Major Supplies Reseller Honors Tech Data U.S. for Quality and Innovativeness; Marks Second Consecutive Year Tech Data Receives Top Award

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2004

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Tech Data Corporation was recently recognized as the 2004 Distributor of the Year by Vision Business Products, a leading North American supplier of computer hardware, imaging and information processing supplies. The award was presented at the supplier's annual conference in Seattle. It recognized Tech Data's "outstanding teamwork, quality and innovativeness."

"Tech Data is dedicated to providing resellers with the highest levels of services and support, as well as a broad catalog of products from leading IT manufacturers," said Wendy Linsky, Tech Data's vice president of Peripherals Product Marketing. "Receiving this award from Vision for the second straight year exemplifies our commitment to supplies resellers and the channel as a whole."

Tech Data supports Vision and other supplies resellers through its Supplies & Accessories Specialized Business Unit (SBU). Tech Data's SBUs focus on the specific needs of resellers targeting markets such as telephony, digital environments, point-of-sale/data capture, document imaging and components. By tailoring technical training, logistics management and product offerings for a particular market segment, each SBU provides its resellers with the tools to grow incremental business opportunities.

About Tech Data

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD), founded in 1974, is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. Ranked 111th on the FORTUNE 500, the company and its subsidiaries serve more than 90,000 technology resellers in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Tech Data's extensive service offering includes pre- and post-sale training and technical support, financing options and configuration services as well as a full range of electronic commerce solutions. The company generated sales of $17.4 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2004.