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'''Synnex Corporation''', founded in 1980 by [[Robert T. Huang]] and based in [[Fremont, California]], is an [[information technology]] supply chain services company offering services to [[original equipment manufacturer]]s, [[software publisher]]s and [[reseller]] customers. The [[president]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], as of November 2008, was Kevin M. Murai.<ref name=journal>{{cite news|title=Synnex names Kevin Murai co-CEO|newspaper=Silicon Valley Journal |date=March 31, 2008}}</ref>
'''Synnex Corporation''', founded in 1980 by [[Robert T. Huang]] and based in [[Fremont, California]], is an [[information technology]] supply chain services company offering services to [[original equipment manufacturer]]s, [[software publisher]]s and [[reseller]] customers. The [[president]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]], as of November 2008, was Kevin M. Murai.<ref name=journal>{{cite news|title=Synnex names Kevin Murai co-CEO|newspaper=Silicon Valley Journal |date=March 31, 2008}}</ref>


Synnex distributes products and related logistics services. As a business process outsourcing and contract assembly it works with industry suppliers of IT systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking equipment.<ref name=greenvile>{{cite news|last=Munro|first=J.|title=Synnex keeps moving despite economic slowdown|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> The company is one of the major employers in [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[South Carolina]].<ref name=greenvile />
Originally founded as a technology hardware distributor,<ref name="hostingadvice">{{cite web|last1=Garrity|first1=Sean|title=SYNNEX Continued Leadership in Hardware Extends to the Hybrid Cloud: Why Industry Experts, Hardware Assembly, and Distribution Are So Valuable|url=http://www.hostingadvice.com/blog/synnex-innovates-hardware-distribution-with-value-added-solutions/|website=HostingAdvice.com|accessdate=21 January 2018|date=12 January 2017}}</ref> Synnex distributes products and related logistics services. As a business process outsourcing and contract assembly it works with industry suppliers of IT systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking equipment.<ref name=greenvile>{{cite news|last=Munro|first=J.|title=Synnex keeps moving despite economic slowdown|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=July 25, 2010}}</ref> The company is one of the major employers in [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[South Carolina]].<ref name=greenvile />


On December 21, 2009, Synnex acquired Jack of All Games from [[Take-Two Interactive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091221005991&newsLang=en|title=Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Sell its Jack of All Games Distribution Business to SYNNEX Corporation - Business Wire|work=businesswire.com}}</ref>
On December 21, 2009, Synnex acquired Jack of All Games from [[Take-Two Interactive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20091221005991&newsLang=en|title=Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Sell its Jack of All Games Distribution Business to SYNNEX Corporation - Business Wire|work=businesswire.com}}</ref>

Revision as of 05:16, 21 January 2018

SYNNEX Corporation
Company typeInformation technology
NYSE: SNX
S&P 400 Component
IndustrySupply chain and electronics manufacturing services
Founded1980
Headquarters
Fremont, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Dwight Steffensen, Chairman; Kevin Murai, President and CEO
Revenue$14.1 billion USD (Fiscal 2016)
Number of employees
110,000 (2016)
Websitewww.synnexcorp.com

Synnex Corporation, founded in 1980 by Robert T. Huang and based in Fremont, California, is an information technology supply chain services company offering services to original equipment manufacturers, software publishers and reseller customers. The president and CEO, as of November 2008, was Kevin M. Murai.[1]

Originally founded as a technology hardware distributor,[2] Synnex distributes products and related logistics services. As a business process outsourcing and contract assembly it works with industry suppliers of IT systems, peripherals, system components, software and networking equipment.[3] The company is one of the major employers in Greenville, South Carolina.[3]

On December 21, 2009, Synnex acquired Jack of All Games from Take-Two Interactive.[4]

In December 2010 Synnex acquired the managed business solutions division of e4e, an ITes service provider located in Bangalore in India.[5]

A division known as Hyve Solutions integrates and sells products based on the 2012 specifications published by the Open Compute Project.[6][7] In the same year, Hyve Solutions announced a partnership with IBM and Zettaset to produce a bundled "turnkey" platform for Hadoop-based analytics targeted to the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses.[8]

Synnex acquired IBM's worldwide customer care business process outsourcing (BPO) services business on 11 September 2013.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Synnex names Kevin Murai co-CEO". Silicon Valley Journal. March 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Garrity, Sean (12 January 2017). "SYNNEX Continued Leadership in Hardware Extends to the Hybrid Cloud: Why Industry Experts, Hardware Assembly, and Distribution Are So Valuable". HostingAdvice.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Munro, J. (July 25, 2010). "Synnex keeps moving despite economic slowdown". The Greenville News.
  4. ^ "Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Enters into Agreement to Sell its Jack of All Games Distribution Business to SYNNEX Corporation - Business Wire". businesswire.com.
  5. ^ "Concentrix Buys e4e's Divisions". India Business Insight. 6/10/2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Hyve Solutions Contributes Storage Design Concept to OCP Community". News release. January 17, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  7. ^ Conor Malone (January 15, 2012). "Torpedo Design Concept Storage Server for Open Rack Hardware v0.3 ST-draco-chimera-0.3" (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  8. ^ "Hyve and Zettaset Partner with IBM to Help Clients Tap Big Data Analytics". Database Trends and Applications. 19 June 2012.
  9. ^ "IBM News room - 2013-09-10 IBM and SYNNEX Announce Strategic Partnership in Customer Care Market - United States". ibm.com.
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