DSNCs New ENCORTM Enterprise Management Services To Be Offered Through Members of Ingram Systems Group (ISG)
SANTA ANA, Calif. and FARMINGTON, HILLS, Mich. Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro, the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, and Data Systems Network Corporation (DSNC) (NASDAQ:DSYS)
, a leading provider of enterprise management products and services, today announced a joint marketing and distribution agreement under which Data Systems ENCORTM suite of enterprise management offerings will be offered to Fortune 1000 companies through members of the Ingram Systems Group (ISG).
Ingram Systems Group is a sales and service organization of more than 40 independent resellers that focuses on enterprise-wide solutions for Fortune 1,000 corporations. ISG members provide products, consulting, design, engineering, installation and maintenance services to major accounts worldwide. The ENCOR offering for ISG members, which is branded ISG ENCORTM, includes Data Systems highly automated remote monitoring and event management services provided through Data Systems Network Control Center (NCC). The NCC is located in Research Triangle Park, NC, and additional centers are planned for around the world.
"Our agreement with Data Systems Network Corporation reflects Ingram Micro's strategy to provide the broadest and highest quality technology products and services to our customers worldwide," said Randy Jones, vice president of services at Ingram Micro. "ISG is a reflection of Ingram Micro's strategy to provide sophisticated enterprise management solutions to Fortune 1,000 companies around the world. We reviewed management offerings from a number of vendors and Data Systems is clearly an emerging leader in this market. We believe the company's Network Control Center is a world-class facility that can provide robust automated remote monitoring for the enterprise market."
Michael Grieves, president and CEO of Data Systems Network Corporation said, "Our relationship with Ingram Micro underscores our commitment to partner with industry leaders to provide global customers with the best enterprise management products and services available today. Data Systems is aggressively targeting the enterprise management market because gaining control over distributed computing environments is one of the most pervasive and costly problems that information technology managers face today."
"Our agreement with Ingram Micro is the first major step in rolling out our enterprise management strategy. We intend to roll out our full suite of ENCOR services in the next two months, making them available to additional customers around the world."
Added Bob Stegner, senior director of ISG at Ingram Micro, "This offering allows our ISG members to offer remote network management, which is a capability members have been asking for. This agreement with DSNC reinforces Ingram Micro's commitment to providing ISG members with the tools they need to be successful."
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, and a leading provider of assembly and integration services, with 1996 sales of $12 billion. The company and its affiliates operate in 31 countries and distribute more than 145,000 products to more than 100,000 resellers in 120 countries. Ingram Micro can be found at http://www.ingrammicro.com/.
About Data Systems Network Corporation
Data Systems Network Corporation provides enterprise computing management services and delivers cutting edge solutions that enable organizations to gain and maintain control over their complex, distributed computing environments. DSNC delivers enterprise management solutions that ensure continuous network availability and significantly reduce costs for organizations. The company also provides specialized services in application development, Year 2000 compliance and imaging systems. Based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, DSNC has 21 offices and more than 250 employees.
Source: Data Systems Network Corporation
Contact: Cindy Ragland of Ingram Micro, 714-566-1000, e-mail,
cindy.ragland@ingrammicro.com; Susan Collins of Data Systems Network
Corporation, 919-572-7963, e-mail, scollins@datasystems.com; or Katherine
Leavenworth Waite of Leavenworth Waite Communications, 978-371-5626, e-mail,
kleaven@aol.com
Website: http://www.ingrammicro.com/