SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Bell Microproducts Inc. (Pink Sheets:BELM), one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, today announced it has been named Americas Distributor of the Year for 2007 by Brocade. Bell Microproducts was presented with this top partner award at the second annual Brocade Partner Summit held on April 21 - 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada, which attracted more than 160 Brocade Partner representatives from around the world.
"This award is especially significant to Bell Microproducts, as it recognizes our ongoing commitment to offer cost-effective, industry-leading solutions to our customers," explained Gary Gammon, senior vice president of the Enterprise Solutions Group for Bell Microproducts. "Our successful partnership with Brocade has allowed for significant growth for our business for fibre channel switches, and in the file management space. Looking forward, we expect expanded opportunities with Brocade's 8Gb end-to-end data center and storage connectivity solutions."
"Brocade has a dedicated and talented global partner ecosystem that continues to excel at helping customers implement their next-generation data centers," said Tony Craythorne, Brocade director of worldwide channel sales. "Brocade is pleased to recognize Bell Microproducts as one of our leading partners for their proven success in providing the products, services, and technologies that help our customers simplify IT infrastructure, increase resource utilization, and maximize return on investment."
Bell Microproducts has been a distributor in North America for Brocade branded products for more than seven years. This is the third time and the second consecutive year that Bell Microproducts has won the distributor of the year award. In addition, Lyle Freeman, business development manager for Bell Microproducts, received the Brocade award for Most Valuable Channel Account Manager.
"Bell Microproducts would also like to recognize all of its Brocade reseller partners, two of which received awards at the event," Gammon added. "Without our valued reseller partners, these distributor awards would not have been possible."
About Bell Microproducts Inc.
Bell Microproducts (Pink Sheets:BELM) is an international, value-added distributor of a wide range of high-tech products, solutions and services, including storage systems, servers, software, computer components and peripherals, as well as maintenance and professional services. An industry-recognized specialist in storage products, the company is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors.
Bell Microproducts is uniquely qualified with deep technical and application expertise to service a broad range of information technology needs. From design to deployment, its products are available at any level of integration, from components to subsystem assemblies and fully-integrated, tested and certified system solutions. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Bell Microproducts Web site at www.bellmicro.com.