Bell Microproducts Named SanDisk Distributor of the Year for the Americas
Posted on: Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 06:00 CDT
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bell Microproducts Inc. , a leading value-added provider of storage products and solutions, today announced that it has been honored by SanDisk as "Distributor of the Year for the Americas". The award recognized Bell Microproducts' outstanding achievements in SanDisk sales growth, new customer acquisition and new product sales.
Bell Microproducts grew SanDisk sales over 140% in the 2nd half of 2003. The award was presented by Mark Hornstra, Director of OEM Sales for SanDisk to Bell Microproducts Director of Product Management, Karen Hiatt.
"I am very pleased with the work done by Bell Microproducts last year. Not only did they have substantial top-line sales growth, but they grew the breadth of customers as well. They recognized that the declining ASP trend of Flash Memory is enabling new customers and markets for our product. The team at Bell Microproducts has done an outstanding job focusing on target accounts and opportunities," said Mr. Hornstra.
"We are very grateful to have been recognized by a significant supplier for what we consider to be strong accomplishments," stated George Papajohn, Sr. Vice President, Marketing-Industrial Products for Bell Microproducts. "We supported SanDisk with an array of value added and inventory support programs. Those made the strategic difference."
Bell Microproducts offers Forecast-Driven Materials Management, Logistics, Automated Tools, Integrated Supply-Chain Management and other programs to OEMs. SanDisk is the only company that offers a complete line of Industrial Grade (IG) Flash memory cards with industry leading performance, extreme endurance, and enhanced reliability.
About SanDisk
SanDisk, the world's largest supplier of flash memory data storage card products, designs, manufactures and markets industry-standard, solid-state data, digital imaging and audio storage products using its patented, high density flash memory and controller technology. SanDisk is based in Sunnyvale, CA.
About Bell Microproducts
Bell Microproducts is an international, value-added provider of a wide range of high-technology products, solutions, and services to the industrial and commercial markets. The company's offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals, and storage products of various types including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fibre channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS and SAN storage systems, back-up products, storage management software, and extensive support, integration and installation services. Bell Microproducts is an industry-recognized specialist in storage products and is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors.
The company's products are available at any level of integration, from components to subsystem assemblies and fully-integrated, tested and certified system solutions. The company adds value with a broad range of services including testing, software loading, kitting, mass storage system integration, and computer system integration. Trained and certified technical personnel complete each of these processes at Bell Microproducts' ISO 9001:2000 facilities. Bell Microproducts markets and distributes more than 125 brand name product lines, as well as its own Rorke Data storage brands, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract electronic manufacturing services (EMS) customers, value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators in the Americas and Europe. More information can be found in the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Bell Microproducts Web site at http://www.bellmicro.com/.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which reflect the Company's current views of future events and financial performance, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or facts to differ materially from such statements for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to: the ability to successfully integrate the operations of recent acquisitions, industry conditions, changes in product supply, pricing, and customer demand, competition, other vagaries in the computer and electronic components markets, changes in relationships with key suppliers, foreign currency fluctuations and the other risks described from time to time in the Company's reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K). Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements.
Bell Microproducts Inc.
CONTACT: George Papajohn of Bell Microproducts Inc., +1-408-451-9400
Web site: http://www.bellmicro.com/
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