Greenville, SC, November 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE:SNX), a leading Technology Solutions distributor, today announced that it has been named 2015 North America Distributor of the Year by Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE:RKUS) at the 2015 Ruckus Big Dogs Partner Conference in Houston, TX, which was held recently. Since 2007, SYNNEX has collaborated with Ruckus under its CONVERGESolv Secure Networking group, which offers an array of value-adds for Ruckus Wireless partners and delivers end-to-end wireless solutions to the IT channel. The Ruckus Wireless Distributor of the Year award recognizes SYNNEX’ significant efforts to create relevant value-adds, while offering top-tier support to help partners grow their wireless practice.
“We are proud to be selected as the 2015 Ruckus Wireless Distributor of the Year – an honor that demonstrates our team’s continued commitment to serving as a leading resource for wireless solutions,” said Peter Larocque, President, North American Technology Solutions, SYNNEX Corporation. “By continuing to deepen our relationship with Ruckus and combine our team’s consultative approach and innovative programs with Ruckus’ leading wireless networking products, we are able to deliver solutions to help the IT channel tackle the top issues facing today’s wireless networks.”
SYNNEX is recognized for providing exclusive value-add features for the Ruckus line that reduce time-to-market and increase profitability opportunities. These include free remote heat-mapping services, which recommend access point installation locations and demonstrate coverage areas, as well as an asset buyback program and advanced financial offerings. SYNNEX also provides the expertise and services of Ruckus-trained REx™ and WiSE™ certified engineers to ensure successful deployment for its resellers. Ruckus partners have access to SYNNEX’ robust demo pool, which helps them learn how to pitch Ruckus products to end-user customers and train their sales engineers. In 2015, SYNNEX added Ruckus to its GSA Schedule to help them launch into the Federal space with a TAA compliant product.
“On behalf of the Ruckus team, I am very proud to recognize SYNNEX as our North America Distributor of the Year for 2015,” said Ron Gill, Vice President-Americas Enterprise Sales, Ruckus Wireless. “Since 2007, SYNNEX has continued to invest in and further support our business through the development of unique programs that have led to incremental business and increased share. Our relationship is a prime example of how distributors and manufacturers can combine their strengths to deliver leading offerings for solution providers.”
Ruckus Wireless offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor “Smart Wi-Fi” products to mobile carriers, broadband service providers, and corporate enterprises, and has over 40,000 end-customers worldwide. Ruckus technology addresses Wi-Fi capacity and coverage challenges caused by the ever-increasing amount of traffic on wireless networks due to accelerated adoption of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
For more information on Ruckus Wireless through SYNNEX Corporation, email RUCKUSDEALREG@synnex.com or visit www.synnex.com/ruckuswireless/index.html.
About SYNNEX Corporation
SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE:SNX), a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, optimizing supply chains and providing outsourced services focused on customer relationship management. SYNNEX distributes a broad range of information technology systems and products, and also provides systems design and integration solutions. Concentrix, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SYNNEX Corporation, offers a portfolio of strategic solutions and end-to-end business services around customer engagement strategy, process optimization, technology innovation, front and back-office automation and business transformation to clients in ten identified industry verticals. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX Corporation operates in 25 countries around the world. Additional information about SYNNEX may be found online at www.synnex.com.
