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Bell Microproducts has announced the signing of a distribution agreement with Supermicro Computer, a leading Silicon Valley server and motherboard manufacturer. This agreement enhances Supermicro's introduction of the industry's most optimized 64-bit Xeon server and graphic workstation platforms and covers the US and Canada. Supermicro's Xeon Server and Graphic Workstation solutions further Supermicro's reputation as the platform of choice for supercomputer clusters, enterprise databases as well as business-critical, front-end server applications. Bell Microproducts is an international, value-added provider of a wide range of high-technology products, solutions, and services. An industry-recognized specialist in storage products, Bell Microproducts is the world's largest storage-centric, value-added distributor. The Company's offerings include semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals, and storage products of various types including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fibre channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS and SAN storage systems and back-up products. The Supermicro products will be supported by Bell Microproducts' Value Added Services Division, which provides design, engineering, and integration support to OEMs and VARs. Bell Microproducts' trained and certified technical personnel complete each of these processes at Bell Microproducts' ISO 9001:2000 facilities. "As part of Bell Microproducts' strategy to provide higher end server solutions to our customer base, we are pleased to be entering into a partnership with Supermicro," states Joe Cousins, Vice President of Computer Product Marketing. "Our customers are demanding higher performance solutions that are consistent with Supermicro's product line." "Supermicro is very pleased to strengthen its relationship with Bell Microproducts through this distribution agreement," asserts Alex Hsu, Vice President of Operations. "We are confident that this agreement will further Supermicro's position as the server industry's true technology leader."