Internationally, Arrow ECS was recognized by IBM as a 2009 Tivoli Distinguished Value-Added Distributor in the "Most TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) Fastback Transactions in 2008" category for generating the most sales transactions for the TSM Fastback solution among all IBM value-added distributors worldwide. Also, Arrow ECS' U.S. team was the only North American-based finalist for the IBM IMPACT Value-Added Distributor of the Year Award. Arrow ECS received the global recognition due to its success in supporting IBM's software-oriented architecture strategy.

Arrow ECS' Internet Security group was named the "Best Distributor in Austria and Switzerland" by RSA, the security division of EMC. In France, the IPvista group was recognized as the "2008 Partner of the Year" by Polycom, a video-conferencing supplier.

For excellence and dedication to executing the highest-quality training and education services, the DNS Arrow group in the United Kingdom has received accolades from Juniper Networks, Checkpoint Software Technologies and VMware. Juniper recognized DNS Arrow for "Excellence in Training 2006-2008," Check Point named it "Top Performing Authorized Training Centre for 2008 in EMEA," and VMware named it the best VMware-authorized training center in the northern Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

"These awards demonstrate our capacity to help resellers and suppliers grow faster than the market despite tough economic conditions and an increasingly competitive landscape" said Andy Bryant, president of Arrow ECS. "Further, this recognition illustrates that Arrow ECS is well equipped to support the needs of resellers and their customers in critical investment areas."

About Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions

Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 26 countries, Arrow ECS connects its customers to the world's foremost technology suppliers, including HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, and other leading storage networking, software, and security suppliers. Arrow ECS reported $5.4 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2008. Subsidiaries include Asplenium, DNS, FINOVIA, Internet Security, IPvista, ITL, LOGIX, REL and Soft-Tronik. Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.

SOURCE: Arrow ECS

Arrow ECS
Dawn Small, 303-824-4188
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