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Avnet CIO Steve Phillips offers three things to consider before any large company embraces social media tools like Facebook & Twitter. [Source: Avnet On Demand / 07-30]

Distribution giants enjoys healthy sales growth as profits more than double Distribution giant Ingram Micro has reported a triple-digit increase in profits and a 27 per cent rise in year-on-year sales during... [Source: VNU / 07-30]

Channel Recap - ChannelWeb - Greg Spierkel said he's had meetings with most of Ingram Micro's top 10 vendors over the last few weeks, and he's been in Asia and Europe, and the consensus is that supply chain constraints are all but over. [Source: Channel Recap / 07-30]

Channel Recap - IT Business - The value-added distributor had had a big year with Oracle/Sun, adding Cisco, and acquiring Bell Micro and Tallard. Now, it has its head in the cloud [Source: Channel Recap / 07-30]

Channel Recap - IT Business - Cisco tells Avnet partners it needs them to make its network-cenric data centre vision a reality [Source: Channel Recap / 07-30]

Channel Recap - IT Business - Oracle says it needs the channel but would rather go direct [Source: Channel Recap / 07-30]

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RS Components today announced the exclusive launch of the world's smallest digital humidity sensor, the Sensirion SHT-21. Samples of the ground-breaking digital Relative Humidity and Temperature (RH&T) sensor are in stock at RS warehouses around the world now.... [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

Verio and Arrow ECS Sign North American Distribution Agreement [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

America II Electronics, one of the world's largest independent distributors of semiconductors and passive components, launches its new Web site. [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

CDW's IT Monitor reveals stronger IT budget expectations over the next six months and a renewed confidence in the IT job market for the first time in 2010. [Source: Business Wire / 07-30]

Hitachi's display products group has named MSC GmbH as its European distributor of the year. There were also awards for Arrow and Glyn.... [Source: Parallel Lines / 07-30]

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest technology distributor, today announced double-digit increases in sales and triple-digit increases in profits for the second quarter ended July 3, 2010. Worldwide sales for the second quarter tota [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 07-30]

RS Components today announced the exclusive launch of the world's smallest digital humidity sensor, the Sensirion SHT-21. Samples of the ground-breaking digital Relative Humidity and Temperature (RH&T) sensor are in... [Source: DistiBlog / 07-30]

No Batteries Required: Paul Edwards (above), Battery Sales Manager at Steatite has recently completed a 5-day charity cycle ride covering over 400 miles. The cyclists collectively managed to raise ‚£72,000... [Source: DistiBlog / 07-30]

The record books are being rewritten as distributors report financials in a market still steaming ahead. Arrow Electronics is the latest on the podium posting all-time high second quarter revenues... [Source: DistiBlog / 07-30]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow Asia - Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), Arrow Asia Pac Ltd., a business unit of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW), announced that it will join Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) to host Technology Roadshow 2010 in 15 cities in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, and India, from August through November of 2010. [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-30]

DistributionDaily.net - Avnet Blog: The Soft Pitch - On May 20, 2010, employees from Avnet's Chicago facility lost a great friend and coworker: Pat Lyons, an account manager for Avnet Electronics Marketing (EM) Americas. Pat spent more than 20 years serving the... [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-30]

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], announced its strategic alliance with IBM to distribute IBM System x in the Belgium and Luxembourg (Belux) markets. [Source: Arrow Electronics, Inc. / 07-30]

ChannelWeb research shows the big got bigger during the recession, while the chasing pack of specialists endured sales and profit declines Research by ChannelWeb has revealed the UK's biggest distributors began... [Source: VNU / 07-29]

Synapse Wireless announced today that Future Electronics, a world-class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronics, has committed to a two-year, multi-million dollar exclusive partnership for the global distribution of products and services based on the SNAP network operating system. [Source: Market Wire / 07-29]

