Octera Solutions Expands Offering with Linear Technology Partnership

Octera Solutions announced today it has expanded its supplier lineup by signing a value added reseller partnership agreement with Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) in North America. Octera Solutions will provide customers solution and device level expertise, support as well as logistics.

"We are excited to add Linear Technology to our line card alongside Altera. This addition enables our field and design resources to offer customer solutions utilizing the leader in high performance analog and power management products,” said Greg Provenzano, president and CEO of Octera Solutions.

"Octera Solutions represents a new approach to the broad market for Linear Technology products,” said Mike Grossman Worldwide Distribution Manager at Linear Technology. "This partnership will provide additional demand creation resources to our North American customers and will complement our sales and solutions offering.”

It is becoming increasingly important to engage with customers early in the design process to help incorporate new products and technologies into their designs. Octera Solutions’ experience with design services combines with their channel background to provide the basis for a more collaborative role in customers’ new product development, starting at the architectural phase.

For more information go to www.octerasolutions.com or email info@octerasolutions.com.

About Linear Technology

Linear Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance linear integrated circuits, was founded in 1981, became a public company in 1986 and joined the S&P 500 index of major companies in 2000. Linear Technology products include high performance amplifiers, comparators, voltage references, monolithic filters, linear regulators, DC-DC converters, battery chargers, data converters, communications interface circuits, RF signal conditioning circuits, uModule^TM products, and many other analog functions. Applications for Linear Technology’s high performance circuits include telecommunications, cellular telephones, networking products such as optical switches, notebook and desktop computers, computer peripherals, video/multimedia, industrial instrumentation, security monitoring devices, high-end consumer products such as digital cameras and MP3 players, complex medical devices, automotive electronics, factory automation, process control, and military and space systems. For more information, visit www.linear.com