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COMMVAULT UNVEILS ENHANCED PARTNERADVANTAGE PROGRAM

New Program Offers Benefits for North American Channel Partners with Greater Margins, Deal Registration and Enhanced Training

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Alternative Technology Presented with 2008 Value Added Distributor of the Year Award from CA

Award marks third year that Arrow ECS has received top honors from CA

CA WORLD 2008, LAS VEGAS (Nov. 18, 2008) – Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], today announced that it received a 2008 North American "Value Added Distributor of the Year" award from CA, Inc. Arrow ECS’ Alternative Technology group was recognized for the award based on its superior efforts in demand creation and support of CA products, achieving the No. 1 position among CA's North American distributors.

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Alternative Technology Adds Aladdin eSafe to Its Line Card

Alternative Technology now offers a comprehensive suite of security solutions from Aladdin Knowledge Systems to VARs in North

Englewood, Colo. Nov. 11, 2008 Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, storage and security solutions, today announced the addition of eSafe from Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN) to its line card.

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Alternative Technology Teams With Akamai

Alternative Technology to Distribute Application Performance Solutions

Englewood, Colo. – Oct. 28, 2008 – Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, storage and security solutions, has teamed with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), a leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, to resell Akamai’s portfolio of application performance solutions within North America.

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Wyse & Novell Announce 1st Enterprise-Class LInux Thin Client

Optimized for Desktop Virtualization

OEM Partnership Offers Industry Standard Thin Client Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise

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McAfee & CommVault Form Strategic Alliance

Industry-Leading Technology Providers to Offer Integrated Solutions Worldwide, Built on McAfee ePO and CommVault Simpana Software

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Alternative Technology and Double-Take® Software Launch Channel Program

Program extends Alternative Technology’s virtualization solutions

Englewood, Colo. Oct. 9, 2008 - Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, storage and security solutions, is launching a suite of virtualization protections solutions with Double-Take® Software (NASDAQ: DBTK), a leading infrastructure software company.

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Alternative Technology Signs Distribution Agreement with Aladdin

Aladdin world-leading eToken USB-based authentication devices are now available through Alternative Technology

Englewood, Colo. Sept. 30, 2008 Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, storage and security solutions, today announced an agreement to distribute Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN), an information security leader specializing in authentication, software DRM (Digital Rights Management) and content security.

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LeftHand Named Best of VMworld 2008, Hardware for Virtualization Finalist

Virtualization SAN Delivers Optimized Storage for Virtual Environments

BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 25, 2008 — LeftHand Networks, the leading provider of highly available iSCSI SANs that optimize virtual environments, today announced that its Virtualization SAN was named as a Best of VMworld 2008 Finalist in the Hardware for Virtualization category. Announced at VMworld Las Vegas, LeftHand Networks’ Virtualization SAN delivers advanced features that maximize efficiency, availability and data reliability in virtual environments. The new SAN solution is part of the company’s expanded product portfolio, that provides customers with dynamic and comprehensive SAN solutions tailored to their specific needs.

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VMware Improves Desktop User Experience with Licensing Agreement from Wyse

Licensing Wyse Remote Display Software Furthers VMware’s Momentum for its vClient Initiative

PALO ALTO, Calif., September 25, 2008 – VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced a licensing agreement with Wyse Technology to use its remote display software to enhance RDP for VMware View. Bolstering its vClient Initiative and its commitment to support broad customer choice for the use of multiple protocol technologies, VMware plans to integrate two components of Wyse's software suite into a future release of VMware View™.

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Alternative Technology to Distribute and Offer Support for Oracle® VM

Alternative Technology and Oracle extend distribution agreement to include Oracle VM server virtualization software and suppo

Englewood, Colo. Sept. 16, 2008 Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, storage and security solutions, today announced that they will distribute Oracle® VM software and sell Oracle VM server virtualization support for both Oracle and non-Oracle applications. Alternative Technology will leverage its North American channel, education and technical resources to expand the reach of Oracle's world-class server virtualization software and support offering.

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Alternative Technology Becomes a Blue Coat BlueTouch Support Partner

Alternative Technology will provide technical support for all Blue Coat products

Englewood, Colo. Sept. 23, 2008 Alternative Technology, Inc., an Arrow Electronics, Inc. company and leading specialty distributor of thin-client/server-based computing, edge infrastructure, virtualization, storage and security solutions, today announced that it will provide certified Level 1 and Level 2 technical support on behalf of Blue Coat Systems, Inc., the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, for all Blue Coat products.

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