BELL MICRO, LEGACY SIGN DISTRIBUTION PACT
SAN CLEMENTE - 07/29/04 - OEM supplier Bell Microproducts (BMP) has agreed to distribute Legacy Electronics' full line of memory modules in North America, Latin America and Europe.
The agreement, which takes effect immediately, marks the first time Legacy Electronics has chosen to work with another firm for product distribution.
Bell Microproducts' customers include contract electronics manufacturing, systems integrators/builders, embedded computing, computing and storage components, medical imaging, website hosting, defense systems, Internet security appliances, and telecommunications.
The company's offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals and storage products of various types, including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fiber channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS and SAN storage systems, back-up products, storage management software, and extensive support, integration and installation services.
BMP markets and distributes more than 125 brand name product lines to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract electronic manufacturing services (EMS), value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators in the Americas and Europe.
Headquartered in South Orange County, Legacy Electronics is the developer of patented three-dimensional printed circuit board subassemblies and process technologies.
The company, founded in 1998 also designs, manufactures, and tests high-density memory modules, printed circuit boards and other computer products.
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