Consolidated June 2010 figures released by the Association of Franchised Distributors of Electronic Components (afdec) show electronic component distributors in the UK and Ireland reported a 23.8% increase in billings compared to the previous month and a 37.9%... [Source: New Electronics / 07-29]

Channel Recap - The VAR Guy - The VAR Guy knows Avnet Technology Solutions works closely with a range of IT vendors. But which solutions providers work most closely with Avnet? And which of those channel partners are generating the most success? Here's a quick... [Source: Channel Recap / 07-29]

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The Global Technology Distribution Council today announced that the IT industry recovery continues to gain strength, led by substantially stronger U.S. market sales and increased stabilization in Europe. Second-quarter U.S. hardware revenue increased sequentially... [Source: Market Wire - Computer / 07-29]

Digi-Key Corporation Announces Stock on New IP67 SEAL-D Connectors from NorComp [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

Tech Data Corporation opened the Healthcare IT Pavilion, a simulated doctor's office within the distributor's 6,000-square-foot technology solutions center. [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

Tech Data continues to expand its EHR and medical practice management software portfolio to create one of the channel's broadest healthcare IT solutions offerings [Source: Business Wire / 07-29]

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. today announced that Tech Data Corporation, a leading distributor of information technology (IT) products, will make Greenway's integrated, single-database electronic health record (EHR), practice management and interoperab [Source: PRNewswire - Technology / 07-29]

Avnet Technology Solutions, the solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), announced today that it has entered into a pan-European distribution agreement with Clickfree. The agreement enables Avnet to distribute Clickfree's line of storage backup products, which includes both hard drive-based and DVD-based solutions, to its extensive group of channel partners. [Source: Avnet Inc. Press Releases / 07-29]

Arrow Electronics Inc.'s (ARW) second-quarter profit more than quintupled, handily topping its expectations, on record results at its component business and widening margins. [Source: Dow Jones Newswires / 07-29]

Arrow has surpassed pre-recession revenues and profits in a bumper second quarter during which both components and IT divisions returned to double-digit growth, writes Paul Kunert.... [Source: Parallel Lines / 07-29]

RS Components' new franchise agreement across Europe and Asia-Pacific with switch maker APEM brings with it a group of microsites across all RS European websites. Distributors no longer simply sell products they are also required to provide product support and... [Source: Parallel Lines / 07-29]

Arrow Electronics (ARW) shares are trading higher this morning after the electronics distribution company posted better-than-expected Q2 results. For the quarter, Arrow reported revenue of $4.61 billion and non-GAAP diluted profits of $1.01 a share, ahead of the... [Source: BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily / 07-29]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow Central Europe - Bourns announced the release of the new Modular Contact Model 70ABJ-F. [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-29]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow ECS IBM Group - Starting August 12, 2010, IBM will charge $20 US for Business Partners to take an IBM Software Sales or Industry Sales Mastery Test. IBM is taking this step to be consistent with Systems Technology Group (STG) and IBM... [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-29]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow ECS IBM Group - Join this global event & learn more about Smart Analytics System and the next steps required to participate as an authorized IBM Business Partner in the Smart Analytics channel program. [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-29]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow ECS IBM Group - Find Out The Latest Online Attacks Targeting Companies and How To Safeguard Against Them. [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-29]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow ECS IBM Group - Tivoli Storage & Security in person Training Events for BPs [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-29]

"This was another outstanding quarter for Arrow, as we achieved record second quarter revenues and earnings per share, with cash flow generation well ahead of our expectations. Our strategic focus on sales excellence, profitable market share growth, and the expansion of value-added services and capabilities all contributed to our success," said Michael J. Long, chairman, president, and chief executive officer. "Earnings per share more than tripled year over year, substantially ahead of our revenue growth, and return on invested capital was 14.3%." [Source: Business Wire / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - Element 14 - Manufacturers - This range of Helieon lighting modules will be available soon across Europe [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

