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Arrow Electronics, a distributor that sources and engineers technology solutions for thousands of pioneering manufacturers and service providers, has joined Hedera Council to support decentralised governance of the Hedera Network, and to develop a global supply chain initiative focused on standards and efficiency. Hedera Council is a governing body made up of pioneering global organisations to foster trust, security and innovation on the Hedera Network, a public distributed ledger technology (DLT). Advance open-source innovation Arrow is exploring the development of a DLT-based supply chain use case built on the Hedera network Arrow is exploring the development of a DLT-based supply chain use case built on the Hedera network. This initiative will focus on enabling real-time visibility into the movement of goods across complex, multi-party supply chains, facilitating automated compliance checks and enhancing predictive logistics capabilities for global manufacturing and distribution systems. As a council member, Arrow will operate a network node and actively participate in the decentralised governance of Hedera’s codebase, helping to advance open-source innovation across industries. Advanced technical solutions “Arrow is always pursuing new technologies, such as Hedera, to help enhance our supply chain operations and ability to service global suppliers and customers,” said Chuck Kostalnick, Senior Vice President and Chief Logistics and Strategic Business Development Officer. “Arrow Electronics represents the pinnacle of global technological enablement,” said Shuchi Rana, Membership Committee Co-Chair for Hedera Council, adding “Their deep industry reach and advanced technical solutions position them as a catalyst for transformative supply chain innovation.” Demand for enterprise-grade infrastructure Shuchi Rana continues, “Arrow’s entry into Hedera Council highlights the growing demand for enterprise-grade infrastructure to support scalable, standards-based applications across industries.” Arrow joins a diverse group of council members who collectively govern the Hedera network.

Scality, a pioneer in cyber-resilient storage software for the AI era, announced significant growth of its global partner ecosystem, which has doubled in size year-over-year. A channel-first strategy fuelled Scality’s exceptional growth rate, with Q4 2024 alone seeing a record-breaking 60% of sales driven by the VAR community. Impressive channel growth Scality's VAR channel is now the top driver of sales for the ARTESCA product line, augmenting the continued strong business growth seen through its strategic alliance with HPE.  Coinciding with this impressive channel growth, Scality also announced winners of its second annual 2024 Partner Awards Program (listed below) that recognises partners in global regions that have demonstrated outstanding promise and customer engagement. Scality global partner ecosystem Scality global partner ecosystem includes a range of VARs, Cloud and Service Providers, hardware alliance The Scality global partner ecosystem includes a range of VARs, Cloud and Service Providers, hardware alliance, application solution providers and strategic distributors committed to delivering industry-leading, cyber-resilient storage backup solutions to customers worldwide. The unprecedented growth of the company is 100% directly driven by its partner go-to-market strategy, which includes strategic partners such as HPE and Veeam Software and now sees the VAR ecosystem playing a more prominent role in the company’s growth. Unlocking new revenue streams “Our partners are essential to our success, and we’re committed to helping them grow by unlocking new revenue streams,” said Eric LeBlanc, Channel Chief & GM of Scality’s ARTESCA Business. “With 400+ channel partners and over 1,000 Scality certified partner personnel worldwide, we empower them through innovation, simplicity, and partner-focused solutions." "Partners can sell both RING and ARTESCA, with ARTESCA specifically driving a high-velocity sales model for simple ransomware protection through industry pioneers like Veeam, making it easier to drive incremental revenue and pipeline growth.” Scality partner milestones Scality partner milestones that contributed to doubling the company’s qualified pipeline which resulted in record sales in 2024 include: The number of certified partners doubled in EMEA and APAC, significantly expanding the company’s global reach.  Signed 3 of the top worldwide distribution partners, including Ingram Micro, TD SYNNEX, and Arrow Electronics to bolster market presence.  The launch of the ARTESCA hardware appliance and the introduction of a Pay-As-You-Go pricing model through distribution created new revenue stream opportunities for partners. The Scality Cloud and Service Provider (SCSP) program allows partners to submit monthly consumption reports to Scality, enabling automated invoicing and streamlined agreements. Distribution partners operate this model seamlessly, ensuring efficiency.  Scality expands ‘channel partner of the year’ honours in 2024 The expanded list of partner winners this year reflects the explosive growth of the company’s partner network To showcase the exceptional results achieved by partners, Scality also announced winners of its second annual global partner awards program. Building on last year's initiative that honoured 10 global partners, this year’s winners showcase 22 out of more than 400 worldwide partners as either a Top Performer or Rising Star Award winner this year. The expanded list of partner winners this year reflects the explosive growth of the company’s partner network. Ten partners were named as 2024 Top Performers, demonstrating their strategic alignment to Scality’s go-to-market objectives and resulted in direct contribution to revenue growth through successful sales engagements Backup storage solution These partners also helped customers go beyond immutability to achieve end-to-end cyber resilience with their backup storage solution. Twelve partners received the 2024 Rising Star nod, showcasing an exceptional commitment to growth and innovation. These partners also implemented effective marketing campaigns that drove growth in sales engagement.  Scality’s disruptive product innovation Scality RING was recently ranked as #1 on the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Object Storage Scality is the only 100% software-defined storage company pioneering the Gartner Magic Quadrant for distributed file systems and object storage for nine consecutive years. Scality RING was recently ranked as #1 on the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Object Storage — achieving the highest scores across Key Features, Emerging Features and Business Criteria categories, well ahead of 17 competing vendors.  This market validation, coupled with Scality’s disruptive product innovation and partner-first growth strategy, has accelerated Scality solutions’ deployment, anchored by a growing list of global distribution partners and across a variety of industries, including banking, healthcare and government entities to name a few. Scality partner of the year award winners ACP Gruppe ATK (Kazakhstan) Bechtle Schweiz AG C-DATA CONVERGE S.r.l. DTP Group MONT Azerbaijan M2 Technology Inc. Perfekt Pty Ltd Trustteam Luxembourg

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced that Lawrence (Liren) Chen has joined the company’s board of directors and has been appointed a member of the board’s audit committee. The addition of Chen will increase the total number of directors on the board to 10. Lawrence (Liren) Chen Chen is president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors of InterDigital, Inc., a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence, and related technologies. Before joining InterDigital, Chen served in roles of increasing responsibility at Qualcomm Inc. for nearly 25 years, culminating in his appointment as senior vice president, global head of IP, and legal counsel. In that role, Mr. Chen oversaw Qualcomm’s global intellectual property portfolio and led technology, business strategy, product management, and global eco-system development for Qualcomm Technology Licensing. Chen is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce China Advisory Committee and a member of the Council for Inclusive Innovation of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.