Bell Microproducts Inc., San Jose, CA, distributor of storage and computing technology, has created a security division in North America. Bell Microproducts will utilize its broad reach into the channel to replicate the success of its UK security division in the North American market.
 
Duncan Hume, who will serve as director of the security division, says that the timing is right for Bell Microproducts to expand its security distribution business. In today’s market, customers buying storage products are looking for the best ways to protect their data, and there is a huge need to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of that data,” he said. “There are a number of compliance issues that must now be taken into consideration, and the technologies Bell Microproducts will distribute will address the security of that data.
 
“Additionally, the market is seeing a convergence of storage and security suppliers, making it only natural that Bell Microproducts, one of the largest storage distributors in the world, would expand its commitment to include security solutions as well.”
 
Compliance requirements such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley are driving growth in the security sector.
 
Bell Microproducts is a distributor of high-tech products, solutions and services, including storage systems, servers, software, computer components, and peripherals, as well as maintenance and professional services.