Azlan International Business Team offers Virtual Service Model for partners

Unique service will provide partners with all the benefits of centralised account management and control combined with localised invoicing and administration

Munich, 11th February, 2009: Azlan, Europe's leading distributor of enterprise networking, server, storage and enterprise software solutions, has announced the availability of a new Virtual Service Model for partners. This has been launched in response to growing demand from customers who need to provide high levels of in-country service with all the advantages of having a centrally managed account.

Under the IBT's Virtual Service Model, partners will be able to place orders and shipment instructions with Azlan's central management team, which will subsequently carry out deliveries meeting all the necessary export and import requirements. All paperwork and invoicing can still be fulfilled in country, thus enabling partners to provide a local service to their customers while benefiting from all the advantages of the centralised model.

Commenting on the new service, Jan Van Springel, Director Enterprise International Accounts, Azlan EMEA, says: "The new Virtual Service Model meets the needs of our partners in what is an increasingly competitive and fast-moving market. It provides a unique level of rapid and highly responsive service and flexibility that enables partners to meet the specific needs of their customers in a very precise and efficient way whilst keeping complexity and costs down".

The Azlan International Business Team provides partners with a unique value-added service that enables them to address opportunities across international markets, swiftly and with minimal costs. The team provides expert knowledge of import and export regulations and manages transactions and shipments on behalf of partners, providing tailored invoicing, delivery advice and management information as required.

Azlan can tailor services to meet the specific requirements of the partner and is able to work to stringent service levels to ensure the highest levels of service provision are delivered to reseller customers. It provides a single, centralised point of contact and account management and delivery. Alternatively, orders and shipments can be managed locally by Azlan's in-country virtual IBT member.

About Azlan

Azlan, the Enterprise Division of Tech Data Corporation, is a leading value-added distributor of networking, communications, midrange enterprise server, storage and software solutions in Europe. We enable fast, cost-effective pan-European distribution of products and solutions for market leaders such as Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), IBM (NYSE: IBM), HP (NYSE: HP),VMware (NYSE: VMW) and Oracle (NasdaqGS: ORCL).

Azlan provides a variety of other value creating services including channel development, marketing and sales support, training and certification, and finance programs designed to assist vendor and reseller partners in developing their SME and mid market opportunities. Azlan continues to build on its 25 year history of excellence, now as part of Tech Data, which acquired Azlan in March 2003.

Tech Data generated $24.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. Founded in 1974, Tech Data (NASDAQ:TECD) is a leading distributor of IT products, with more than 100,000 customers in over 100 countries.

Azlan Press contact:

Azlan Europe
Sean Kendrick,
Director Marketing & SMB
Azlan Europe
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