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Tech Data adds Microsoft’s BPOS offering
New hosted communications and collaboration service to provide resellers with extended reach and revenue opportunities
Mississauga, ON – June 9, 2010 – Tech Data Canada, a leading distributor of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services, today announced a new relationship with Microsoft to begin offering Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) to authorized resellers across Canada.
BPOS is a subscription based, business class, hosted communication and collaboration service that allows for online and offline productivity. The service includes applications for desktop and mobile email, calendaring and contacts, instant messaging and presence, shared workspaces and web-conferencing. Hosted in the cloud and delivered through a monthly subscription, Microsoft manages, maintains and delivers the services.
“Offering new and exciting technologies to the reseller community with best-in-class support is key to Tech Data’s mandate to drive early adoption rates through the channel” explained Tech Data’s Vice President of Marketing, Greg Myers. “BPOS provides resellers with opportunities to grow revenue and reliably extend value to the end-user.”
BPOS is a suite of messaging and collaboration solutions hosted by Microsoft, which provides high availability, granular security and vastly reduced operational costs normally associated with IT management. With BPOS, resellers can sell Exchange Online, Office Communications Online, Live Meeting, and SharePoint Online via subscription based services, as well as offer ongoing management and support of those services.
“Businesses that are looking to decrease their operational costs while increasing their productivity, should really consider BPOS,” says Bryan Rusche, Microsoft Online Services Product Manager. “BPOS is built on Microsoft’s software plus services platform that allows on-premise and in the cloud application integration and provides end-users online and offline productivity.”
Enabling channel evolution through one cohesive team
Tech Data’s Software Business Unit is prepared and ready to support this new offering. This team of certified license and software specialists will work closely with resellers to ramp up on this new offering. Whether it be through online trainings or one-on-one sessions, the Software Business Unit is focused on helping resellers obtain the skills and expertise they need to secure solid and profitable add-on business opportunities.
To learn more about Microsoft’s BPOS features and services go tohttp://www.techdata.com/content/cen/initiatives/microsoft-signup.aspx. For further assistance regarding BPOS training including registration for upcoming information sessions, please contact Gail Thompson at gail.thompson@techdata.ca.
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) is one of the world’s largest distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software producers. Tech Data serves more than 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100 countries. Every day, these resellers depend on Tech Data to cost-effectively support the technology needs of end users, including small and medium businesses (SMB), large enterprises and government agencies. Ranked 109th on the FORTUNE 500®, Tech Data generated $22.1 billion in net sales for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010. To learn more, visit www.techdata.ca.
For Tech Data inquiries, please contact:
Ryan McMenamie
Manager, Communications
6911 Creditview Road
Mississauga, ON
L5N 8G1
Phone: 905-286-6743
Fax: 905-286-6775
E-Mail: ryan.mcmenamie@techdata.ca
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