SANTA ANA, Calif., March 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, today announced it was named by HP as the winner of the 2002 National Distributor Partner Award for the HP StorageWorks product line.
At an awards ceremony held on Feb. 25 at HP's ENSA@Work Enterprise Storage Conference, Ingram Micro's North America region was recognized as one of HP's key distribution partners for its excellence in building high-value service and support programs for customers who sell networked storage products and solutions in the United States.
"It is an honor to be recognized by HP for our high-quality enterprise offering and veteran Ingram Micro enterprise team," said Kevin Murai, president, Ingram Micro North America. "We've done an excellent job of reaching out to new customers and experienced storage solution providers, educating them on the best networked storage solutions and providing the resources they need to embrace this high-growth market. As a broad line distributor, we're able to give customers access to a full range of enterprise solutions and services."
"Winners of the HP Storage Partner of the Year Awards were nominated and selected by the HP field sales team because they manifest what HP feels is the true essence of partnership," said Ed Burke, director of partner storage sales, HP Network Storage Solutions. "Ingram Micro and HP share equally in our dedication to each other, in our deep engagement with customers and in the risks and rewards we face as partners. As HP enables enterprise customers to build adaptive infrastructures for storage, partners like Ingram Micro are critical."
Ingram Micro has developed a well-rounded high-end storage offering within its Solution Center; dedicated high-end storage technical staff certified on HP StorageWorks solutions and 33 enterprise-level solutions from multiple vendor partners; a team of HP StorageWorks SAN trained sales specialists; and a broad array of products and services for the enterprise market.
Ingram Micro's Solution Center, a multifunctional development, testing and training lab, features the industry's most advanced business-class and enterprise-level products from 65 manufacturers and software developers to assist technology enterprise solution providers and manufacturers. Ingram Micro provided more than 366 HP customers and end-users access to its Solution Center in 2002 for product demonstrations and proof of concept trials on HP networked storage systems.
Ingram Micro's skilled high-end storage technical support team provides assistance with multi-vendor enterprise solutions and works closely with customers during the sale to build complex product and software configurations. From marketing, to sales and product management, Ingram Micro offers a dedicated team of specialists who are trained to help customers deploy networked storage in enterprises of all sizes.
For additional information regarding Ingram Micro's enterprise offerings, visit www.ingrammicro.com or call the high-end storage help desk at (800) 445-5066, ext. 76429.
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