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Aquanima emerges as a response to the growing need of senior management to improve companies’ income statements. We help our clients advancing the cause of purchasing departments, optimising and transforming their organizations and processes. Purchasing teams having to address this towering challenge – in a complex and competitive environment – can rely on Aquanima for the highest level of external support. Aquanima acts as a strategic ally in attaining our clients demanding goals.Our services have resulted in direct negotiations with a volume of more than 40,000 million euros, in more than 66,000 negotiations, achieving average savings above 12% (4,800 million euros) for our customers. Aquanima operates under a unique business model which is aligned with the goals of our clients and is based on results.These results have positioned us as leaders in purchasing services (eSourcing, eProcurement, outsourcing and consultancy) on both a European and Latin American level. A team of more than 250 purchasing specialists that makes up Aquanima in 10 countries constantly works to support our customers in over 120 purchasing categories covering direct and indirect goods as well as services.Aquanima creates value for its clients primarily based on:The in-depth knowledge of our specialists regarding categories and suppliersOur own, structured and transparent methodology developed over more than 15 years of teamwork with our clientsThe use of cutting-edge technology that spans the entire purchasing value chainVolume aggregation impacts in joint purchases for groups of different clients

Paragon Communications Inc. is a market leader in remanufactured electronics, managed services, supply chain and distribution of new and remanufactured technology for the IT and Communications industry. Founded in 1999, Our focus was to become the premier provider of refurbished telecommunications equipment in North America by focusing on product quality and technical support of the Nortel Networks PBX and Key Systems. Through the loyalty of our customers, our business expanded rapidly and in 2003 we founded Summatis Inc, a Nortel Elite Advantage Partner to support a growing number of End User Clients in the North East. In 2005, we founded VertiCall Inc to focus on the sale and support of Avaya Channel Partners while leveraging Paragon's core principles of success. In 2008, Paragon Communications was named by Nortel Networks as the Authorized Remanufacturing Partner for their Channel Partner community. In late 2009 the merger of Nortel Enterprise and Avaya led to expanded opportunities for Paragon, following the successful sale of Summatis to Xeta Technologies we integrated the VertiCall team into Paragon to better serve our OEM and VAR customers. In 2010 we founded Network Store to focus on the growing demand from our customers for Cisco Systems products and services.Our products:AVAYA - Nortel - Nortel Data - Cisco Phones - Cisco Data - Polycom/Spectralink - Plantronics - Jabra - Aastra - Adtran - Samsung - HP - T&M - Juniper networks - EMC - Aruba networks - And More!Our services:Repair - Reverse logistics - Product life cycle - Asset management

NTS Direct, sister company of Paragon Communications, is a value added distributor of voice and data technology.NTS Direct believes in providing the best customer experience possible by simplifying the technology procurement process. We reinvent the traditional distribution model with a consultative sales approach focusing on design, training, and support to create sales and profitability opportunities for resellers and manufacturers. We’re committed customer specialists in partner on-boarding and identifying/meeting the unique needs of value added resellers, managed service providers, integrators, and ITSP’s. With over 20 years of professional experience, NTS Direct provides clients with competitive telecom pricing, phone system configurations, and product training to give you the confidence for a successful installation.NTSDirect ensures that your business communication system meets your unique needs. Whether you're a Fortune 500, a small business, or a home office, NTSDirect offers a long list of solutions including:Avaya IP Office Voice Over IPAvaya One-X Quick Edition LAN-Based IP TelephonyFanvilYealinkAtos UnifyGrandstreamNECJabra3CXSamsung VoIPSamsung Wireless EnterpriseHTEKPattonASCTP-LINK