TORRANCE, Calif. – January 26, 2011–TRENDnet, a best-in-class networking manufacturer of wired and wireless networking solutions, today announces a new distribution partnership with the Actebis Group, the third largest European and the largest German distributor.

Founded in 1986, Actebis is headquartered in Soest / North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and has grown to become the largest distributor to German clients. Actebis maintains a workforce of 1,900 employees and revenues in excess of 3.5 billion Euro. Over 70,000 customers are serviced throughout Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Actebis stocks over 100,000 unique information technology products in every product and solution category.

Actebis will initially stock TRENDnet's top 100 networking hardware solutions for distribution in Germany and Austria. TRENDnet's remaining 200 plus products will also be listed and available for order in Germany and Austria. Actebis maintains an organic strategy with respect to the expansion of TRENDnet product offerings to its remaining distribution regions.   

“Actebis Group is an important component of our future success in Europe,” stated Pei Huang, President and CEO of TRENDnet. “We are excited to announce this milestone partnership. Actebis will provide TRENDnet with unprecedented access to new and existing customers.”

“Actebis represents an important building block in the TRENDnet's further market success. TRENDnet's product portfolio, since its' inception over 20 years ago, has been geared toward resellers and system integrators,” stated Michael Peters, Business Development Manager for TRENDnet Germany. “TRENDnet's product portfolio compliments Actebis's extensive reseller and system integrator market reach.”

TRENDnet is a global provider of award-winning networking and surveillance solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as home office users. Building networking solutions since 1990, TRENDnet enables users to share broadband access, multimedia content, and networked peripherals for true anywhere connectivity. TRENDnet's diverse product portfolio includes PoE, switches, Industrial, IP cameras, NVRs, fiber, Powerline, wireless, KVM, USB, and more. To learn more about TRENDnet, please visit www.trendnet.com.