Arrow ECS in English
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow
Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], enables more than 18,000 value-added
resellers to provide comprehensive computing solutions to small- to
enterprise-sized businesses.
Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 28 countries
around the world, Arrow ECS reported $4.8 billion in global enterprise
computing solutions sales in 2007. Arrow ECS has had 19 consecutive
quarters of year-over-year sales growth. Global enterprise computing
solutions accounted for approximately 30 percent of Arrow Electronics'
2007 sales.
Leading Value-Added Distributor
Arrow ECS brings broad market
access, extensive supplier relationships, scale and resources to help
its reseller partners meet the present and future needs of their
customers. Arrow ECS connects resellers to more than 70 hardware,
software, storage and security suppliers. It is the No. 1 value-added
distributor of enterprise storage, and security and virtualization
software.
Comprehensive Channel Management
Arrow ECS provides comprehensive services to help suppliers effectively
manage their channels, and to help resellers develop new markets, with
the goal of helping them grow faster than the market and faster than
their competition. Half of the companies recognized for the 2008
VARBusiness 500, a listing of the largest resellers in the industry,
and the 2008 CRN Fast Growth 100, a distinction of the fastest-growing
resellers in channel, work with Arrow ECS as their value-added
distributor.
Arrow ECS' suppliers benefit from affordable midmarket access,
demand creation, speed to market and enhanced supply chain efficiency.
For suppliers, Arrow ECS is the aggregation point to more than 18,000
resellers.
Arrow ECS' support for resellers includes presales technical
support, order fulfillment management, bundled solutions, customized
configurations, business planning, flexible financing and many other
services that simplify their business, identify new markets and
increase sales.
Dedicated Support
Arrow ECS maps its business to best meet
the needs of its suppliers and resellers. With offices in 28 countries
around the world, Arrow ECS offers localized support from teams with
deep experience and strong relationships in the markets they serve. In
addition, dedicated sales, marketing and engineering teams for each
supplier Arrow ECS represents enable it to provide in-depth product
knowledge and help resellers gain access to supplier tools and programs
that best meet their needs.
Arrow ECS in Finland
In Finland Arrow ECS vendors are among others Citrix, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, VMware and Extreme Networks. The company's Finnish office is located in Espoo and it employs 50 IT professionals.
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