Avnet to Acquire Softweb Solutions; Adds Software and Artificial Intelligence to Ecosystem and Bolsters IoT Capabilities
Positions Avnet as the premier provider for AI, IoT and digital data platform solutions
Building on Avnet and Softweb’s track record for bringing IoT solutions to market, today’s announcement formalizes a game-changing element of Avnet’s overall solutions strategy. The integration of Softweb’s best-of-breed AI software for IoT applications, along with its data services and digital process capabilities, provides Avnet with a rapid design, development, and deployment capability that further enhances Avnet’s unique end-to-end ecosystem and provides for new and recurring, margin-enhancing revenue opportunities.
“By capitalizing on our longstanding partnership with Softweb, we are
adding new capabilities to Avnet’s already robust ecosystem -- combining
the power of their software expertise with the strength of our
end-to-end hardware ‘design to deploy’ ecosystem,” said
Softweb Solutions has approximately 500 employees who are located in
“We greatly value our existing business partnership with Avnet, and are excited to officially join the Avnet team,” said Ripal Vyas, CEO and owner of Softweb Solutions. “We are pleased that Avnet sees the immense value of our AI and software technology services and solutions, and we look forward to leveraging Avnet’s vast infrastructure, resources and expertise as a global technology solutions leader that enhances customers’ competitiveness and solves today’s business challenges.”
The transaction is expected to close by the end of
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