MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow
Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], announced an exclusive distribution
agreement with ARTEX Environmental Corporation enabling Canadian
resellers to offer electronic waste disposal solutions to their
customers as a managed service.
"Disposing of retired and obsolete computing solutions is an aspect of
information technology that requires sophisticated solutions from
credible service providers. Selecting the right e-waste service provider
requires equal focus on advanced environmental solutions and
uncompromising levels of security to protect companies against data and
identity theft. ARTEX addresses both of these requirements and is one of
the leading companies in this space," said Robert Boulet, vice president
of Arrow ECS Canada. "Arrow ECS is pleased to assist resellers in this
critical area of IT support. Serving as the service provider for
removing old technology gives resellers the opening to suggest new
solutions to replace that equipment."
Operating a secure and highly automated e-waste recycling facility,
ARTEX Environmental processes end-of-life computers and other retired
electronic equipment in a manner that meets or exceeds the highest
regulatory standards and provides best-practices environmental
solutions. Just as important, ARTEX provides industry-leading, secure
data-destruction services, essentially eliminating any chance of
identity theft or loss of confidential information. ARTEX guarantees
that e-waste it receives will never be dumped in landfills nor shipped
to developing countries and will at all times be handled in the most
environmentally sound and cost-efficient manner.
"With ARTEX in partnership with Arrow ECS, resellers have the piece of
mind of knowing they are providing their customers with industry-leading
solutions through the same distributor that provides their hardware,
software and storage solutions and other IT services," said Paul
Blanchard, president of ARTEX Environmental. "We believe that the
reseller becomes more relevant in the eyes of its customer because the
reseller can provide full lifecycle solutions and can therefore generate
additional revenue through the sale of annuity-based asset-disposition
services to their customers."
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
Communications Manager
dsmall@arrow.com
www.arrowecs.com
