Avnet Technology Solutions and VDoc Team Up to Bring Collaborative
Solutions to the IBM Channel
Avnet Technology Solutions, an
operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT),
today announced an agreement to team with VDoc
Software, which provides collaborative software solutions that
accelerate the flow of information between people, documents and
applications. Under the agreement, Avnet will provide its IBM-focused
value-added resellers and independent software providers in the U.S.
with market enablement services, such as marketing and education
programs. Through the new relationship, Avnet will also help the
European-based VDoc expand into the growing U.S. market for
collaborative solutions.
“Our partners are constantly looking for new
ways to solve their customers’ business
challenges,” said Tony Madden, senior vice
president and general manager, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas, IBM
Solutions group. “With solution offerings
such as VDoc, partners can help their customers collaborate and automate
business processes, directly improving efficiency and operational
performance. The solutions are designed to enable our IBM partners to
engage in business-focused conversations that set the stage for them as
trusted advisors.”
VDoc is a unique collaborative suite that provides four core solutions
-- portal, business process management, document management, and web
content management -- in one fully-integrated product. Each module is
designed to help business managers or business analysts automate
processes without programming. The modular approach allows users to
start with any component of the suite and extend it afterward. VDoc also
provides a catalog of pre-packaged collaborative applications, such as
purchase and expense reimbursement requests, that can be adapted to
address core business needs.
“Avnet has a solid track record of providing
partners with the tools they need to target and cultivate high-potential
markets such as ours,” said Roch Auburtin, CEO
VDoc Software USA. “The U.S. market offers a
tremendous opportunity to build upon our success in Europe and help a
new set of companies realize the power that comes from easily sharing
the information and knowledge among their departments, mobile employees,
partners, suppliers and customers.”
VDoc Software integrates with IBM technology and is designed to be easy
to implement and maintain. It operates in Windows, Linux, Unix and
iSeries environments. With more than 10 years of business process
management, VDoc has more than 450,000 users and received IBM’s
2007 Best Mid-market Solution award.
“Solutions focused on the collaborative
market provide a great door opener with customers,”
said Jorge Quintero, president, QCM Technologies. ”They
allow us to immediately zero in on our customers’
business challenges and to then identify the best technology solutions
to meet their needs. With Avnet and VDoc’s
new relationship, we’ll be able to target the
growing collaborative market and expand our consulting services as we
help customers automate processes around collaboration.”
About VDoc Software
VDoc Software is a subsidiary of Axemble Group, a privately-owned
company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Lyon, France. With more
than 10 years of experience in bringing innovative products to market,
and more than 650 customers, VDoc Software has a proven track record in
return on investment. VDoc Software continues to improve its products
and satisfy its customers by investing in new products and innovative
solutions.
With a 100% reselling strategy, more than 50 selected international
partners (Value Added Resellers and Editors) represent VDoc Software in
the US and EMEA. This channel of partners allows the VDoc users to get
the best level of services and implementation according to their needs
and locations.
For more information, visit www.vdocsoftware.us.
About Avnet Technology Solutions
Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Phoenix-based Avnet,
Inc. As a global technology sales and marketing organization, Avnet
Technology Solutions has sales divisions focused on specific customer
segments and a select line card strategy enabling an exceptional level
of attention to the needs of its customers and suppliers. For fiscal
year 2008, the group served customers in more than 30 countries and
generated US $7.6 billion in annual revenue. The group’s
Web site is www.ats.avnet.com.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the
largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and
embedded technology in the world. Avnet accelerates its partners’
success by connecting the world’s leading
technology suppliers with a broad base of more than 100,000 customers
and providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For
the fiscal year ended June 28, 2008, Avnet generated revenue of $17.95
billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
Brodeur, for Avnet
Marcia Chapman, 602-808-1169
mchapman@brodeur.com
