Tyan Expands European Reach with Avnet Distribution Agreement
Basingstoke, England -- Tyan Computer Corporation, the specialist high-end motherboard and system maker, has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Avnet Technology Solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet will distribute Tyan's range of motherboards and barebone systems across Europe.
The distributor will offer the Tyan AMD and Intel systems to OEMs, value-added resellers, and System Integrators, for a wide range of applications. Tyan's products are recognized as highly stable, space-efficient products, particularly attractive to OEMs and System Integrators designing next generation rack mount server solutions. The addition of basic systems, including PSC, Tyan's Personal Super Computer, has further broadened the appeal of Tyan's range.
'Avnet is pleased to announce a relationship with Tyan,' said Sukh Rayat, Vice President for Avnet Applied Computing Solutions in Europe. 'Tyan provides Avnet the opportunity to supply high quality boards with both Intel and AMD CPUs for System Integrators and VARs. With Tyan also being a Validated Solutions Partner for AMD, we believe our customers will benefit from Avnet's increased value proposition with Tyan products which includes Integration Services.'
'Avnet has a reputation for its commercial and logistical abilities and financial strength,' said Jeff Smith, European Sales Director of Tyan. 'They are a perfect fit for Tyan, which supplies a wide range of boards and barebones systems for both Intel and AMD CPUs. Resellers can now benefit from buying complete systems from Avnet.'
The agreement makes Avnet the only AMD Authorized Distributor carrying the complete range of Server Platforms qualified for the Validated Server Program by AMD.
About TYAN
Tyan Computer Corporation, founded in 1989 by long-time Intel and IBM executive Dr. T. Symon Chang, designs, manufactures and markets advanced system board technology. The company applied to list on Taiwan's stock exchange (OTC) in April 2006. Its products are sold to OEMs, VARs, System Integrators, and Resellers worldwide for a wide range of applications. Tyan enables its customers to be technology leaders by providing scalable, highly-integrated, reliable platforms for a wide range of applications such as Internet appliances, and server/workstation usage in markets such as CAD, DCC, E&P, Bio-sciences and HPC. Since its inception, Tyan has consistently been one of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States. Tyan was named to the prestigious INC 500 in 1997 and 1998 (the 19th fastest growing U.S. company in 1997). Tyan was also ranked by Deloitte & Touche as one of the USA's 'Fast 500', as well as one of Silicon Valley's 'Fast 50' companies in 1998. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.tyan.com
About Avnet Applied Computing Solutions, EMEA
Avnet Applied Computing Solutions integrates computing components to provide customized solutions and services to OEMs and embedded system manufacturers. We focus on providing design support, integration, marketing and financial services. And through our application development, business development and account management teams, we deliver a first-to-market solution. For more information, please visit www.acseurope.avnet.com.
Avnet Applied Computing Solutions is a division of Avnet Technology Solutions, which markets enterprise and embedded technology products from the world's premier computer manufacturers and software suppliers. As a global technology sales and marketing organization, Avnet Technology Solutions does business in more than 30 countries and has dedicated sales divisions focused on specific customer segments, including value-added resellers (VARs), system builders, OEMs and end-user customers. Avnet Technology Solutions is a $4+ billion division of technology distribution company Avnet, Inc., (NYSE: AVT) with fiscal year '06 (year ended July 2, 2006) sales revenues of $14.25 billion. Further information is available in the internet at www.ats.avnet.com.
Contacts for more information:
For Tyan:
Paul de Groot
European Marketing Manager / Tyan Computer Corp. NL
Phone: + 31 (0) 10 246 77 22
pauld@tyan.de
Peter Linton
Media Link
Phone: +44 (0)118 984 3386
peter@medialink.co.uk
For Avnet:
Sukh Rayat
Vice-President Avnet Applied Computing Solutions and Avnet Computing Components
Phone: +44 (0) 7976 606165
sukh.rayat@avnet.com
Jolande Baselmans
PR Avnet Applied Computing Solutions
Phone: +31 (0)40 2659321
jolande.baselmans@avnet.com