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29
Looking Ahead
AC has the largest market share for seven of nine strategic product lines in the
markets it serves. In FY’02, AC will continue to invest in resources to enhance its
position as a leading technology marketing provider to OEMs using computing
technologies. AC has made tremendous progress in its short history by offering
customers a wide range of product development services. By engaging and
collaborating with customers early in the design process, AC develops timely,
cost-effective solutions that reduce costs and time to market. AC will continue
executing strategies aimed at serving customers’ design support and rapid
prototyping needs.
The new year for AC will be marked by two events: the expansion of its business
model globally and the establishment of a services business that further positions AC
to add value for its customers and suppliers. In FY’01, AC expanded into Europe,
and plans to target the tremendous growth opportunities in Asia in FY’02. AC’s
services strategy will include the expansion of the Avnet FasTrac Web portal to
all customers and all markets and further developing AC’s rich portfolio of
services through establishment of its newest business unit, Avnet FasTrac Services.
Engineers perform final tests at the Applied Computing
Integration Center in Nettetal, Germany.
AC ACCOLADES
■For the second year, AC is
named Pan-American
Distributor of the Year by the
Motorola Computer Group for
its technical ability and overall
focus and support, as well as
excellent sales performance
and asset management
■Applied Computing Solutions in
Europe receives the Pan-European
Distributor of the Year award
from the Motorola Computer
Group
■Applied Computing Solutions
in Europe wins SanDisk’s
Distributor of the Year award
■Applied Computing Enabling
Technologies in Europe earns
Maxtor’s Distributor of the
Year Award.
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