CLEARWATER, Fla., Dec. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD) today announced that the Company was awarded Distributor of the Year by Zones, Inc. for the second consecutive year at the Zones Annual Partner Summit, held earlier this month at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle, WA. Tech Data was rated number one in managed distributor ratings quarter to quarter in 2011, driving revenue growth of 23 percent.
"We were pleased to again recognize Tech Data's valuable partnership and exceptional performance," said Linda Marbena, Senior Vice President of Purchasing and Logistics at Zones. "Tech Data continues to display a true partnership with Zones, taking direct accountability to make our relationship mutually successful. We look forward to their continued commitment and we continue to grow in the distribution channel."
Tech Data has worked closely with Zones to maintain a broad product offering and focus on the end-user experience. Tech Data has facilitated cross-functional meetings, assigned dedicated resources, set expectations and delivered results that achieved improvement targets and led to increased success for both companies.
"We are very proud to receive this award from Zones for the second straight year," said Pete Peterson, Senior Vice President of U.S. Sales for Tech Data. "Tech Data thrives on its sustainable partnerships and continuously improving its solutions offering to the channel, ensuring that our account management is always available, visible and accessible to our channel partners."
About Tech Data
Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 125,000 resellers in more than 100 countries to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users. Tech Data generated $24.4 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011, and is ranked 109th on the Fortune 500®. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.
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About Zones, Inc.
Zones, Inc. is a single-source direct marketing reseller of name-brand information technology products to the small-to-medium-sized business market, enterprise accounts and public sector accounts. Zones sells these products through outbound and inbound account executives, a national field sales force, catalogs and the Internet. Zones offers more than 150,000 products from leading manufacturers including Adobe, Apple, Avaya, Cisco, HP, IBM, Kingston, Lenovo, Microsoft, NEC, Nortel Networks, Sony, Symantec and Toshiba.