Arrow Electronics, a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions, has entered into a distribution agreement with Exosite, a machine-to-machine (M2M) application and cloud computing software company.

Thanks to the pact, Arrow customers will now have access to Exosite’s cloud-based data platform for M2M applications.

“Exosite is a strategic addition to Arrow’s M2M solutions and services strategy,” said Jeff Eastman, senior vice president of global supplier marketing and asset management for Arrow Electronics (News - Alert), in a statement.

“Today’s product design requirements don’t end with the software running on the product. Our customers need end-to-end connectivity to visualize, deliver and react to the data from their products, and we can provide that functionality with Exosite,” said Eastman.

“A significant challenge for designers introducing M2M applications is extracting the full potential of unique connected device systems,” said Erik Rorvick, business development manager for Exosite.

“The Exosite Platform allows embedded engineers to quickly build and maintain robust monitoring configurations that can create critical competitive advantages,” added Rorvick.

Earlier this month, Arrow Electronics announced that the company has successfully completed the acquisition of all of the assets and operations of the RF, wireless and power division of Richardson Electronics (News - Alert).

The company said Richardson RFPD is a value-added global component distributor and provider of engineered solutions serving the global radio frequency ("RF") and wireless communications market.

According to a release, Richardson RFPD will become a separate operating unit of Arrow Electronics and its headquarters will remain in LaFox, Ill. Richardson RFPD has approximately 400 employees and total sales were in excess of $350 million for the latest fiscal year ended May 29, 2010.