{"id":10635,"date":"2020-08-31T18:14:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=10635"},"modified":"2020-08-31T18:14:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T16:14:34","slug":"avid-names-diversified-as-first-ever-global-systems-integration-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/avid-names-diversified-as-first-ever-global-systems-integration-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Avid Names Diversified as First-Ever Global Systems Integration Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"66\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/avid-logo.jpg?resize=150%2C66\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10462\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>New Strategic Purchasing Agreement Makes All Avid Audio and Video Solutions Available to Diversified\u2019s Clients through a Single Source<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avid\u00ae (Nasdaq: AVID) announced, on 5 August 2020, a new strategic purchasing agreement with Diversified, one of the world\u2019s largest media technology providers with offices across the globe whose clients include television broadcasters, post houses and other types of media companies, as well as a majority of Fortune 1000 companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the agreement, Diversified has been named an Avid global partner, recognizing the worldwide reach and Avid-certified expertise of its workforce to specify, integrate, deploy and support all Avid products. Now, Diversified\u2019s media, corporate, government, higher education and house of worship clients in all geographies, excluding China, can count on a single source for all Avid tools and solutions to meet their rapidly evolving needs in video and audio content creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor more than 25 years, Diversified has recommended, rolled out and supported Avid tools and solutions for numerous broadcast and post-production users. We\u2019re now building on that success to bring the entire Avid portfolio to clients of all types,\u201d said Kevin Collins, president, Diversified. \u201cWe serve the world&#8217;s top enterprise, sports, media and OTT organizations, each with a sophisticated vision for their media environments no matter what they\u2019re trying to deliver, from prime-time TV shows, game highlights on a stadium jumbotron, or video training a legion of employees. In all of these cases and more, our new agreement with Avid makes it possible for clients to rely on Diversified for the best of all available tools and solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHigh-quality content creation and management is business-critical across media and, increasingly, in many other sectors such as large corporations, ad agencies and government for marketing, advertising, training and other needs. Diversified has proven its deep expertise and we\u2019re excited to expand this partner\u2019s access to Avid\u2019s entire product offering,\u201d said Tom Cordiner, Chief Revenue Officer, Avid. \u201cThe consistent growth in our new strategic purchasing agreements demonstrates how Avid offers flexibility to our strongest partners to create much more opportunity for themselves and bring more value and capabilities to their clients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Diversified<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversified is a leading global technology solutions provider delivering a comprehensive suite of solutions to help a diverse clientele achieve the highest performance levels, enhance their operations, increase productivity and drive ROI. Our mission is to enable a digital future\u2014connecting people, technology and experiences, where and when it matters most. Our solutions are experienced by millions every day. Removing the distance. Delivering a message. Powering business. Celebrating fandom. Even saving lives. Founded in 1993, we&#8217;re a global organization serving local needs with 2,500+ employees in 50+ locations worldwide. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/diversifiedus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diversifiedus.com <\/a>and follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/diversified-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/diversifiedus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Strategic Purchasing Agreement Makes All Avid Audio and Video Solutions Available to Diversified\u2019s Clients through a Single Source Avid\u00ae (Nasdaq: AVID) announced, on 5 August 2020, a new strategic purchasing agreement with Diversified, one of the world\u2019s largest media technology providers with offices across the globe whose clients include television broadcasters, post houses and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/08\/31\/avid-names-diversified-as-first-ever-global-systems-integration-partner\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Avid Names Diversified as First-Ever Global Systems Integration Partner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[236],"class_list":["post-10635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware-software","tag-avid","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}