ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2009-- Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], has been named North American Distribution Partner of the Year for 2009 by Blue Coat Systems, Inc.

“We have worked very closely with Blue Coat over the last year, focusing on common goals and further developing our resources to support our North American resellers,” said Bill Botti, president and chief operating officer of Arrow ECS’ Alternative Technology Group that manages the distributor’s Blue Coat business. “We have added dedicated Blue Coat engineers and consultants, education and training services and sales and marketing resources to help Blue Coat resellers grow their application performance monitoring, WAN optimization and Web security businesses.”

As a participant in the Blue Coat® BlueTouch(SM) Support Program, Arrow ECS maintains a staff of certified technical experts with advanced configuration, installation, operation and troubleshooting capabilities, a support-center lab environment, a Blue Coat Authorized Training Center and a service delivery infrastructure that provides round-the-clock support.

“Arrow ECS plays an important role in supporting our value proposition to resellers in North America," said Jim Harold, vice president of worldwide channel sales, Blue Coat Systems. “The company has worked diligently to develop the channel and market for Blue Coat Application Delivery Network solutions.”

Resellers can learn more about Arrow ECS’ Alternative Technology group’s vendor-authorized training programs, pricing, locations and current class schedules by visiting www.alttech.com/education, or by calling 800-544-7674 in the United States or 866-240-9991 in Canada.

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, ITL, LOGIX, REL and Soft-Tronik. Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.

Source: Arrow ECS

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