SYNNEX Corporation And Plantronics Join Forces With US Distribution Agreement

SYNNEX expands its Unified Communications solutions portfolio to feature Plantronics' communications products and services

SYNNEX Corporation, a leading distributor of IT products and services, announced recently that it has signed a distribution agreement with Plantronics, a global leader in audio communications, to bring its best-in-class communications products and value-added services to the IT Channel. SYNNEX offers Plantronics' robust portfolio of products including its headsets, speakerphones, telephones, and wearable devices, complemented by a new suite of services to support Unified Communications (UC) for its resellers. The agreement enhances offerings within the SYNNEX CONVERGESolv Secure Networking group, which allows resellers to build their customers' networks, add applications to the network and secure each network seamlessly.

"SYNNEX and Plantronics share a strong commitment to delivering today's most advanced technology solutions to the IT Channel," said Peter Larocque, President, North America Distribution, SYNNEX Corporation. "This agreement echoes our ongoing dedication to enhancing our UC portfolio and adds a layer of opportunity by delivering Plantronics' unique offerings combined with the power of SYNNEX' scalable sales force, strong customer relationships and corporate initiatives."

"With the proliferation of UC in companies big and small, it is important that we work with partners like SYNNEX who share similar goals of delivering best-in-class solutions to enable successful UC deployments," said Erna Arnesen, Vice President of Channel and Partner Marketing, Plantronics. "We look forward to working with SYNNEX to help raise awareness of our solutions and further expand our footprint in enterprise and SMB environments."

Along with delivering Plantronics' communications products to resellers, SYNNEX offers a suite of solutions featuring the Plantronics Manager Pro for vendor-hosted and direct-hosted solutions, which leverages a cloud-based architecture to give IT managers easy-to-use tools to configure settings and update audio device software and firmware for end-users across the enterprise. Beyond enriching SYNNEX' industry-leading UC platform, the agreement rounds out its recently launched Hosted Avaya IP Office cloud solution, which gives resellers the option to move from a referral agent model to a recurring monthly service model, providing the opportunity for long-term, recurring revenue streams.

In addition to its agreement in the US, Plantronics has maintained a collaborative relationship with SYNNEX Canada and continues to work closely to help generate strong reseller relationships within Canada's CONVERGESolv group.

About SYNNEX
SYNNEX Corporation, a Fortune 500 corporation, is a leading business process services company, optimizing supply chains and providing customer care solutions for its clients. The Company distributes a broad range of information technology systems and products, and also provides systems design and integration services. The Concentrix segment offers a portfolio of end-to-end outsourced services around process optimization, customer engagement strategy and back-office automation to clients in ten identified industry verticals. Founded in 1980, SYNNEX has over 50,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.synnex.com.