CLEARWATER, Fla., July 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) today announced that it has expanded its HP Solutions Group offering with the addition of HP Integrity and HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) servers. Tech Data's HP Solutions Group has also introduced an exclusive new portal, HP Advanced Customer Experience Solution (ACES), which enables HP partners to proactively manage requests, track service levels, and receive real-time reporting on all HP enterprise servers, storage, and networking configurations.
"Tech Data is dedicated to the continued growth of our HP business, with an increased focus on the enterprise business," said Joe Quaglia, senior vice president of U.S. Marketing and president, TDMobility at Tech Data. "HP Integrity systems deliver a mission-critical converged infrastructure, providing a flexible foundation for HP partners. This helps our resellers accelerate growth in the data center and continues to position Tech Data as a leader in this important space."
HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, launched earlier this year, feature intelligent technologies that automate tasks, eliminate up to 50 percent of manual operations and save clients millions of dollars in operational costs in the average data center. These self-sufficient innovations also enable the delivery of real-world acceleration of important business applications like online transaction processing (OLTP), virtualization, and video streaming.
"As enterprises modernize their IT environments, big data and cloud computing present big opportunities and challenges for channel partners as they evaluate new technology," said Tom Cahill, director, Distribution Channel Sales, HP. "Working with Tech Data, resellers have access to HP-UX, HP Integrity and HP ProLiant Gen8 systems to help their customers boost data-center capacity while reducing power requirements, improving performance and automating asset management."
HP ACES, Tech Data's new HP configuration portal, enables resellers to effectively submit, manage, and report on all configuration requests submitted to Tech Data via a customized web portal. Tech Data's HP Solutions Group has been working closely with some of its top partners to beta test the new portal, which was introduced at the HP Global Partner Conference in Las Vegas earlier this year and will be generally available for resellers in August 2012.
"Tech Data's new HP ACES portal will enable our resellers to more easily manage and configure holistic HP solutions," said Quaglia. "With this new tool and our recent expansion, Tech Data is demonstrating the ongoing commitment of our HP Solutions Group to streamlining the process and providing a proactive best-in-class experience for our partners.
The expansion of Tech Data's HP Solutions Group further rounds out the offering in Solution360, a collaboration between Tech Data and HP that delivers complete solutions, unprecedented expertise, all-around service, and conception-to-completion offerings for all of the IT needs of HP channel partners. Tech Data also leverages its HP Solutions Center in Clearwater, which is an HP Cloud Center of Excellence, to enable its partners to access and experience the HP platform firsthand.
HP Integrity and HP ProLiant Gen8 servers are available through Tech Data's HP Solutions Group. For more information or to speak with a dedicated HP representative, contact the HP Solutions Group at (800) 237-8931, ext. 80174.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 125,000 resellers in more than 100 countries to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users. Tech Data generated $26.5 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012, and is ranked 109th on the Fortune 500®. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.