Ingram Micro's North America Wins IBM Personal Computing Division Award for a
Remarkable Third Year in a Row; Ingram Micro's Tech Pacific Team Awarded
Beacon for Best IBM PCD Express Solution in SMB
LAS VEGAS, IBM Partnerworld, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) and Tech Pacific (India) Ltd., were awarded top distribution honors from IBM.
Presented at this week's annual IBM Partnerworld conference in Las Vegas (Feb. 27 - March 2, 2005), the honors recognized Ingram Micro and Tech Pacific for delivering high-impact results for IBM solution providers that are focused on meeting the important business needs of today's small- to mid-sized businesses (SMB) and enterprises.
For the third year in a row, IBM's Personal Computing Division recognized Ingram Micro for being its top distribution partner for the Americas and for achieving the leading market share position in the United States. The "stellar" award acknowledges distribution partners that demonstrate strong regional sales, as well as excellence in service and support to the IT solution provider channel.
"Through hard work, innovation and dedication, Ingram Micro's North America team continues to deliver valuable results for IBM," said Keith Bradley, president, Ingram Micro North America. "The momentum we've gained with IBM and its solution providers over the last three years is a competitive advantage any way you look at it and we anticipate promising new opportunities with Lenovo."
Ingram Micro's success with IBM spans across the globe to India where Tech Pacific Ltd., Ingram Micro's most recent acquisition, was recognized with an IBM Beacon award for the company's success in delivering the right IBM products, solutions and services to the marketplace and keeping customer satisfaction and value high.
"We're honored to accept these awards and be recognized as a strategic partner that drives demand and delivers powerful results for IBM," said Shailendra Gupta, chief operating officer, Ingram Micro Asia Pacific. "Under the leadership of Ingram Micro our relationship with IBM and Lenovo will become stronger and together we will work to mirror this success worldwide."
About Ingram Micro Inc.
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 100 countries and is the only global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.
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