OREANDA-NEWS. MERLION Company has acquired the Channel Development Provider (CDP) status on the initial level systems of Sun Microsystems Corporation.

The Sun Microsystems Corporation and MERLION Company, the Russian leading distributor of computer parts, digital equipment, hardware peripherals and network and office equipment, declare signing the distributor contract. As a result of the agreement, MERLION acquires the Channel Development Provider (CDP) status and becomes the official distributor of initial level servers and enterprise level on the basis of x86 architecture, workstations on the basis of x86 architecture, initial level data storage systems and the level of enterprise and the basic level of software, including thin clients based decisions of Sun Ray.

In the nearest future products of Sun will be available at the warehouse of MERLION Company.

Sun Microsystems aggressively expands sales of initial level equipment and, in particular, not so long ago it took the fifth place in the world in the sales of servers on the x86 architecture basis. This very fact had influence on the decision on the strengthening of the positions on the market of initial level systems in Russia and, in particular, on cooperation with the new partner with the CDP status. MERLION Company becomes the third in succession distributor on the territory of Russia.

The choice in favour of MERLION Company as the distributor is supported with its successful experience in the field of the large-scale and project distribution, extensive partner network and extended presence on the regional IT markets. Furthermore, the growth of the Company is dynamic and the growth of the business for the calendar year of 2006 amounted to 36% with over 60% of the sales made in regions thereat.

The key functions regarding arrangement of a Sun Microsystems decision sales channel are vested in the MERLION System Solutions Department. Partners of MERLION will be provided with a technical expertise of decisions built on Sun Microsystems equipment, access to the demo fund, comprising server models of Sun Microsystems on Intel and AMD processors, pre-sale support, as well as training of the staff on the basis of regular seminars for partners conducted by MERLION Company. On-line support of sales will provide additional convenience in work: B2B portal and configurator on Sun Microsystems equipment on the site of MSS (www.mersyss.ru).