Arrow ECS Receives NetApp APSP in 4 EMEA Countries

The APSP authorisation enables Arrow ECS to offer professional services in addition to its NetApp storage solutions portfolio

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], announced that it has been named an authorised professional service partner (APSP) in the NetApp partner program in Denmark, France, Germany and the U.K. Arrow ECS is the first NetApp APSP in the Danish and French markets.

The APSP authorisation enables Arrow ECS to offer professional services in addition to its NetApp storage solutions portfolio. The program features professional services for hardware and software. It includes solution suites, assessment services, installation and implementation, design and consulting, as well as managed services.

The authorisation allows Arrow ECS to offer the same level of engineering expertise on storage infrastructure design as NetApp offers, providing an alternative to resellers and their customers in planning and installing NetApp solutions.

Obtaining this high level of certification also strengthens Arrow ECS’ ability to develop new business opportunities for resellers that expand their NetApp product sales to include professional services support.

“We provide best-in-class NetApp professional managed services and enable our business partners to capture more revenue by providing services that complement their technology offerings,” said Laurent Sadoun, president of Arrow ECS’ Europe, Middle East and Africa region. “The certification will help drive demand from resellers and their end customers for NetApp professional services. This will lead to tighter cooperation and strengthened business relationships with resellers in the long run.”

Arrow ECS' business in France is managed by LOGIX, in the UK by DNS Arrow and in Germany by DNS. Its Denmark operations go to market as Arrow ECS.

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., and with offices in 26 countries, 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 $5.4 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2008. Subsidiaries include Asplenium, DNS, FINOVIA, Internet Security, IPvista, ITL, LOGIX, REL and Soft-Tronik. Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.


Contact:
Arrow ECS 
Dawn Small, 
303-824-4188 
Communications Manager
dsmall@arrow.comor

Evelyn Seeger, 
+49 (0) 8141/3536-822
EMEA Communications Manager
Evelyn.seeger@dnsint.com