Avnet
Embedded, a division of Avnet
Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
today announced the launch of its new Rorke
Global Solutions™ business unit, headed by Chuck Kostalnick, senior
vice president of Avnet Embedded. The new unit will deliver
comprehensive solutions that meld hardware, software and services in
support of the unique business requirements of original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs), independent software vendors (ISVs), and channel
partners.
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Rorke Global Solutions will craft solutions from a combination of
catalog systems developed internally and off-the-shelf technologies from
a wide range of innovative, world-class manufacturers. The services
available from Rorke Global Solutions align with each stage of the
customer’s product lifecycle from development to launch to sustained
support and continue all the way through end of life and asset recovery.
“As more and more aspects of the business and product life cycle call
for increased technology integration that is seamlessly bundled with
complementary services, our customers are seeking a one-stop shop that
can design and deliver solutions for their unique needs,” said
Kostalnick. “Rorke Global Solutions is set up to be the market’s go-to
provider for technology solutions, delivering the right blend of
resources for each customer’s individual requirements, which will result
in unprecedented competitive advantage.”
To assist customers in integrating storage, open compute platforms,
information technology (IT) infrastructure, digital security and
surveillance, and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies, Rorke Global
Solutions includes a newly formed solutions-focused sales and consulting
group, to be led by Avnet veteran Scott MacDonald. MacDonald, who has
served as an Avnet area vice president for eight years, will now serve
as vice president of sales and market solutions for the new group and
report to John Salemme, vice president of sales in the Americas for
Avnet Embedded.
The new group combines sales with design, integration and life cycle
supply chain services in order to custom-tailor technology solutions for
specialized requirements across a broad set of market segments and
business needs. Solutions experts will also draw from the Rorke Global
Solutions portfolio and other ecosystem partners for products and
services when designing custom solutions.
“Scott MacDonald’s experience meeting customer needs across a broad
swath of vertical market segments, and his expertise across the breadth
of the technologies and services we offer are ideally suited to execute
this group’s objective of delivering the right solution for each
customer, saving them time, increasing ROI, and offering better product
differentiation,” continued Kostalnick.
“Today, many OEMs and ISVs go through multiple iterations of solution
development, and invest a lot of personnel and time coordinating
multiple product and service vendors when they introduce a new
technology into their product line, supply chain, or business,” stated
MacDonald. “My group’s goal is to simplify this into one coordinated
process so that our customers achieve the highest return on investment
when they deploy digital signage, security and surveillance, M2M, IT
infrastructure or open-compute technologies.”
The services offering from Rorke Global Solutions addresses a variety of
business needs throughout the product lifecycle including engineering,
assembling, logistics, supply chain, premise, connectivity, financing,
and asset recovery services.
Rorke Global Solutions is also expanding the extensive catalog of
computing technology building blocks formerly provided by Rorke Data in
support of compute, storage, networking and purpose-built appliances.
Rorke Global Solutions complements these products with services that
cover extended warranties, installation, call center support, advanced
replacement, repair, maintenance and a variety of financing models
including leasing and rentals.
For more information about Rorke Global Solutions, please go to www.rorke.com.
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About Avnet Electronics Marketing
Avnet Electronics Marketing is an operating group of Phoenix-based
Avnet, Inc. that serves electronic original equipment manufacturers
(EOEMs) and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers in more
than 70 countries, distributing electronic components from leading
manufacturers and providing associated design-chain and supply-chain
services. The group's website is located at www.em.avnet.com.
About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest
distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded
technology serving customers globally. Avnet accelerates its partners'
success by connecting the world's leading technology suppliers with a
broad base of customers by providing cost-effective, value-added
services and solutions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, Avnet
generated revenue of $25.7 billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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