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Bell Microproducts
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Founded in 1987, Bell Microproducts is a value-added provider of high technology products and solutions serving the industrial and commercial markets. Products and solutions include semiconductors, desktop/RAID/high-end storage, networking and SAN connectivity, SAN and Back-up Software, peripherals and computing platforms. Value-added services include testing, kitting, mass storage system integration, the integration of complete computer systems and technical support through its ISO 9002 facilities. Bell Microproducts markets and distributes more than 100 brand name product lines, as well as its own BellStor storage and Trademark computer brands, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators in the Americas. The company has forged strategic partnerships with other key suppliers including IBM, Seagate Technology, Quantum and Sun Microsystems.
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Available immediately through Bell Microproducts' resellers, Broadcom's RAID controllers are the fastest, most functional and highly reliable serial ATA host bus adapters (HBAs) in the market today. These low-profile compliant controllers deliver the highest performance possible utilizing 64-bit, 133 MHz PCI-X support that is enabled through Broadcom's new BCM5770 serial ATA controller chip. As a result, Broadcom's eight-channel controller performs RAID0 sequential reads at over 460 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential writes at more than 430 MB/s, as well as RAID5 sequential reads exceeding 400 MB/s and sequential writes at over 280 MB/s, all of which are performance leaders versus competitive products.
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Bell Microproducts already have distribution agreements with Infortrend in many parts of the world. This new partnership complements Infortrend’s current distribution strategy in Germany to increase the focus in the heart of the European market. Infortrend will allocate sales and technical resources to ensure that Bell Microproducts is fully equipped to serve their customers.
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Bell Microproducts Inc. completed its $20.3 million acquisition of the computer products division of Almo Corp., Philadelphia, Nov. 16. Bell officials said the acquisition will increase the company's presence on the East Coast and improve its product offerings to major customers such as the federal government. San Jose, Calif.-based Bell purchased the Almo division with a five-year warrant for 350,000 shares of Bell common stock. The Almo division sells disk drives, monitors, the Trademark brand of computers and other products. It posted sales of $146 million for the year ending April 30. Bell, a computer distribution company, had 1997 sales of $534 million and sales of $450 million for the first nine months of 1998.
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SAN JOSE, CA, April 25 /PRNewswire/ - Bell Microproducts announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Ideal Hardware plc. Ideal Hardware is a leading UK-based value-added, storage-centric distributor. With Ideal Hardware, Bell Microproducts will gain a strong presence in the UK and coverage of the European continent. Ideal Hardware is focused on the high end of the storage market with many of the same lines carried by Bell Microproducts, including IBM, Quantum, Seagate Technology, Emulex, Crossroads, Gadzoox Networks, and Cobalt Networks. Ideal ... is a leading distributor of Compaq servers, PCs and storage products, and is one of only 12 Compaq distributors worldwide to be awarded the prestigious CIP accreditation for high-end products. Ideal has strategic relationships with approximately 80 suppliers of enterprise storage, computer systems, software, and media products.
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Bell Microproducts’ world-class flat panel display program focuses on providing the greatest value and leading-edge solutions to the OEM marketplace. The program capitalizes on a comprehensive flat panel display product line and enhances it with value-added services including custom assembly services and display enhancements that allow the products to perform under adverse conditions.
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