 1979, Meridian Group has experienced continuous profitability and growth through Meridian Leasing, Meridian IT UK, MAC Source, Meridian IT Inc., Concat AG, Meridian IT Australia, and Meridian IT Singapore. Discover more at www.onlinemeridian.com.

About Avnet Technology Solutions

As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions (http://www.ats.avnet.com/?cmp=pr) transforms technology into business solutions for customers around the world. It collaborates with customers and suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware solutions that address the changing needs of end-user customers. The group serves customers and suppliers in North America (http://www.ats.avnet.com/na?cmp=pr), Latin America and Caribbean (http://www.ats.avnet.com/lac?cmp=pr), Asia Pacific (http://www.atsapac.avnet.com/), and Europe, Middle East and Africa (http://www.ts.avnet.com/emea/). It generated US $11.0 billion in annual revenue for fiscal year 2014. Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Avnet, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.ats.avnet.com (http://www.ats.avnet.com/?cmp=pr).

About Avnet, Inc.

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT (http://ir.avnet.com/)), 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 28, 2014, Avnet generated revenue of $27.5 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.