Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) is one of the world's largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers and serves more than 100,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries.
Every day, these value-added resellers depend on Tech Data to cost-effectively support the technology needs of end users, including small and medium businesses (SMB),
large enterprises and government agencies.
Ranked 105th on the FORTUNE 500®, Tech Data generated $24.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TECH DATA AND AZLAN In March 2003, Tech Data aquired Azlan, a leading Europe value-added distributor of networking, communications, midrange enterprise server, storage and software solutions.
Several years on, this blending of broadline efficiency with dynamic value add services has produced an organisation able to deliver vendor and reseller partners with a unique value proposition, known and "reach and focus".
Reseller benefits: Tech Data's efficiency in broadline product distribution provides resellers with a world classdistribution proposition across an enormous range of leading vendor low complexity products such as pc's, printers and monitors where price, availability and service is critical.
Azlan is commited to helping reseller partners provide more complex technologies and solutions to their end customers, especially in the small and medium enterprise space.
Resellers can benefit from free training, assistance with gaining certification, joint sales presentations, use of demolabs, pre and post sales sales support and preconfigured products are just a few of the services which resellers value.
Vendor benefits: Tech Data's16 country organisations trade with more than 90,000 resellers across Europe providing access to a wide sales force.
Azlan continues to work with vendors to develop the programs, promotions, training and marketing which make it easier for reseller partners to deliver the best solutions to meet their end customer needs.
The Tech Data Website www.techdata.com provides a wealth of product information.
