- Strategic Agreement to Help Satisfy Increasing Demand from VARs Expanding into Remote Managed Services -
ISLANDIA, N.Y., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE:CA)
(CA), the world's leading eBusiness solutions provider, today announced that it is granting Ingram Micro, the world's largest provider of technology products and services, authorization to sell CA Managed Services solutions to its service provider partners. CA Managed Services solutions enable channel partners to create new lines of business by leveraging CA technology to provide clients with remote management of their eBusiness and IT infrastructure.
Ingram's Enterprise Solutions Group Division is supporting the CA Managed Services offering with a dedicated team, providing CA products and services that meet the needs of Value Added Resellers (VARs) who supply network and Internet access solutions for the commercial market.
"Ingram Micro's Enterprise Solutions Group Division is delighted to be authorized to sell CA Managed Services solutions," said C.J. D'Angelo, Ingram Micro's business unit director, product marketing enterprise solutions group. "There is an increasing demand for VARs to provide managed services to their clients and this new partnership with CA will allow that to happen."
Ingram Micro is providing additional benefits, including financing, training, education and end-user lead generation to assist their partners in building managed services revenue.
CA Managed Services Providers (MSPs) supply businesses with the remote network management services necessary to ensure maximum availability and performance of their network. These services are especially attractive to small and mid-sized businesses that may not have the expertise or financial resources to staff and manage IT operations.
"This agreement with Ingram Micro is enabling CA to extend Managed Services to new levels," said Allan Peters, CA senior vice president, channel sales. "Ingram Micro's dedicated unit is providing vital expertise and back- end services to VARs building this new line of business. MSPs and their clients will benefit greatly from working with Ingram to implement CA's industry-leading solutions."
CA's eBusiness solutions easily and efficiently integrate existing IT investments to provide a total managed services solution. CA partners build their Network Operating Centers (NOCs) around NetworkIT 2.0, CA's powerful, centralized network management solution.
"NetworkIT 2.0 allows MSPs to deliver proactive and predictive network management to their clients," added Peters. "Solutions such as InoculateIT for security and anti-virus, ARCserve 2000 for storage management and ControlIT for remote desktop management can then be integrated into the NOC to provide incremental service and revenue opportunities for the MSP. The end result is a comprehensive solution offering from CA that enables partners to meet the evolving IT needs of their clients."
Computer Associates International, Inc., the world's leading business software company, delivers the end-to-end infrastructure to enable eBusiness through innovative technology, services and education. CA has 20,000 employees worldwide and had revenue in excess of $6 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. For more information, visit http://www.ca.com/.
Operating in 34 countries, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
is the world's largest wholesale provider of technology products and services, with sales exceeding $29 billion for the past four reported quarters. Ingram Micro's key business units deliver fulfillment and distribution, product acquisition and selection, supply-chain automation and programs, as well as eProcurement to more than 175,000 technology solution providers, manufacturers and businesses located in more than 100 countries. Ingram Micro is driving the evolution of wholesale distribution for the information technology industry and is the operations engine behind leading global eBusiness today. Visit Ingram Micro at http://www.ingrammicro.com.
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