Zones is an IT solutions provider that offers a wide range of hardware, software, networking, security, mobility, and cloud computing solutions. It has numerous technical certifications from leading technology companies and provides customized IT solutions for businesses, healthcare organizations, schools, and governments. Zones takes a holistic approach to IT by providing solutions, support, and services across the entire IT lifecycle from assessment and planning to implementation, management, and disposal.

1. AND SERVICES
PREMIER
IT SOLUTIONS
Information | technology | solutions

2. Certifications
Zones holds the highest levels of
technical certification from every
key solution provider we represent.
Adobe®
ALC Corporate & Academic Partner
Apple®
Authorized Reseller
CA™ LAR Partner
Cisco®
:
• National Gold D-VAR Partner
• Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization
• Advanced Wireless LAN Specialization
• Authorized Digital Media System Partner
Dell™ Premier Partner
HP®
Elite Business Partner
IBM®
:
• Premier Business Partner
• System x Specialty Elite Partner
• Storage Specialty Partner
• Software Advanced Certified Partner
Lenovo®
Premier Business Partner
McAfee®
Corporate Reseller – Select
Microsoft®
:
• Licensing Solutions Provider (LSP)
• Enterprise Software Advisor (ESA)
• Cloud Accelerate Partner
• Authorized Education Reseller
• Gold Volume Licensing Competency
• Gold SAM Competency
• Gold Virtualization Competency
• Gold Desktop Competency
• Silver Server Platform Competency
• Over 60 Microsoft Certified Professional
(MCP) certifications
Symantec™ Platinum Partner
Trend Micro™ National Channel Partner
VCE: vBlock™ Certified – VMware, Cisco, EMC
VMware®
Premier Partner, Gold Authorized Consultant
IT Solutions for Business,
Healthcare, Education,
& Government since 1986.
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t Zones, our account executives, solutions
architects and software solution specialists
work in strategic collaboration with
clients to create customized IT solutions for
businesses, healthcare organizations, schools,
and government offices.
Leveraging deep relationships with industry-leading
hardware and software companies, the Zones team
designs, configures and implements IT solutions
as complex as server farms, and as essential as a
corporate desktop deployment.
Zones fulfills the information technology needs of
organizations from Wall Street to Main Street and
everywhere in between. We’re a Tier 1 solution
provider with a more than 25-year history of
making IT connections for our clients.
With local offices across the U.S., and a global network
of corporate offices, partners and affiliates, Zones
team members provide seamless support and services
that ensure the integrity of your IT solutions.
Connecting Business
& Technology
SUPERIOR FULFILLMENT
Advanced inventory management,
and logistics methodology.
Complete Solutions
from mobility deployments
to data center architecture.
IT Expertise
from Certified Professionals
and Solution Architects.
5-STAR
Customer Service
Excellence.
Top rated
by leading
brand partners.
A
Zones is proud to be recognized
as an outstanding business
partner by our suppliers and
our customers.
Microsoft Technology
Excellence Award,
Preferred Supplier Program
Microsoft Operational
Excellence Award
Microsoft Volume
Licensing Partner
of the Year
CRN Tech Elite 250
solution provider
The Starbucks
Experience
Supplier Award
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Supplier of the Year
PG&E Supplier
of the Year
for Innovation
Southern California
Edison Diverse
Supplier of the Year
Awards
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GLOBAL presence
with integration, deployment, sales
and service professionals near you.

3. e deliver end-to-end solutions that help you operate
more efficiently and effectively. One call to a Zones
account executive will connect you to a team of IT
professionals capable of executing even the most complex IT projects.
With access to thousands of IT products and a complete range
of deployment, licensing and technical services, Zones makes it
easy for organizations to benefit from the advantages of supplier
consolidation and optimization.
advantages of a
single-source it partner.
One call initiates any acquisition,
engagement or service
Inventoried supply of
critical components
Simplified procurement and billing
Coordinated sourcing, delivery
and configuration
Simplified complex implementations
Industry Focused EXPERTISE.
Zones leverages industry-specific
knowledge to ensure successful
IT deployments.
Enterprise Corporations
Mid-Market Business
SLED Organizations
Healthcare
Retail & Hospitality
Public Utilities
Brand Independent IT Solutions.
Streamlined Best Practice Methodology.
Single point of contact.
W
Our Logistics and Integration Centers
perform rapid deployment of new
systems for clients. Solution Centers offer
clients the opportunity to test-drive new
technology and work on customized
proof-of-concept configurations.
your
ONE
Efficient
It resource
for IT
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The Zones global
team facilitates
transactions
across languages
and currencies.
Strategic worldwide partnerships
provide integration, deployment
and logistical fulfillment
requirements in 30 countries.
Worldwide
technology
deployment,
fulfillment,
and service.
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Single-Source

