ScanSource unveils a new Integrated Solutions and Services Group
Takeaway Points
- ScanSource Unveils New Integrated Solutions and Services Group
- ScanSource also announced the acquisition of Advantix.
- Ansley Hoke has been named SVP, Integrated Solutions and Services, and will head up the group.
- while Natasha Royer Coons and Nathan Brown will serve as Co-Presidents of Advantix, a ScanSource company.
ScanSource, Inc., a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud, announced on Friday the creation of its Integrated Solutions and Services (ISS) group. The ISS group is focused on developing solutions and services that will provide hardware value-added resellers (VARs) the opportunity to wrap additional value around their hardware offerings.
ScanSource said that it has acquired Advantix, a VAR-focused managed connectivity experience provider (MCx®) specializing in wireless enablement solutions. The acquisition closed on August 15, 2024, and the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. ScanSource has been working with Advantix for more than five years, supporting hardware VARs looking to grow their mobility business.
Tony Sorrentino, President, ScanSource Specialty Technologies, commented, “The launch of our Integrated Solutions and Services group, coupled with the acquisition of Advantix, allows ScanSource hardware VARs to combine connectivity with hardware, software and services, bringing additional value to the hardware sale and enabling a complete hybrid solution. With more solutions and services comes more margin for the VAR and deeper relationships with their end users. Advantix has a proven track record of helping hardware partners add recurring revenue to their practice and will be instrumental to our partners looking to wrap additional services around their hardware sales.”
Tony Rivers, CEO of Peak Technologies, explained that ScanSource and Advantix have been partners for a long time.
“ScanSource and Advantix have been long-time partners to Peak Technologies. As a Systems Integrator, end-to-end Mobility services is critical to our customers, and having one provider to assist us in these efforts will allow us to deliver an even higher level of service,” said Tony.
Ansley Hoke has been named SVP, Integrated Solutions and Services, and will head up the group, while Natasha Royer Coons and Nathan Brown will serve as Co-Presidents of Advantix, a ScanSource company.
“We are thrilled to be a part of the ScanSource team. By wrapping value around the hardware that ScanSource sells, we are able to help our partners stack revenue and reduce complexity when integrating solutions for their customers,” said Coons.
About ScanSource, Inc.
ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) is a leading hybrid distributor connecting devices to the cloud and accelerating growth for customers across hardware, SaaS, connectivity, and cloud. ScanSource enables customers to deliver solutions for their end users to address changing buying and consumption patterns. ScanSource sells through multiple, specialized routes-to-market with hardware, SaaS, connectivity, and cloud services offerings from the world’s leading suppliers of point-of-sale (POS), payments, barcode, physical security, unified communications and collaboration, telecom and cloud services. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, ScanSource was named one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in South Carolina and on FORTUNE magazine’s 2024 List of World’s Most Admired Companies. ScanSource ranks #817 on the Fortune 1000.
About Advantix
Advantix is a managed connectivity experience provider (MCx®) specializing in wireless enablement and expense management. The company provides cellular connectivity solutions supported by proprietary SaaS tools that make it easy to manage carriers and plans, visualize and control usage, locate SIM-enabled devices and analyze network performance in real time.
