Avnet Technology Solutions Unveils Its Technology and Demonstration Centre in Du bai New Avnet facility is the first

to demonstrate the Oracle Exadata Database Machi ne and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Platforms for business partners in the Midd le East and North Africa region Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and oper ating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has entered into a strategic alliance wi th Oracle to offer a proof-of-concept demonstration facility in Dubai, United Ar ab Emirates, for Oracle s Engineered Systems, including the Exadata Database Machine and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud. The facility will help Avnet s business partners in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region address the business challeng es of their end-user customers. The demonstration centre is the first of its kind in the MENA region. The facili ty works as a point of reference for companies that would like to understand the potential of Oracle Exadata and Exalogic technology. It will enable companies t o experience the use of Oracle technologies by creating proof-of concept-designs and performance benchmarks based on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine or Orac le Exalogic Elastic Cloud virtual private cloud solution to transform business r equirements into a proven IT solution within an optimised and risk-mitigated env ironment. Hani Barakat, senior director Oracle business MENA, Avnet Technology Solutions, said, Avnet Technology Solutions is dedicated to accelerating the success of our bu siness partners and suppliers by investing in long-term, profitable, shared grow th opportunities. This new facility demonstrates our commitment to providing Ora cle business partners with the tools and resources they need to increase sales o pportunities and provide additional value to their end customers. It also reflec ts the strength of our relationship and the confidence Oracle has in Avnet to dr ive market expansion for Exadata and Exalogic platforms in the MENA region. Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban, vice president, Oracle Middle East and Africa, commen ted, We have chosen Avnet as a strategic partner for our engineered systems Exadata nd Exalogic due to their excellent capabilities, execution and expertise. Engineer ed Systems are changing the game in the IT industry and, thanks to the investmen t made by Avnet and Oracle, every Oracle partner can be part of it. Avnet is the only value-added distributor in the region to host such a facility. The technology and demonstration centre is fully equipped with a team that has the right skills, experience and expertise to service the requirements of partne rs and end-users on Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud platforms. Oracle Exadata Oracle Exadata Database Machine is a complete solution including server, storage , networking and software, that is highly scalable, secure and redundant. With O racle Exadata Database Machine, clients will be able to reduce their IT costs th rough consolidation, the management of an increased amount of data on multiple c ompression levels, improved performance of all applications and the possibility of making the best business decisions in real time. Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud is an integrated hardware and software system whic h has been designed, tested and optimised by Oracle in order to run Java and non -Java applications with unprecedented performance levels. The machine offers a c omplete cloud application infrastructure, consolidating the broadest possible ra nge of application types and Java and non-Java workloads, with the ultimate obje ctive of satisfying the most demanding requirements in terms of service levels.