Arrow ECS Launches Oracle Training Boot Camps

Online, September 1, 2009 (Newswire.com) - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Sept 2, 2009) - Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], has become authorized as an Oracle "Enablement 2.0 Delivery Partner." The authorization enables Arrow ECS to offer Oracle boot camp training to resellers.

"By becoming an Enablement 2.0 Delivery Partner, Arrow ECS is helping Oracle to increase the number of qualified presales and implementation-ready consultants available to customers, leading to more reseller opportunities and successfully managed project implementations," said Lee Fawcett, vice president of professional services for Arrow ECS' Alternative Technology Group. "This effort is consistent with Arrow ECS' channel management model by helping Oracle develop and enable its channel, while at the same time helping resellers develop new markets and grow their businesses."

Designed exclusively for Oracle resellers, Arrow ECS' Oracle boot-camp training will focus on the Oracle® Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware, including Oracle Business Intelligence, Oracle Business Process Management, Oracle Content Management, Oracle Coherence, Oracle WebLogic Server, and Oracle Application Integration Architecture.

Providing presales and implementation consultants with this subject matter in a technical environment, these two- and three-day regional boot camps offer a combination of classroom lectures on products, architectures and implementation best practices, along with hands-on training for demonstrations, installation and data-source connectivity. In addition, Arrow ECS will be offering one-day sales demand-generation training in conjunction with the technical boot camps.

"Oracle is committed to providing resellers with the training, tools and support to successfully sell and deliver solutions to customers," said Michael Smith, senior director, worldwide alliances and channels, Oracle. "Arrow ECS has the technical expertise on staff to enable resellers to jump-start their presales and implementation consultant engagements with our middleware and database offerings."

Arrow ECS will begin offering Oracle boot camps throughout the United States and Canada in the coming weeks. Any authorized Oracle reseller may enroll. Boot camps will be hosted at Oracle or Arrow ECS offices around the country, or a reseller can request an exclusive boot camp at their location with a minimum of 10 attendees. For more information, please visit www.alttech.com/products/oracle/bootcamps.

Resellers can learn more about Arrow ECS' vendor-authorized training programs, pricing, locations and current class schedules available through the Alternative Technology Group by going to www.alttech.com/education, or by calling 800.544.7674 in the United States, or 866.240.9991 in Canada.

ABOUT ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS
Arrow ECS, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], provides enterprise and midrange computing products, services and solutions to value-added resellers, system integrators, and independent software vendors. Based in Englewood, Colo., and with offices in 26 countries, Arrow ECS connects its customers to the world's foremost technology suppliers, including HP, IBM, Sun Microsystems, EMC, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, and other leading storage networking, software, and security suppliers. Arrow ECS reported $5.4 billion in global enterprise computing solution sales in 2008. Subsidiaries include Asplenium, DNS, FINOVIA, Internet Security, IPvista, ITL, LOGIX, REL and Soft-Tronik. Visit www.arrowecs.com for more information.

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