4. ZONES Advanced Solutions Group:
Taking IT to a higher level
T
he solution architects of Zones’ Advanced Solutions Group (ASG) hold the
highest levels of certification from the manufacturers Zones represents.
These highly trained professionals will work side by side with you to implement
effective, efficient IT systems, whether you’re upgrading a network or building out a
data center. Located across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., EMEA, and Asia, our ASG team
members are always readily available to discuss or design any project you’re considering.
Zones can Source and
deploy any Device,
application or system
to support your unique
IT infrastructure.
Any IT hardware Device
Zones has relationships with every
significant supplier of IT hardware in
every conceivable category. Leveraging
these relationships, Zones can design
and implement a vendor-neutral open
standard solution, or deploy components
built on your existing standards.
Converged Solutions
Mobile Devices
Networking
Servers
Desktop Systems
Notebooks
Peripherals
Accessories
Any class of software
From operating systems to business
intelligence, virtualization to security,
and CAD/CAM to office productivity,
Zones can provide the software and
support to run your organization
more effectively.
Complete Software management
t Zones, software specialists help you evaluate and manage your entire
software license portfolio. They ensure you select the most cost-effective
software license program option, and partner with you for implementation
of contracts and paperwork. On a continuing basis, they keep IT and procurement teams
up to date with new information and upgrades. Count on them to maximize the value of
your license programs and provide ongoing strategic planning.
Software Asset Management (SAM)
Reduce costs and risks, optimize assets, and improve your company’s
overall performance with an effective SAM service through Zones.
Audit Preparation Services
Avoid unnecessary fees resulting from software audit issues with help
from Zones software auditors who can verify and provide a thorough
report of your organization’s software licenses to ensure compliance.
Our software expertise earned us
Microsoft’s 2013 Partner of the Year
Award for Volume Licensing
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Key Solution Partners:
Acer Apple APC Brother Cisco Dell Eaton Epson Honeywell HP IBM Iomega Kingston
Lenovo LG MagTek NEC Netgear Plantronics Samsung Toshiba ViewSonic Xerox
Key Solution
Partners:
Adobe
AutoDesk
CA
Mcafee
Microsoft
Oracle
Red Hat
Symantec
Veeam
VMware
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Any IT
Hardware
Device
Any Class
of Software
solutions
Your standard or open
standard – we’ll use our
industry relationships
to create the optimum
solution for your
specific requirements.
Manufacturer
relationships
ensure the
right Devices
are available
to support your
infrastructure.
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hardware & Software

5. Zones deploys Advanced
architectures for
greater stability and
better response times.
Key Solution Partners:
Aruba Networks Avaya Barracuda Brocade
Cisco Dell – SonicWall Fortinet HP Intel
Netgear Polycom Riverbed Watchguard
Solutions
Unleash the power of Collaboration
W
ith vast expertise and a broad partner ecosystem, Zones delivers
effective and efficient unified communications technologies to
revolutionize the way your people work together. We can design
and deploy a solution tailored to your existing network or optimize your network
to support a powerful UC suite that includes a global HD telepresence system.
With networking engineers and solution
architects located around the world,
Zones can provide rapid resolution of
your most challenging network issues.
Zones removes complexity from networking
by designing, upgrading and deploying
cost-effective architectures to deliver
better response times, greater stability
and enhanced reliability and security.
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Make
Better
Connections
Core Routing and Switching
WLAN – Wireless
Network Access Control (NAC)
Bandwidth Management
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
WAN/LAN Optimization
Load Balancing
Unified Communications
Network Security
We’re Cisco
Gold Certified.
We hold the broadest
range of expertise
across key Cisco
architectures –
Borderless Networks,
Collaboration
and Data Center
Virtualization.
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Networking

