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Recognized by MSPAlliance as having one of the best cloud enabling technologies

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced that it has been awarded the MSPWorld Cup Award™ at the MSPWorld Conference in San Jose, Calif. MSPAlliance and MSPWorld events are recognized worldwide as the premier gathering place for cloud and managed service providers. This award recognizes technology-enabling companies that have demonstrated consistent efforts to advance the cause of MSPs across the globe by providing cutting-edge technologies and solutions.

"The ArrowSphere^SM tool is the foundation for our cloud strategy, enabling MSPs to expand their reach with new selling partners," said Jim Livingston, vice president services for Arrow’s North American enterprise computing solutions segment. "It's a platform that assists in automating many of the complex aspects of transacting cloud solutions, allowing our solution providers to accelerate their return on investment in deploying cloud practices powered by ArrowSphere."

Comprising more than 20,000 member companies, MSPAlliance is committed to increasing the reliability and dependability of managed mission-critical IT services. Through the industry’s only accreditation program and code of ethics, the MSPAlliance empowers companies to improve their respective return on investment in technology procurement and implementation.

"We are honored that Arrow has been recognized for its achievements and hard work in the managed services profession,” said Charles Weaver, CEO of MSPAlliance. “Without these technologies and tools the managed service provider community throughout the world would not be able to deliver their solutions and services effectively. The MSPWorld Cup Awards were created so the MSP community the world over could easily identify those companies that have been recognized for having the best enabling technology in their respective fields.”

For additional information on the MSPAlliance or MSPWorld, please contact Celia Weaver at 1-530-891-1340.

About MSPAlliance

For the past 13 years, the MSPAlliance (www.mspalliance.com) has been the only unified voice for the managed services industry, and the only organization that promotes the highest level of professionalism, reliability and integrity. As the world’s largest professional association and accrediting body for the cloud and managed services industry, the MSPAlliance was created to meet the needs of the managed services professional and to educate the end-user community on the benefits of using a managed service provider.

About Arrow Electronics

Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 470 locations in 55 countries.

Contacts

Arrow Electronics
Dawn Small, 303-824-4188
Communications Manager
dsmall@arrow.com