Digi International Inc. : Digi International Expands Distribution Agreement Globally with Arrow Electronics

Strategic relationship strengthens Digi's worldwide channel strategy and increased ability to service large multi-national projects outside of North America

MINNETONKA, Minn. (March 10, 2014) - Digi International (NASDAQ: DGII) and Arrow Electronics Inc. today announced they have signed a global distribution agreement expanding their existing successful North American distribution alliance.  

"This extension to our relationship supports Arrow's strategy to offer the very best products and services to its global customer base," explains David West, vice president, semiconductor marketing, Arrow. "Digi offers end-to-end M2M (machine-to-machine) solutions, from embedded products to cloud solutions, that enable customers to remotely manage all machines in their system. Having access to the right mix of products and services is a leading advantage for anybody working to create M2M systems."

Arrow will offer leading Digi embedded products and Device Cloud by Etherios™, which allows any device to communicate with any application anywhere in the world. Previously available to Arrow customers in North America, these solutions now are available globally.

"This agreement is a great opportunity to raise awareness of Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M around the world. We believe this extension of our relationship will greatly strengthen our international reach, offering our joint clients the technology and services they require to build innovative products," said Kevin C. Riley, senior vice president of Global Sales, Digi International. "We are thrilled to work with Arrow, a company that knows how to provide extraordinary value to customers by bringing the right technology solutions and services along with a high level of expertise, to help them drive business efficiencies."

About Digi International

Digi International is the M2M expert, combining products and services as end-to-end solutions to drive business efficiencies. Digi provides the industry's broadest range of wireless products, a cloud computing platform tailored for devices and development services to help customers get to market fast with wireless devices and applications.  Digi's entire solution set is tailored to allow any device to communicate with any application, anywhere in the world.  For more information, visit Digi's website at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444.