Bonn, Germany, Espoo, Finland, 4th July 2024  – The Bechtle IT system house Bonn/Cologne today announced it has signed a reseller agreement with IQM Quantum Computers (IQM), a global leader in building quantum computers.

The partnership will enable Bechtle to sell IQM Spark, an on-premises 5-qubit superconducting quantum computer, which is in demand as universities, research laboratories, and industries adopt quantum computing. IQM Spark has been already deployed to end-uses, including the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre in Germany.

With this agreement, Bechtle becomes the first reseller partner for IQM Spark and will provide sales and support for customers. Germany's largest IT system house wants to further strengthen its competence team for quantum technology at the Bonn site. Additionally, technical engineers are already being trained at the IQM Academy to install, service, and provide maintenance support for end users of IQM Spark.

Bechtle considers quantum computing as a promising technology, such as for accelerating high-performance computing (HPC) algorithms which provide its customers with a competitive advantage. The aim is to integrate quantum computing services into existing processes, not only in the IT sector.

“This partnership with Bechtle will strengthen our sales network and reinforce our commitment to the European market,” said Mikko Välimäki, Co-CEO of IQM Quantum Computers. “We are pleased that Bechtle chose IQM as a partner for its quantum projects, and its customers from the industrial, academic and public sector, among others, will get access to our systems to start their quantum journey.”

"We are very much looking forward to a trusting and future-oriented collaboration to offer our joint customers entrepreneurial and technologically excellent solutions in the promising field of quantum computing," said Christian Behma, Managing Director, Bechtle IT System House Bonn/Cologne.