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Bell Microproducts Appoints Ed Burke Vice President of North American HP Business Unit

Posted on: Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 09:09 CDT

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bell Microproducts Inc. , one of the world's largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, today announced it has appointed Ed Burke as vice president of the company's North American HP business unit. In his new role, Burke is responsible for managing HP product and business development throughout the company's distribution business.

"Given our goal to grow the HP business division in North America, Ed is a key addition to our management team," said Gary Gammon, senior vice president of marketing, enterprise products for Bell Microproducts. "In addition to impressive experience in the storage and server markets, Ed has held director-level positions at HP in the past. His depth of knowledge in HP products along with years of industry experience in developing and implementing programs to increase HP's reach in the marketplace will be a tremendous asset to our expansion endeavors."

Burke has twenty years of experience in sales, technical, and marketing management, including several years at HP where he helped to strengthen the company's storage channel. Burke joins Bell Microproducts from Arrow ECS where he served as the HP group director of marketing. Prior to that, he spent more than 14 years in various management positions at HP, Compaq and Digital Equipment Corp. While at HP, Burke served as director of advanced technology as well as director of marketing for enterprise storage and server programs.

"I am excited to be joining one of the industry's most successful and well-respected distributors," said Burke. "Given Bell Microproducts' business strategy and focus, the company has demonstrated a commitment to driving incremental business in HP enterprise storage and server sales. Coming to Bell Microproducts' HP division with a solid background working with HP products gives me the ability to immediately add value to the team. I look forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead as we strive to advance the company's leadership position in distributing HP solutions."

About Bell Microproducts Inc.

Bell Microproducts 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, this Fortune 1000 company is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors. In 2006, the company celebrated the sale of its 50 millionth hard disk drive, setting a significant industry milestone.

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 http://www.bellmicro.com/.

Bell Microproducts Inc.

CONTACT: Dena Jacobson of Lages & Associates, +1-408-492-1470,dena@lages.com, for Bell Microproducts Inc.

Web site: http://www.bellmicro.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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