SANTA ANA, Calif., June 20, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company, announced today it received seven No. 1 distributor designations in this year's CRN Sourcing Study -- Top 50 Preferred Sources and Performance Rating list.
The CRN Sourcing Study is an IT channel research study designed to showcase the overall performance and preference ratings resellers give to today's top 50 technology distribution and alternative sourcing product and services partners.
"Ingram Micro is a high-performance, customer-driven company," said Kevin Murai, president and COO, Ingram Micro Inc. The world's largest technology distributor received last year's "Best Performing" and "Most Effective Source," and now this year's top honors including:
- No. 1 Performance Broadline
- No. 1 Logistics Broadline
- No. 1 Products Broadline
- No. 1 Preference Systems
- No. 1 Performance Components
- No. 1 Performance Software
- No. 1 Preference Software
"The CRN Sourcing Study is one of the IT industry's most unique research studies," said Dan Dignam, publisher, CRN. "It not only investigates the trends surrounding how resellers source products, but also looks at who they prefer to do business with and how satisfied they are with distributors performance overall. Ingram Micro showed strong performance, securing several top rankings in 2005."
"We work hard to bring a competitive advantage to our customers -- especially when it comes to product sourcing, customer service and overall logistics," said Murai. "Our team constantly looks for new ways to increase value and deliver the highest quality service in all that we do, and it's paying off."
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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 http://www.ingrammicro.com .
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