| Avnet Technology Solutions, an operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT) and a distributor focused on enterprise computer products and embedded subsystems, and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced they will work together to help certified value-added resellers (VARs) market, sell, service and support enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for midmarket and medium-sized enterprises based on Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and Microsoft® platform technologies.
 Avnet plans to provide the following:
ERP solutions using Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and the Microsoft Windows® and SQL Server™ platformsExtensive choice of server hardware from leading suppliersERP solutions with a variety of Microsoft platform technologies, including SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2000, Microsoft Office 2003 and Exchange Server 2003Partner support including education, sales, marketing, financing, managed services and implementation services |