Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) is now the first company to sign a
distributor-managed reseller agreement with SAS Institute, Inc.
SAS is a leader in business analytics software and services, and the
largest independent vendor in the business intelligence market, with
more than 70,000 sites in nearly 140 countries, including 91 of the top
100 companies listed in the Fortune Global 500. Effective immediately, SAS
is making its products and solutions available to customers worldwide
through Arrow
Enterprise Computing Solutions’ network of authorized resellers in
North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
“SAS is enriching our portfolio with some of the most sophisticated
analytical tools available,” said Mark Taylor, vice president of
enterprise servers, systems and software for Arrow. “SAS solutions are
the perfect addition to our existing Big Data and analytics software
practice. Our solution providers are already finding exciting new ways
to help customers create insights, solve complex problems, and make
forward-looking decisions.”
“Arrow knows how to amplify the business value of SAS best-in-class
solutions,” said Russ Cobb, SAS vice president of marketing and
alliances. “They also understand their solution-provider community and
how to position them for success in key markets. The combination of
these service providers with Arrow and SAS will benefit our customers by
giving them even more options for consuming SAS Analytics.”
The agreement between Arrow and SAS has already yielded immediate
results. ICC, an Arrow solution provider, is working with a leading
health care analytics provider to implement several SAS solutions. The
health care analytics provider selected ICC because of the firm’s
expertise in foundational data management and predictive analytics.
“At ICC, we enable our clients to harness the full value of their
investments in data and analytics,” said Cory Davis, ICC business
analytics partner manager. “Implementing SAS for Business Intelligence,
Data Integration, Data Mining and Statistical Modeling will provide
personalized insights for improving patient health.”
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com)
is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial
and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing
solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than
100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and
commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations
in 58 countries.
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