Business Editors
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000
sangoma.com (CDNX:STC.), an innovator of WAN (wide area network) connectivity products, announced today its partnership with Tech Data Canada.
Under the agreement, Tech Data will distribute sangoma's line of connectivity
"We're pleased to offer sangoma's connectivity products to our VARs and resellers; they are a natural complement to our product line-up. sangoma's expertise is well-known in the Linux community and their products will enable our VARs and resellers to provide market-leading solutions to their customers," remarked Rick Reid, president, Tech Data Canada.
"Tech Data's breadth and depth of experience in the connectivity marketplace, as well as its outstanding reseller relationships were key factors in our decision to form a partnership," said Gary Collins, president of sangoma.com. "Having Tech Data as a distributor enhances our market capabilities and we look forward to working with them."
About Tech Data Canada
Tech Data Canada is a leading IT distributor offering a comprehensive selection of software, networking and communications solutions, mass storage, peripherals, and systems to over 9,000 VARs and resellers across Canada. Operating from three distribution centers and three sales offices, Tech Data Canada's services include reseller training, advanced technical support, configuration assembly, electronic commerce and other unique programs. Tech Data Canada is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tech Data Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida with worldwide sales of $17 billion (U.S.) for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2000. Tech Data's award-winning Web site is located at www.techdata.ca.
About sangoma.com
sangoma develops, manufactures and markets wide area network (WAN) connectivity hardware and software products for networks and Internet infrastructure. Providing routing solutions that leverage their customers' server investment, sangoma's products are used in a wide variety of environments including Linux, Windows NT, Windows 98, Netware, DOS and FreeBSD. sangoma's range of products also include private label and point-of-sale (POS) interface cards. sangoma is publicly traded on the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX: STC). For more information on sangoma and its products, visit www.sangoma.com, or call 800-388-2475.