Azlan opens up international Configuration Centre capability to European vendor partners

The pre configuring of systems and infrastructure solutions to meet specific reseller needs is providing vendors and resellers with cost and time saving benefits.

Munich, 18th February 2009: Azlan, Europe's leading distributor of enterprise networking, communications, server, storage and enterprise software solutions, has announced that it is extending its valued European Configuration Centre capability to reseller partners throughout the continent.

Located at Tech Data Europe's state-of-the-art warehousing and logistics facility at Magna Park UK, Azlan's Configuration Centre already provides advanced pre-shipment configuration and testing services for selected vendor partners. Partners benefit from Azlan's high attention to technical and customer service with a team of experienced and qualified engineers carrying out all configurations and testing work. The significant growth and success of the facility combined with further investment in resources means that Azlan is now able to make this service available to additional vendors and resellers.

"The Configuration Centre is one of the hidden gems of the Azlan Europe business", says Simon England, Managing Director Azlan Europe. "We have enjoyed considerable success in this area with some of our key vendors and are now ready to extend this service to more of our partners, enabling them to offer an additional value-added service to resellers."

Opening up the Configuration Centre service to additional vendors is part of Azlan's strategy to extend and enhance the value-added services that it delivers to both its key vendor partners and value-added resellers throughout Europe. England adds, "Azlan has a very clear and focused strategy that will build on all the qualities for which we are best known in value-added distribution - high levels of support and account management, professionalism and technical excellence. Our objective is to continue to invest in services which support the business development of our vendor and our reseller partners."

As well as being able to configure servers, switches, security and storage appliances and other solutions to meet exact customer requirements prior to delivery, Azlan can also offer a whole range of shipment options and services through its International Business Team to maximise efficiency and minimize costs for both vendor and reseller partners.

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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