15th Nov 2006 18:35
Telit Communications (AIM:TCM), a leading international mobiletechnology innovator, today announced a distribution partnership withRutronik, a top-tier European broad line distributor of active,passive and electromechanical components, to co-market Telit'sGSM/GPRS and CDMA-modules for machine-to-machine (m2m) communicationsthroughout Europe. This partnership strengthens Telit's globaldistribution network which now covers over 50 countries across Europe,North America, South America, Asia and the Middle East. £ "We are looking forward to supporting Telit's sales activities inEurope and playing a key role in driving the company to the top of theglobal m2m market," said Markus Krieg, Marketing Director ofSemiconductors at Rutronik. £ The main factors driving this collaboration are Rutronik'span-European operating range, and extensive knowledge and experiencein the continent's wireless sector. Rutronik operates a WirelessCompetence Center in Stockholm, Sweden, headquarters for theirwireless distribution business. From this location, Rutronik overseestechnical and application development support, as well as purchase anddeployment logistics. The expert staff includes marketing and salesspecialists as well as field engineers. This relationship is furtherenhanced by Rutronik's efficient logistics management system andintegrative ERP-system. £ "Rutronik has switched to Telit from other suppliers. This is amajor milestone for Telit as we continue implementing our globalexpansion strategy," said Roger Dewey, President and CEO of TelitWireless Solutions, Inc., the company's Americas subsidiary."Rutronik's broad and diverse customer base coupled with their wealthof contacts throughout communications sectors makes for an idealpartner." £ Along with wireless GSM/GPRS modules, Rutronik offers a widevariety of complementary technologies, including RFID, ISM, Bluetooth,WLAN, ZigBee, and GPS. £ There are at least ten times more machines, equipment, vehiclesand robots than there are humans in the world, creating a criticalneed to transfer information efficiently between machines or frommachines to humans. The relatively new m2m industry delivers increasedefficiency, time savings, improved customer orientation and greaterflexibility. £ About Rutronik £ Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH has over 30 years ofsuccess and is among Europe's leading broadline distributors in thedynamic growth market of active, passive and electromechanicalcomponents. Rutronik's customers include prestigious European,high-tech companies operating in automotive, consumer andtelecommunications sectors among others. Rutronik provides customerswith a broad array of standard components and complex high-techproducts, as well as outstanding and comprehensive service, supportinglogistics needs with customized supply chain management solutions. Infiscal 2005, Rutronik made over 435 million Euros in revenue andemployed over 1,000 workers throughout Europe. For more information,please visit www.rutronik.com. £ About Telit Communications £ Telit is a leading global mobile communications technologycompany. Its Wireless Solutions division develops manufactures andmarkets GSM/GPRS and CDMA modules for machine-to-machine (m2m)applications which enable machines, devices or vehicles to communicatevia mobile networks. Telit modules are marketed and deployedworldwide. The company is listed on the London Stock ExchangeAlternative Investment Market (AIM) (code: TCM). For more informationabout the company, please visit www.telit.com. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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