Ingram Micro Partners With Prestolite Wire, MOD-TAP to Distribute Solution to More Than 40,000 Domestic Resellers
SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, today announced that it has partnered with Prestolite Wire Corporation and MOD-TAP to distribute a complete Category 5e structured cabling system.
Ingram Micro will offer the end-to-end warranted solution consisting of Prestolite's 55E(TM) data cable and PowerCat(TM) wall outlets, connector modules, and IDC patching. The system conforms to the forthcoming Category 5e standard that the industry-standards body, IEEE, will recommend for first generation gigabit networking systems over copper. The solution is backward compatible with existing copper-based networking standards. Prestolite's 55E(TM) solution demonstrates the convergence of the Category 5 standard with the Category 5e standard, to form one solution that meets both.
"With voice and data technology convergence, a 5e solution just makes sense," said Laura Skinner, vice president and general manager of Ingram Micro's Telecom Integration Division. "It is a single solution for our resellers which covers all existing applications, from telephony to gigabit Ethernet, without paying a premium for advanced technology."
"Prestolite's 55E(TM) cable is a natural response to the forthcoming Category 5e standard," said Preston Speers, vice president and general manager of Prestolite Wire. "Consumers now have the 5e standard to reference when they upgrade to gigabit networks. The 55E solution makes that migration painless. Prestolite Wire's investment in world-class technology enabled us to bring 55E(TM) to our customers very quickly."
"The solution emphasizes performance, quality and value in a structured cabling system," said Peter Evans, general manager, MOD-TAP Americas division. "It is intended to make structured cabling decisions simple and standards- based."
About Prestolite Wire Corp.
Prestolite Wire Corporation, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty wire and cable products for the data communication market, including the most advanced unshielded twisted pair and fiber optic cables available. Prestolite Wire serves a diverse global customer base with high quality, innovative products designed to exceed customer expectations. A recently completed multimillion dollar plant capacity expansion and process control investment gives Prestolite the most advanced technology available. Prestolite Wire can be found on the Web at http://www.prestolitewire.com/.
About MOD-TAP
MOD-TAP, headquartered in Harvard, Massachusetts, designs and manufactures structured cabling systems and components, offering complete end-to-end solutions for physical layer networking. MOD-TAP services and supports the communication requirements of end users worldwide, with manufacturing operations in Manchester, NH, England, Poland and Australia, and sales offices in 15 countries. MOD TAP is a wholly owned subsidiary of Molex Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic, electrical, fiber optic interconnection systems and products. MOD-TAP strives toward the highest level of manufacturing and services for the global multimedia structured cabling market. MOD-TAP can be found on the Web at http://www.mod-tap.com/.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc., 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 sales of $19.3 billion for the past four quarters. 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 on the Web at http://www.ingrammicro.com/.
Ingram Micro is a trademark used under license by Ingram Micro Inc. All other logos, brand names and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
Source: Ingram Micro Inc.
Contact: Cindy Ragland of Ingram Micro Inc., 714-382-3364,
cindy.ragland@ingrammicro.com; William Fetter of Prestolite Wire,
248-386-4439, bfetter@prestolitewire.com; or Kevin Lynch of MOD-TAP,
516-777-8600, ext. 3400, klynch@molex.com
Website: http://www.mod-tap.com/
Website: http://www.prestolitewire.com/
Website: http://www.ingrammicro.com/