Arrow ECS Honored for Commitment to Helping HP Partners Drive Sales

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The HP Group of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS), a business unit of Arrow Electronics, today announced it has received the "2006 Partner Recognition of Achievement" award from HP. Arrow ECS, the only enterprise-class distributor to receive the honor, was selected based on its unfailing commitment to helping its HP partners grow their business.

Arrow ECS was selected for this award for assisting its reseller partners drive HP revenue and sales mix growth. Additionally, Arrow ECS received the award for aligning its business and that of its partners with HP's goals, including delivering an extraordinary customer experience.

"Arrow ECS understands the importance of keeping our partners up to date on the latest HP priorities, products and sales techniques, which is why we are continually creating new programs and building upon proven ones like PowerStart and PowerTrack," said Michael Haley, vice president, HP Group, Arrow ECS. "As noted by HP with this award, driving sales for HP and our HP partners is our number one priority and we will continue to demonstrate our commitment throughout this year, and for years to come."

The "2006 HP Partner Recognition of Achievement" awards were presented at a private reception at the HP Americas Partner Conference (APC) recently in Las Vegas, Nev. In addition to Arrow ECS, three of Arrow ECS' top partners received awards.

About Arrow ECS

Arrow ECS, a business unit 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 (ISVs). Based in Englewood, Colo., Arrow ECS connects its customers to an exclusive network of 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 $2.7 billion in worldwide computer products sales in 2005. Visit us at http://www.arrowecs.com .

SOURCE Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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