Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics, has been named Novell’s distributor of the year for 2010 in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Novell presents the award annually to the value-added distributor that most consistently demonstrates its ability to deliver a consistent level of presales, technical and customer service to Novell’s community of resellers and solution providers across multiple countries and markets.

Arrow was praised for its solid operational systems, dedicated supplier resources, and its effective development and management of, and service to, resellers in local markets.

“This award from Novell recognizes the value that Arrow ECS delivers across EMEA through its channel management,” said Laurent Sadoun, president of Arrow ECS’ EMEA region.

“We remain committed to ensuring that both suppliers and resellers benefit from the comprehensive expertise and services that we offer in delivering solutions through the channel.”

“Arrow ECS has proven over the past year through their ability to recruit, enable, and develop channels that they are among the best value-added distributors for Novell,” said Dan Veitkus, vice president and general manager, channels and alliances for EMEA for Novell.

“The result of our relationship with Arrow ECS, along with the satisfaction of our resellers and customers, proves that they are committed to supporting our business, our resellers and ultimately our customers,” he added.

Arrow ECS provides enterprise-class solutions and services focused on data storage, network security, enterprise software, virtualization and access across EMEA, according to a statement. – TradeArabia News Service