Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Bechtle Announce Partnership
June 10, 2020
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of communication, network and cloud solutions, is launching a new partnership with the IT company Bechtle
Kornwestheim, Germany – June 8, 2020 - ALE Deutschland GmbH, based in Kornwestheim, is entering into a partnership with Bechtle Logistik & Service GmbH, Neckarsulm. The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise range of products and services, which includes communication, network and cloud solutions, complements Bechtle's business process digitalisation portfolio. The cooperation combined strengths of the companies to provide differentiated and customised services, especially in the business with medium-sized and large companies.
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Bechtle have worked together on individual projects since 2019. With the agreement now concluded, the partners are bundling their activities and expanding their joint service offering. "We rely on reliable partners for our indirect sales and marketing concept. Bechtle's strong sales team and high market share - especially in Germany - will accelerate the implementation of our growth strategy," explains Jürgen Reintjes, Managing Director of ALE Deutschland GmbH. "Innovation and market presence are the success factors that will create an advantage for our customers. Bechtle's nationwide system house network ensures proximity to our target group. Our secure and powerful solutions can support companies in the process of optimally aligning and networking their business around the digital transformation. We are convinced that with Bechtle as a service provider with strong implementation capabilities, we can further expand our market potential in Germany.”
In addition to network switches and WLAN access points, the partnership will in the future also include TDM/IP/SIP terminals, DECT terminals and customised, uniform communication servers. With the RainbowTM platform, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise offers a cloud-based service that enables users to communicate and access data and applications securely anytime, anywhere. "Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has a long history of success and offers innovative and scalable communication and network solutions and a range of services that will be appreciated by our customers undergoing digital transformation. With the strategic partnership, we are intensifying our cooperation at all levels. Among other things we will integrate Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's product portfolio, certify our employees and build up our competencies", says Hans Heinold, Managing Director, Bechtle Logistik & Service GmbH.
About Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise delivers the customised technology experiences enterprises need to make everything connect.
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About Bechtle
Bechtle AG is one of Europe’s leading IT providers, with 75 systems integrators in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as 24 e-commerce subsidiaries in 14 European countries. Founded in 1983, the company is headquartered in the south-ern German town of Neckarsulm and currently employs over 11,500 people. Bechtle provides more than 70,000 customers from the industrial, trade, financial and public sectors with a comprehensive, vendor-neutral portfolio that covers all aspects of IT infrastructure and operation. Bechtle is listed on the MDAX and TecDAX indexes. In 2019, the company generated revenues of over 5.37 billion euros.
You can find further information at: bechtle.com
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