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Tech Data offering digital signage installs

December 1, 2010

Technology distributor Tech Data Corp. has announced that it is now offering resellers access to expert installation services for digital signage solutions. Through Tech Data's Digital Signage and Projectors Specialized Business Unit (SBU), resellers can now partner with iTeam Inc. to deliver professionally installed digital signage solutions to end-users nationwide.

"Digital signage is one of the fastest growing technologies in the market today," said Wendy Linsky, vice president, Peripherals Product Marketing, Tech Data. "Our Digital Signage and Projectors SBU maintains top market share positions with the leading display manufacturers and provides resellers access to more than 120 Digital Signage Certified Experts for sales and technical support ... Our partnership with iTeam extends our best-in-class solutions support to the field, helping resellers deliver more options for professional installation services to their end-user customers."

Linsky says that resellers—especially those supporting end users like government agencies, school districts, healthcare providers and retail and restaurant chains—often win bids for large rollouts of digital signage in multiple geographies on tight deadlines. "In many cases," she said, "resellers are integrating digital signage into existing network infrastructure, moving beyond data centers and server rooms to pull cable through ceilings, mount displays on walls and install media PCs and content management software. While that can be time-consuming, complex work for traditional IT reseller staff, the experts at iTeam serve as an extension of a reseller's team, going on site nationwide to install solutions on their behalf."

"There's no need for resellers to invest in new staff or disrupt service levels for existing customers when building a digital signage practice," iTeam CEO Bill Kazman said in the announcement. "Whether it's for one, a dozen or hundreds of digital signage installations, resellers can use iTeam's Service-as-a-Product approach, resources and expertise to confidently and profitably deploy these solutions for their customers."

According to the announcement, iTeam utilizes a pool of more than 14,000 certified technicians who have completed more than 750,000 IT projects throughout North America. It delivers a broad array of IT installation and maintenance services for some of the nation's largest technology resellers, consumer electronics retailers and systems integrators. Its services include complete digital signage solutions installation, such as site surveys, wiring, network integration, display mounting, and media player and software setup. Digital Signage and Projectors SBU customers also can partner with iTeam for display and projector installation services in corporate, retail, government, classroom and multimedia environments.

Resellers can purchase iTeam services through the techdata.com product catalog. This enables them to easily bundle, accurately quote and quickly order digital signage hardware, software and services to present their customers with complete, competitively priced solutions.