ETC Signs Ten New Resellers for Teneros in Europe

Teneros, in application continuity appliances, announced that its newly signed UK/EU market partnership with ETC and Interchange – two of the distribution brands of Specialist Computer Holdings ADD (SCH), Europe’s leading independent IT company – is already getting traction in the market. ETC/Interchange have already signed reseller agreements with and are training 10 new resellers for Teneros’ market leading application continuity appliances for high availability and disaster recovery of Microsoft Exchange.

Since the partnership was inked at the end of March 2008, ETC’s marketing initiatives have generated a backlog of resellers wanting to offer Teneros’ appliances that provide local high availability and remote disaster recovery for 24/7 email continuity. With the telemarketing efforts reaching more than 3000 businesses in the UK, ETC now has a queue of over 100 resellers lining up to receive training for the Teneros Application Continuity Appliances for Microsoft Exchange.

Email system downtime creates major headaches for many companies, directly impacting business operations, revenue generation, customer service, and employee productivity. Analysts estimate that two-thirds of all companies worldwide use Microsoft Exchange for their email, and even a few hours of downtime a year can cost businesses dearly both in terms of revenue and employee productivity costs. In addition, existing solutions for ensuring Microsoft Exchange uptime involve IT staff conducting a multi-vendor science project to install and setup and then performing time-consuming regular maintenance. Teneros offers a comprehensive, single-vendor solution, deployed as a remotely managed appliance that makes it easy for companies to assure 24×7 Exchange continuity.

Teneros already has several high profile customers in the UK including the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Commenting on ETC’s success, Patrick Kearns, General Manager and Vice President of Corporate Development for Teneros, said: "ETC is one of the UK’s leading distributors in the UK and we are delighted that our partnership is already paying such high dividends. With the growing number of resellers signing up to offer our technology, more and more UK business operating Microsoft Exchange will be able to benefit from Teneros’ simple, cost-effective Exchange continuity solutions. We look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with ETC in both the UK and the EU markets."

About SCH, Europe’s largest independent Technology Solutions Group:

€3.5+ billion turnover
Long term strategic relationships with all Best of breed vendors partners and authors
Over 30 years of sustainable, profitable growth
Over 7,000 customer focused employees
Real capability in deploying and supporting European technology
Integrated service model including onshore, nearshore and offshore
Strong regional presence across 9 European countries

About SCH Distribution
SCH Distribution is part of Europe’s largest independent IT group and delivers some 50% of group turnover.
SCH Distribution operates under the market leading brands of ETC in the UK, France – including the French independent territories of North Africa, Indian Ocean, Pacific Rim and the Caribbean and the Netherlands; and Interchange and ISI in the UK and Bestware in France.
SCH Distribution companies supply leading IT brands to computer resellers; including retailers, mail order and on-line traders, systems integrators and value added resellers.