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Our history 

The table below illustrates the history of Bell Microproducts in all its geographies.

 

Year Sales in M$   Major Events
2008 3600
2007  3900  

Received franchises for NetApp in Latin America, UK Netherland and Italy


2006 3370  

Opened Secure Data  Business Unit in LA; Acquired Prosys for extended coverage in the South East in HP Solutions

 

2005 3194  

Acquired Net Storage in Brazil and MCE in Germany

 

2004 2828  

Acquire OpenPSL in UK for Continued Market share gains in the Storage and Server IT solutions Market; Added Franchises with Hitachi Data Systems in the US; Awarded Storage Distributor of the Year in the UK by CRN; Apple and Pillar Data Franchises

 

2003 2230  

Acquired Empresas Berny With 12 Locations in Mexico

 

2002 2105  

Added Franchises for Samsung Memory Modules, Storage Tek; and Intel in NA an expanded Credit Facility with Wachovia of 160M and UK of £75M with Bank of America. Added new franchises with McData and SonicWall and Finisar and expanded existing franchises to include additional Geographies

 

2001 2007  

Acquired Total Tec Systems the first foray into Storage Solutions; Acquired TTP in Netherlands for IBM Storage and Server Solutions Franchise and Geographic Coverage on the European Continent also acquired Forefront Graphics in Canada; Opened the Alabama Corporate Technology and Telemarketing Center; Completed 180M Debt financing structure with RSA; EMC Franchise in Europe HP and “Compaq Franchise in the US. Launched Tsunami and LDI in Europe for Software Licensing to End Users

 

2000 1804  

Added Brocade and other Fibre Channel Supplier Franchise; Acquired Rorke Data and Hammer Storage and Ideal Hardware in Europe; Opened the Storage Systems Solution Center in Minneapolis for North America

 

1999 1058  

Acquired Future Tech International for Latin American Coverage; Established the Flat Panel Display Solutions Business Unit; Established Ebusiness connections with Major Retailers and Mass Merchandisers for Internet based business Model; Awarded The Best Managed Distributor Award by Electronic Buyers News; Formed BellStor Division and added Fibre Channel lines and introduced the San Concept throughout North America in Conjunction with Seagate and Gadzoox with SAN Power Seminar Series; Sold the Quadrus Division

 

1998 661  

Acquired Almo Computer Products Distributor in North America and its Trademark Manufacturing operation in Boston, Also acquired Tenex Data in Canada for full Canadian Coverage of major Canadian cities

 

1997 534  

Added IBM Storage Systems Division,Maxtor,Western Digital

 

1996 483  

Harris Semiconductor, UNISYS franchise; Quadrus Moves into 142K sq ft facility

 

1995 346  

Quantum DLT Tape, Adaptec Franchises; Opened Semiconductor Programming Center in the Quadrus; Entered Document Management solutions business; Established our first Web site and Email access to Bell Micro Employees

 

1994 251  

IBM Disk Drive; Seagate, Cypress Semi, Sun Microelectronics Franchise; Acquired Vantage Components bringing offices in NJ,NY,MD,FL  and other product lines

 

1993 125  

IBM Microelectronics, AST Research Franchises; Formed first Computer value added operations division; Acquired ATMC and integrated AMS to form Quadrus Manufacturing; Acquired Unix Central Telemarketing for Unix Software Products; Opened Texas operation

 

1992 66    

1991 34  

Formed Advanced Manufacturing Services offering Manufacturing Kitting; Quantum Franchise agreement

 

1990 33    

1989 33  

Opened in Boston Samsung Semiconductor Franchise Agreement

 

1988 16  

Opened with operation in San Jose and Orange County. Semiconductors and Computer products distributor

 

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