Avnet, Becomes Distributor for SAP Database and Technology Solutions in Asia Pacific

Avnet Technology Solutions, a solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc.,

today announced it has become an SAP distributor of analytics, enterprise mobility, and database and technology solutions from SAP AG

. Avnet will also offer the innovative in-memory SAP HANA(R) platform to its channel partners in multiple countries in Asia Pacific. Countries included in the agreement are India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.As an SAP distributor, Avnet Technology Solutions can provide the entire portfolio of best-in-class SAP(R) database and technology solutions to customers through its strong network of resellers and system integration channel partners. This gives more resellers and system integrators access to the broad range of database and technology solutions from SAP. "The addition of market-leading SAP technologies to our portfolio further supports our ability to help our channel partners offer the types of IT solutions that give them a competitive edge," said William Chu, president, Avnet Technology Solutions for the Asia Pacific region. "Our integration capabilities and solutions distribution methodology ensures that we deliver additional value to each engagement and efficiently address the specific needs of those partners in our reseller, ISV and