TechSelect Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Channel`s Premier SMB Reseller Community Honors Member Contributions and
Lays the Foundation for Future Growth and Success
CLEARWATER, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
TechSelect-Tech Data`s (NASDAQ:TECD) community of IT resellers supporting the
technology solutions needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs)
nationwide-today kicked off its Fall Partner Conference in Orlando. The sold-out
event is being held at Disney`s Contemporary Resort, where more than 400
attendees will celebrate a decade of TechSelect achievements.

"I`m extremely proud of all that TechSelect has accomplished and the positive
influence its membership has had on the channel," said Tech Data Senior Vice
President, U.S. Sales Murray Wright. "From less than two dozen members in 1999
to nearly 450 members today, TechSelect has grown into the channel`s top IT
reseller community. The key to TechSelect`s success has always been the strong
partnerships it facilitates among members-a select group of resellers and
vendors. As we start the next chapter in TechSelect`s history, we are
introducing opportunities for even stronger collaboration that will ensure the
community continues to provide members with a foundation for future growth and
success."

"We owe much of our success over the years to the partnerships we established
through TechSelect," said Advanced Vision Technology Group President and
TechSelect Advisory Council President Sam Ruggeri. "Much more than a forum for
finding a technician when you`re short staffed and on deadline, the
collaboration and sharing of best practices that TechSelect encourages has been
fundamental in helping many members-including Advanced Vision Technology-grow
and adapt as our industry evolved. As the community enters its second decade, I
see those partnerships playing an even more critical role and will only
strengthen the value VARs like us receive from TechSelect."

Peer-To-Peer

TechSelect today introduced its PeerSelect Groups. Prior to the conference,
members chose from several business and technology topics that most appealed to
them and were assigned to a PeerSelect Group comprised of members with similar
interests. These groups will meet daily throughout the conference to discuss
best practices and strategies. PeerSelect Group topics include managed business
solutions, professional IT services, business process integration and healthcare
IT.

Additionally, members will have the opportunity to attend sessions on new social
media tools to learn how they can employ these communication vehicles to
strengthen peer-to-peer engagement, as well as to expand their marketing
practices to better reach new and existing customers.

Influencing The Channel

Nearly half of Tech Data`s worldwide net sales are conducted electronically, and
the company will unveil a new www.techdata.com sales portal in beta release
later this year. This week, the TechSelect community will be given exclusive
access to the new Web site. The community will provide Tech Data with input that
will influence the final design and implementation of the sales portal, which
55,000 resellers log on to 1 million times each month.

Building Stronger Businesses

The TechSelect Partner Conference will feature expert-led workshops and
peer-to-peer discussions on a broad range of topics, including:

* Digital Signage: Defining the opportunity and building a sales practice
* When Disaster Strikes: Building a business continuity plan
* Zeroing In On SLED: The anticipated impact the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act will have on state and local government and educational IT
spending
* Electronic Medical Records (EMRs): What it takes to capitalize on this
emerging opportunity
* Beyond EMR-Healthcare IT Modernization: Building a comprehensive healthcare IT
practice
* Windows 7: What resellers need to know about marketing, selling and supporting
Windows 7
* Managed Services: Established MSPs discuss what`s next for this IT delivery
model
* Battling Cyber Crime: Developing comprehensive data-protection strategies for
SMBs
* Data Center Optimization: The "greening" of the data center
* Unified Communications: The convergence of voice, video and data
* Marketing To SMBs: Tech Data`s TDAgency helps resellers market their
businesses
* Tech Data`s E-Business Cloud: Making the most of Tech Data`s leading
e-business tools

The featured industry speaker at this week`s conference is Gartner Research Vice
President Tiffani Bova who will discuss emerging technology trends followed by a
live Q&A with attendees. To learn more about TechSelect, call (800) 237-8931,
ext. 84529, or visit www.techselect.com.

About Tech Data

Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ GS: TECD) is one of the world's largest
distributors of technology products from leading IT hardware and software
producers. Tech Data serves more than 125,000 IT solution providers in over 100
countries. Every day, these value-added resellers depend on Tech Data to
cost-effectively support the technology needs of end users, including small and
medium businesses (SMB), large enterprises and government agencies. Ranked 102nd
on the FORTUNE 500(R), Tech Data generated $24.1 billion in net sales for its
fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.

Tech Data Corporation
Jarred LeFebvre, 800-305-3374
jarred.lefebvre@techdata.com

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