BANGALORE / MUMBAI / CHENNAI, India – January 13, 2010 – Array Networks Inc., a global leader in secure application delivery, today announced it has appointed M/s. Redington India Ltd., (Redington), a vendor-authorised end-to-end Supply Chain Management of IT and non-IT products and support services, as its national Value Added Distributor.
Redington is a focused distribution player with a significant reach across India, Middle East and Africa. The company has successfully transformed itself from a pure IT products distribution firm with traditional cash and carry model to a leading integrated Supply Chain Solution Provider
Array Networks expects that there will be a positive impact from the tie-up to its growth, footprint and financial performance in India. Redington sees this as valuable addition in its portfolio and offerings to the market. Today's move enables both Array and Redington to better meet the needs of a broader set of customers by combining the two companies' complementary strengths – reach and technology respectively.
R Sasikanth, Strategic Business Unit Head - Enterprise SBU, Redington India said “We are delighted to join hands with Array Networks in its mission to provide best of breed security solutions in Application Delivery and Remote Access. We feel the products have immense potential particularly for countries like India. We believe that Array Network products will strengthen Redington’s presence in the Enterprise Market Segment”.
Array Networks already has an impressive list of resellers and customers in India, and has posted higher-than-industry-average growth in India even during the economic slowdown. The association with Redington is expected to give Array a reach in key markets and a wider footprint. The next phase of growth will be fuelled further after this tie-up.
Shibu Paul, National Sales Manager - India, Array Networks, said “The market for secure remote access and application delivery appliances is growing in leaps and bounds. The volume per customer has increased along with the marketplace acceptance and trust for Array products. We are excited with this tie-up as the potential is very high. The depth, breadth and vast footprint that Redington brings to the table will be of great value. They have a solid understanding of the security market and also in Value Distribution in India. Array’s top-of-the-line products and solutions for secure remote access and application delivery solutions will help them strengthen their security and high availability portfolio.”
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About Array Networks
Founded in 2000, Array Networks is a global leader in enterprise secure application delivery and universal access solutions for rapidly growing SSL VPN and application acceleration markets. More than 2,500 customers worldwide – including enterprises, service providers, government and vertical organizations in healthcare, finance, insurance and education – rely on Array to provide anytime, anywhere secure and optimized access. Industry leaders including Deloitte, Gartner, Red Herring, and Frost and Sullivan have recognized Array as a market and technology leader. Website: www.arraynetworks.net
About Redington India
Redington provides end-to-end supply chain solutions for global brands in IT and Non-IT verticals in potential geographies of South Asia, Middle East and Africa. REDIL represents more than 48 leading global brands covering product categories like Systems, Software, Peripherals, Components, Network products, Mobile Phones etc. with vast reach of network. Some of the brands carried by Redington includes Hewlett Packard, Nokia, Microsoft, IBM, Lenovo, Samsung, Blackberry, Apple, Intel, Acer, Dell, Cisco, Epson, Seagate, APC, Oracle and Sun Micro. Through its network of over 22,000 resellers and 70 warehouses, the Company distributes products across geographies in India, Middle East, Africa and Singapore. The company also provides warranty and post warranty services. The consolidated turnover of the company for the FY 2007-2008 stands at Rs.108700 million (over US$ 2.7 Billion). Website: www.redingtonindia.com
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