Avnet Demonstrated end-to-end LoRaWAN IoT Solutions at Cisco Next Intelligent IoT Generation Conference

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Avnet Demonstrated end-to-end LoRaWAN IoT Solutions at Cisco Next Intelligent IoT Generation Conference

HONG KONG, CHINA — (Marketwired) — 10/25/17 — Avnet Asia Pacific showcased its end-to-end LoRaWAN IoT solutions at the recent Cisco Next Intelligent IoT Generation Conference 2017, held at the Hong Kong Science Park.Avnet demonstrated various LoRaWAN applications that ranged from disaster prevention and smart agriculture to healthcare alert systems, allowing participants to explore myriad possibilities of the LoRaWAN-enabled IoT ecosystem to drive workplace insights and empower decision-maki

Avnet Named Top 10 Overseas Brand Distributor by ESM-China for 16 Consecutive Years

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SHENZHEN, CHINA — (Marketwired) — 10/22/17 — Avnet Asia Pacific has received the Top 10 Overseas Brand Distributors Award from ESM-China, marking its 16th consecutive year to be recognized with this award. The ceremony took place at the 2017 Global Distribution and Supply Chain Leader Summit in Shenzhen, China."Since we were first named a Top 10 Overseas Brand Distributor in 2002, the electronics and distribution industries have undergone a rapid evolution, with automation capabilities

Avnet Inc. Honored with Three Awards from Micron Technology for Best-in-Class Technical and Business Performance

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SINGAPORE — (Marketwired) — 06/07/17 — (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, has been recognized for its outstanding technical and business performance at the Micron Technology Awards. Avnet Asia Pacific picked up the 2016 Most Valuable Player and Best Demand Creation awards, while Avnet Taiwan won Best Field Application Engineers Service 2016.This marks the second year of awards program which recognizes distributors supporting the company–s overall business growth, succes

Avnet Appoints Frederick Fu as President of Avnet, Asia Pacific

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SINGAPORE — (Marketwired) — 03/21/17 — , a leading global technology distributor, today announced the promotion of Frederick Fu to the role of president of Avnet, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Fu will directly report to William J. Amelio, Chief Executive Officer of Avnet. In his new role, Fu will be responsible for the strategic direction and business growth in the region.Fu has more than 30 years of experience in the electronics industry across Asia in a variety of positions includin

Avnet Completes the Acquisition of Premier Farnell plc

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Avnet Completes the Acquisition of Premier Farnell plc

SINGAPORE — (Marketwired) — 10/19/16 — . (NYSE: AVT), announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Premier Farnell plc ("Premier Farnell") in an all cash merger for £ 1.85 per share, which equates to an equity value of approximately £ 691 million. The acquisition was approved by Premier Farnell shareholders representing 99.9% of the votes cast and has received all regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings and,

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