e-Business Leadership Propels Ingram Micro to No. 1 Ranking Among Technology Distributors for Second Consecutive Year
SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and services, has been ranked No. 8 on the Interactive 500 for online revenue in the Nov. 13, 2000 issue of Inter@ctive Week Magazine, marking the company's second consecutive appearance among the largest online businesses.
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With an annualized $7.5 billion in e-commerce sales, which represented 25 percent in total global revenue during the last reported financial quarters, Ingram Micro has invested in strategic e-commerce deployments to drive cost out of the supply chain and create the electronic infrastructure for a true e-business environment in the IT industry. Ingram Micro has also been named as the largest e-market maker in the technology industry by Gartner's Dataquest as measured by its value to customers and vendor partners.
"We are thrilled to have been named in such high regard by Interactive Week," said Guy Abramo, executive vice president and chief strategy and information officer for Ingram Micro. "What's most exciting is not just the revenue figures, but the fact that Ingram Micro is helping to drive cost out of the supply chain and make it easier for our customers to do business. This has allowed us to be recognized not just as a leading e-business, but as a leading e-market maker in our industry."
The Interactive 500, which ranks the top Internet companies annually, was researched in conjunction with the Center for e-Business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Internet sector at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and included online surveys of more than 40,000 e-commerce executives, interactive managers, chief executive officers and chief information officers.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology solutions, products and services. The company operates in 34 countries with sales exceeding $30 billion for the past four reported quarters. Ingram Micro's global regions offer e-commerce solutions, logistics services, and technology product distribution and marketing to more than 175,000 technology solution providers and manufacturers. The company is focused on maximizing shareowner value and achieving customer satisfaction by continuously innovating the information technology supply chain. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/.
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Contact: Jennifer Marchetta of Ingram Micro Inc., 714-382-1403,
jennifer_marchetta@ingrammicro.com; or Lisa Falcetti, ext. 234,
lisa_falcetti@benjamingroup.com, or Stefanie Lopez, ext. 239,
stefanie_lopez@benjamingroup.com, of Benjamin Group/BSMG, 949-260-1300, for
Ingram Micro Inc.
Website: http://www.ingrammicro.com/