Channel Recap - The VAR Guy - Oracle and Avnet Technology Solutions, as expected, are making channel partner moves this week. At Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit in Colorado, the key theme is new products, new customers, new markets - and much the conference... [Source: Channel Recap / 07-28]

RS Components, the leading international distributor of electronic, electro-mechanical and industrial products, today announced a new commercial agreement across Europe and Asia-Pacific with APEM, one of the world's largest manufacturers of switch and switch panels.... [Source: Business Wire / 07-28]

At its 2010 Partner Summit, Avnet Technology Solutions shared details on two programs that enable solution providers to excel in the Oracle channel, Avnet's Under Our Wing & Value Master programs. [Source: Business Wire / 07-28]

Digi-Key Announces Stock on DIGITUS(R) Professional Fiber Optic Patch Cords from ASSMANN Electronics [Source: Business Wire / 07-28]

Arrow Electronics and Traco Electronic AG have expanded their collaboration in Southern Europe to Central and Northern Europe. Based on the positive experience of our successful collaboration in Southern Europe... [Source: DistiBlog / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - ACAL Technology - Vicor Corporation announce the addition of a new 28 V Wide Input Mini range of DC-DC Converters to complete the family of Wide range input products. ACAL are pleased to be supporting this new release with limited availability... [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - ACAL Technology - Accelerometers and pressure sensors are finding their way into a wide range of diverse applications, from [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - Mouser Electronics - Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from TDK. TDK's world-leading expertise in ferrite has yielded advanced... [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

ElectronicsBuzz - Actel - Get Smart at Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) and Avnet Memec's SpeedWay Design Workshops highlighting SmartFusion(tm) intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. The workshops will help designers understand the key features and benefits of SmartFusion... [Source: ElectronicsBuzz.com / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - Mouser Electronics - Mouser Electronics, Inc., known for its rapid introduction of the newest products, today announced it is stocking new product from TDK. TDK‚´s world-leading expertise in ferrite has yielded advanced... [[ This is... [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - Avnet Inc. Press Releases - Avnet Embedded, an Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) company, today announced that its distribution agreement with Sharp Microelectronics Europe for display products has been extended to cover UK, Nordic,... [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

DistributionDaily.net - Arrow Central Europe - Next-generation Transil(tm) family absorbs high surge energy over full temperature range to save designers over specifying [Source: DistributionDaily.net / 07-28]

AVNET Logistics, the world’s largest distributor of semiconductor, interconnect, passive, electromechanical and electronic systems components, has decided to implement an AutoStore system by Swisslog. The global supplier of warehouse and distribution solutions will start [Source: hss / 07-27]

"Arrow ECS is pleased to expand our Arrow Fusion professional services offerings to include multiplatform technical support for all areas of the data center and all areas of enterprise and midmarket IT," said Joe Burke, vice president of worldwide services for Arrow ECS. "By saving our resellers and their customers time they otherwise would have spent calling multiple support desks, this service aligns with Arrow ECS' focus on being the highest value provider in the channel." [Source: Arrow Electronics, Inc. / 07-27]

CDW-G and NITLE offer telepresence solution to help liberal arts colleges expand academic offerings to students and offer faculty increased access to professional development. [Source: Business Wire / 07-27]

Channel Recap - The VAR Guy - Several hundred channel partners today are heading to the Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit in Broomfield, Colo. Partners representing Cisco Systems, Oracle and Symantec seem to be here in full force. The VAR Guy expects at... [Source: Channel Recap / 07-27]

Supreme Electronics has seen growing sales of non-memory products, which now account for more than 43% of its overall revenues, compared to 10-20% in the past, according to the company. The major Taiwan-based IC distributor for Samsung Electronics has been diversifying... [Source: DigiTimes / 07-27]

RS Components today revealed that DesignSpark, the new gateway to online design resources and support has already reached 6,000 members within three weeks from launch. DesignSpark was launched on 5th July 2010, giving engineers trusted and reliable information... [Source: Business Wire / 07-27]