6. Zones Provides Flexible,
scalable solutions to store,
secure and manage data.
Deduplication
Private and Public Cloud Migration
Big Data Solutions
Backup and Failover
Security Appliances and Software
Storage Solutions from Cisco,
HP, IBM, EMC, NetApp, and
other leading IT brands
Top-level technical certifications
from all manufacturers
Zones Simplifies Storage
E
xponential data growth can
make designing the optimal
storage solution seem like
a moving target. To simplify storage
management, our Zones Advanced
Solutions Group leverages deep
knowledge and the industry’s top
providers to deliver forward-thinking,
custom-designed storage solutions.
Custom solutions make it easy to share,
consolidate, protect, and manage critical
data and applications, on site or in
the cloud.
Our solutions architects and systems
engineers have attained the highest
levels of technical certification from
all key solution partners.
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Enhance
Data
Integrity
Solutions
Back-up & Recovery
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We can help your
organization reduce the
likelihood of data center
outages and design a
system that gets you back
in business faster, should
disaster strike.
Outages cost
organizations
AN average $5,600
per minute.
Key Solution Partners:
Acronis Buffalo Dell EMC FalconStor HP
IBM NetApp Quantum Seagate Tandberg Veeam
Storage

7. We deploy wirelessly networked solutions
that free people to work with customers,
peers and data in exciting new ways. From
BYOD and CYOD solutions running on secure
WLANs to globally networked, touch-device-
based point-of-sale systems, Zones has the
knowledge, equipment and experience to roll
out a mobility solution that can change the
way you work for the better.
Wherever you go, Zones empowers productivity
H
igher levels of connectedness allow workers to be more productive in any
environment. From advanced mobile device management systems that enable
road warriors to work securely from any device, to point-of-care systems that
enhance patient care, to point-of-sale systems that enable transactions anywhere in a store
or restaurant, Zones has the devices and expertise to deploy them effectively.
Handhelds, tablets & PCs
Ruggedized mobile devices
RFID systems
Card swipe devices
Barcode scanners
Mobile Device
Management systems
Secure VPN technologies
Point-of-Sale / point-of-care
Payment systems
Networking / WLAN / Wi-Fi
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Empowering
Business
Without
Boundaries
Solutions
Zones deploys mobile point-of-sale
solutions that generate more action
for associates and more transactions
for the retailers who employ them.
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS THAT
ENABLE ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE,
ANYTIME Connectivity.
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Mobility
Key Solution Partners:
AirWatch Apple Cisco Dell HP Lenovo
Motorola NEC Netgear Sophos Symantec

8. HybridprivatePublic
ADVANCED COMPUTING
AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES
HELP YOUR operation RUN
MORE EFFICIENTLY.
Benefit from
our Partnerships.
Zones designs virtualization and cloud
solutions leveraging our relationships
with the leading industry innovators.
COMPREHENSIVE CLOUD SERVICES
T
he Zones Cloud Solutions team provides a range of custom and
packaged solutions focused on messaging, collaboration, data
protection, infrastructure, IT tools and private clouds.
Our Cloud Solutions team is adept at helping you understand
the key characteristics and benefits of public, private
and hybrid cloud solutions, and will guide
you to the one that suits you and
your infrastructure best.
Virtualization creates opportunities for your organization to consolidate computing
resources to streamline IT management while improving availability, security and utility.
The reduced data center footprint enabled by virtualization provides the added benefits
of lower power, cooling and space costs. Let us show you how to do more with less.
PUBLIC CLOUD PRIVATE CLOUD HYBRID CLOUD
& Virtualization Solutions
Expand Your
Possibilities
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CLOUD
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Cloud

