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SMART and Avnet offer a synergistic solution to meet the unique memory needs of system builders, solution integrators, VARs, and OEMs. Together, SMART and Avnet help accelerate your success by facilitating rapid customer growth while giving you the tools to reach new markets and new customers profitably.

Founded in 1988, SMART has become the largest independent memory manufacturer for Tier-1 OEMs including HP^©, IBM^©, Dell^© and Intel^©. SMART’s continued success in this highly competitive market is directly attributable to one thing: a complete commitment to total quality. Total quality encompasses all the characteristics you would expect to find in industry-leading memory products:

• Expert design
• Locked-BOM assembly
• Reliability
• Compatibility
• Certification
• Lifetime warranty

This total quality commitment is the reason SMART experiences such a high degree of trust with our customers and channel partners. SMART is dedicated to continuously raising the industry standard in product quality and reliability.

RELIABILITY
SMART’s total quality commitment begins with a clear focus on reliability. This is evidenced by the fact that our memory modules experience an extremely low defect rate (.097%). SMART’s high-density, locked-BOM memory is so reliable; it is in some of the most demanding applications available today including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, a key Defense Department lab. Our memory is deployed in some of the largest Supercomputing Linux- and UNIX-Clusters and other high performance computing (HPC) applications in the world. To achieve this level of reliability, SMART ensures strict compliance with industry standards and OEM specifications by adhering to the following:

• JEDEC Standards
• ISO 9001 Certification
• Locked-BOM Manufacturing
• Comprehensive Testing of all Finished Goods

WHY SMART?

• SMART is the only independent memory manufacturer contracted with Intel^®. By working jointly with industry-leading motherboard manufacturers including Intel, Supermicro, TYAN, Iwill and more, SMART offers a broad range of locked-BOM, validated products that seamlessly integrate with the latest servers and performance computing applications. Our system-level tested memory is independently certified to ensure 100% compatibility and superior performance in the systems they were built to support.
• Channel Integrity
  • SMART is committed to being the best business partner you have. You work hard to win your customers' loyalty. The last thing you want is to have them standardized on a brand of memory only to have them start sourcing direct. Unlike our competitors, we respect your business relationships and won't sell direct to your customers.
  • SMART is very selective about our Channel partners. This allows us to work with only the best to serve the greater communities and unique needs of system builders, solution integrators, VARs, and OEMs while maintaining consistency in price and margin. Simply put: SMART is committed to your sales success and our channel integrity.
• SMART’s manufacturing facilities and processes have been independently inspected and certified by IBM, HP, Cisco and other leading OEMs. You and your customers benefit from our meticulous implementation of the industry’s highest standards in quality and reliability.

Memory Modules

SMART’s focus on locked-BOM quality, industry-leading reliability and 100% compatibility is why our memory is in more Fortune 1000 servers than any other brand. SMART’s DRAM technology offerings range from leading-edge DDR3 to legacy FPM and EDO, and support leading-edge applications.
FBDIMM	Enterprise Servers High Performance Computing Blade Servers Video on Demand
DIMMs	Enterprise Storage Networking Telecommunications Print Imaging

Industrial Flash

SMART designs and manufactures industrial grade solid-state Flash memory products in a variety of form factors and capacities. Our wide range of Flash memory products come in CompactFlash (CF), PC Card, Embedded USB (EUSB), Serial ATA (SATA), Parallel ATA (PATA), Mini IDE Drives, and module form factors that utilize ATA, Linear, IDE, and USB technologies for data and code storage applications. Our Flash products rate the highest in both industrial temperature and shock tolerances. Consistently outperform the competition by specifying SMART’s reliable memory solutions for your customer’s mission-critical applications.
Industrial Flash	Gaming Communications Printers Industrial Applications
Solid-State Drives	Servers Storage Kiosks Ruggedized Applications

PRODUCT SUPPORT
SMART backs every product with outstanding services and expertise in design, manufacturing, test and logistical support. Our customers have the confidence that products ordered will perform to the highest degree of reliability & compatibility, and meet all system requirements and OEM specifications.

• "Smart On-Site" Service
  Our new "Smart On-Site" Service (S.O.S.) support program is designed to assure your customers complete coverage should they experience any SMART branded memory or flash product performance issues. In the unlikely event of a product failure that cannot be resolved by our toll free national phone support, SMART’s S.O.S. service will dispatch a certified memory technician to your customer’s location, anywhere in the United States. The S.O.S. service program enables your customers to remain confident that SMART is the worry-free memory supplier of choice.

The next time you are considering a memory purchase for your customer’s computing applications, think SMART! Leading Tier-1 OEMs do!