Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, today announced a new strategic alliance and technology standardization agreement with Agiliant, Inc., the master managed services provider behind the Agiliant Affiliate Network™ (AAN). The relationship positions Sharp’s world-class imaging and technology products as a standard brand of the MITOS™ (Managed Information Technology and Output Services) solution marketed and delivered by Agiliant and across the entire AAN.

The AAN consists of leading independent service providers nationwide, exclusively licensed to market MITOS, an integration of Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Network Services (MNS) delivered as a single, coordinated managed services solution for businesses of all sizes.

“Sharp’s leadership in developing advanced enterprise technology makes this alliance a tremendous value to Agiliant and the AAN as a standard product platform and an important foundation from which we will continue to evolve and enhance MITOS,” said Gary Stevens, CEO, Agiliant.

AAN members will gain access to Sharp products, as well as all benefits of the program collaboratively developed by Sharp and Agiliant. Agiliant is now able to further enhance its ability to scale and evolve MITOS to provide its Affiliates a comprehensive imaging technology platform in conjunction with other select IT products and services. This collaboration will allow Sharp’s independent dealer network to capitalize on convergence of managed print and managed IT services, with a streamlined program for entry into the AAN.

“This collaboration with Agiliant and the AAN builds on Sharp’s continuing efforts to support and grow our dealer network, a key component in our enterprise technology ecosystem,” said Richard Boomsma, senior vice president, sales, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America. “By infusing the channel with the tools they need to provide a vast array of IT services, we are furthering our goal of delivering the comprehensive product portfolio that Sharp clients need in order to grow. This a great example of value-add products that Sharp will be launching in 2012.”

For more information about the complete line of Sharp document solution products, contact Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, N.J. 07495-1163, or call 800-BE-SHARP. For online product information, visit Sharp’s Web site at sharpusa.com. Find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and watch us on YouTube.

For more information about Agiliant, Inc., the innovative MITOS solution or the Agiliant Affiliate Network (AAN), visit Agiliant online, email marketing@agiliant.com or call 425-250-7214.

About Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation, markets the advanced, color MX Series multifunction printers (MFP) systems that help companies manage workflow efficiently and increase productivity. Sharp^® MFPs feature the Sharp OSA^® development platform, which seamlessly integrates network applications to create a personalized MFP that can meet virtually any business need, and Scan² technology, which scans two-sided documents in a single pass to enhance scanning reliability and preserve document integrity. To keep documents safe from unauthorized users, Sharp is a leader in the MFP industry in security by offering the most secure suite of MFP applications

About Sharp Electronics Corporation

Sharp Electronics Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of Japan's Sharp Corporation, a worldwide developer of one-of-a-kind home entertainment products, appliances, networked multifunctional office solutions, solar energy solutions, LED lighting and mobile communication and information tools. Leading brands include AQUOS^® Quattron™ LCD televisions and 3DTVs, SharpVision^® projectors, Insight^® Microwave Drawer^® ovens, Notevision^® multimedia projectors and Plasmacluster^® air purifiers.

About Agiliant

Agiliant is a master managed services provider of information technology (IT) solutions that optimize the IT function of organizations of all sizes to better meet their specific and changing needs, while reducing costs and diminishing the many business risks and vulnerabilities that reside within the corporate IT infrastructure. Agiliant’s MITOS™ (Managed Information Technology & Output Services) managed services offering provides a highly effective best practice for efficiently managing all aspects of business IT systems, assets and operations, while delivering complete cost and service level predictability. Agiliant provides the core services and solutions engine behind the Agiliant Affiliate Network™, a highly integrated nationwide network of leading technology service providers to deliver complete visibilIT, vitalIT and manageabilIT for business™. Visit www.agiliant.com email marketing@agiliant.com or call 425-250-7214 to learn more.

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