Tech Data Corporation, Clearwater

Jarred LeFebvre, 727-539-7429, ext. 86261

jarred.lefebvre@techdata.com

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Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) today announced a distribution agreement with USA.NET, a leader in business e-mail hosting. Tech Data customers now have access to a broad suite of hosted services, including Microsoft Exchange 2007; Microsoft SharePoint 3.0; integrated support for BlackBerry and other mobile devices; and e-mail archiving and security. USA.NET services can all be branded as the reseller's own and sold to their customers on a monthly subscription.

"Whether you're a small business or a FORTUNE(R) 500 company, robust, secure collaboration tools are essential," said Tech Data Senior Vice President, U.S. Marketing Joe Quaglia. "USA.NET's hosted SaaS offerings enable even the smallest businesses to take advantage of enterprise-class e-mail and other collaboration services with little or no investment in additional IT infrastructure or technical expertise. This represents an opportunity for resellers to offer their SMB customers advanced collaboration solutions as a managed service to generate valuable recurring revenue."

"Our partnership with Tech Data enables us to engage their nationwide network of resellers, who are ideally suited to introduce USA.NET hosted e-mail services to small and medium sized businesses," said Doug Howard, president, USA.NET. "The marketplace is at a tipping point where VARs are looking to distributors much more than ever before to help them enhance their portfolios with software-as-a-service offerings. This is driven in large part by a heightened demand for on-demand services such as secure hosted e- mail on the part of their end-user customers."

USA.NET hosted services enable more efficient communication and information sharing between employees, customers and other stakeholders.