DNS Arrow’s Strong Business Knowledge and Education Services Cited

HARROGATE, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2009-- Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions’ DNS Arrow group has been chosen as the sole distributor in the United Kingdom for ActivIdentity™ Corporation. The decision by ActivIdentiy was aimed at deriving greater value from its channel business and working more closely with DNS Arrow to build on the relationship with that distributor that first began in 2003.

“Optimising our channel infrastructure was an important decision for us in forming a better and closer relationship with our selected distribution partner,” said Eric Tocatlian, vice president of sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa at ActivIdentity. “The partnership with DNS Arrow allows us to enhance the support to our value-added resellers. We are excited working hand-in-hand to expand ActivIdentity’s market coverage in the U.K.”

"DNS Arrow’s deep understanding of the U.K. business landscape and its growing educational services were important reasons for it being awarded the contract,” said Tocatlian.

“Our selection as ActivIdentity’s sole U.K. distributor is a great testament to DNS Arrow’s approach to fully supporting our customers and partners,” said James Pattinson, divisional director for security for DNS Arrow. “Our alliance with ActivIdentity underscores DNS Arrow’s commitment to delivering the best value-added services and products to market today.”

ActivIdentity is a global leader in strong authentication and credential management, providing solutions to confidently establish a person's identity when interacting digitally. It provides solutions that offer multiple benefits, including increased digital and physical security, protection against online fraud, enhanced business process efficiencies, secure access to digital assets and a pathway to regulatory compliance.

DNS Arrow is an information technology distributor specialising in providing enterprise-class solutions and services focused on data storage, network security, enterprise software, virtualisation and access infrastructure. DNS Arrow supports resellers from initial consultation, planning and design through engineering to implementation so they can deliver greater value and increase their customers' competitive edge. DNS Arrow is a group of Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. Visit www.dnsarrow.co.uk for more information.

ABOUT ACTIVIDENTITY

ActivIdentity Corporation is a global leader in strong authentication and credential management, providing solutions to confidently establish a person's identity when interacting digitally. For more than two decades, the company's experience has been leveraged by security-minded organisations in large-scale deployments such as the U.S. Department of Defense, Nissan, and Saudi Aramco. The company's customers have issued over 100 million credentials, securing the holder's digital identity. ActivIdentity is headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif. For more information, visit www.actividentity.com.

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/DNS Arrow, FINOVIA, Internet Security, IPvista, ITL, LOGIX, REL and Soft-Tronik. Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.

Source: Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions

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