9. END-TO-END
PROTECTION
Advanced data and device security
for maximum threat protection.
complete security solutions For
robust, end-to-end protection
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e partner with leading hardware suppliers like Fortinet,
Barracuda Networks, Cisco, and Dell SonicWALL, who
produce a range of firewall, web filter, application
control, IPSec and other email, web and network security equipment
to safeguard your data.
Zones also maintains partnerships with top-tier security software
publishers such as Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, Kaspersky Lab,
Sophos, Websense, and HP Enterprise Security.
Security Assessment Services
Firewalls
Mobile Security
Virus, Malware, and
Spam Protection
Email and Web Security
Network Protection
Video Surveillance
Disaster Recovery
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Solutions
Safeguard
Your systems
*CHECK POINT 2013 SECURITY REPORT
Meta-analysis of network security events
at 888 companies using data collected
from Check Point Security Gateways.
(e.g. Acrobat Reader, Flash Player, Java
Runtime Environment)
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of hosts are not
using the latest
software versions*.
Zones deploys advanced
security hardware, software
and systems to keep your
data safe from harm.
Key Solution Partners:
Barracuda Networks CA Technologies CISCO Dell Sonicwall Fortinet
HP Kaspersky Lab McAfee Sophos Symantec Trend Micro Watchguard
Security

10. A proud supporter of PfAL, The
Program for African Leadership
Zones supports
the Program for
African Leadership.
This highly competitive program invites Africa’s most
dynamic leaders to engage with high level academic
and policy experts to explore contemporary issues
of leadership, international affairs and development.
PfAL is training the next generation of leaders at all
levels to speed economic and social development,
with the primary goal of alleviating poverty in Africa.
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committed to our core values
Client-Centric:
We are dedicated to following our Five Star customer
service methodologies to create value for our clients.
Passion for Technology:
We are passionate about technology and the
opportunities it provides our clients to maximize impact.
Global Teaming:
Undivided by boundaries, we foster collaboration
and teamwork to spark innovation and deliver results.
Lifelong Learning:
Learning is a lifelong process and we develop our
talent through continuous training and engagements
with partners and across teams.
Embracing Change:
We have the courage to adapt and evolve our model
to take advantage of new opportunities in the dynamic
and changing business realm of technology.
S
ince we opened our doors more than 25 years ago, our mission
has been to add real value as we efficiently source and deploy
IT solutions to clients of all sizes across all industries.
We firmly believe that our unwavering commitment to a Five-Star
level of customer service is key to our successful navigation of
changing business and technology trends through the years.
As Zones continues to enhance our solutions and service
offerings, and expands our geographic reach to the global
marketplace, you can be sure we will keep Five Star Service
at the center of everything we do.
Proactive IT lifecycle support FOR
improveD efficiency and reduceD TCO
IT Environment Assessment
Consultation and Recommendation
Implementation Services
Logistics and Distribution
Refurbishment and Redeployment
Disposal and Indemnification
We leverage our industry relationships
to sustain an optimal IT environment
for your organization.
Engage a
Client-Focused
Partner
VISIBILITY AND CONVENIENCE.
A client’s ZonesConnectTM
site provides deep visibility into all account,
standards, licenses, transaction and order data.
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T
he IT infrastructure is an integrated assemblage of component systems
and software at varying stages of utility and viability. Together with
IT leadership, your Zones account executive will work proactively to
support existing systems and identify the best options for retiring and replacing
those at the end of their useful lives. The way we see it, effective IT lifecycle
management goes hand-in-hand with effective relationship management.
Real-time reporting
Streamlined fulfillment system
Real-time inventory and
pricing updates
Integration with major
e-procurement systems
Online asset management data
Links to manufacturer and
distributor sites
Access to Zones LicenseTracker
for assured software compliance
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Management
Zones provides comprehensive
support of your IT infrastructure
at every stage:
Zones
Lifecycle
Services.
Maintain
A Robust
Infrastructure
Lifecycle

11. 1Zones is your
single source
for IT.
Zones is your
single source
Corporate Headquarters
1102 15th Street S.W.
Suite 102
Auburn, WA 98001
zones.com
Global Offices
Zones Canada
10 Four Seasons Place, Suite 803
Burnhamthorpe Square
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9B 6H7
Zones EMEA
12-16 Westland Place
London, U.K.
N1 7LP
Zones Asia
Zones Corporate Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
First floor, Tower – 1, Stellar IT Park
Plot #C - 25, sector – 62
NOIDA, UP-201301
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