SANTA ANA, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, the world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services, and Polycom(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:PLCM)
, the global leader in teleconferencing equipment, today announced an agreement for distribution of the award-winning Polycom ViewStation(TM) 128 group videoconferencing system. Augmenting the companies' existing distribution agreement for audioconferencing products, Ingram Micro's Telecom Integration Division will now offer Polycom's ViewStation videoconferencing system to its network of more than 40,000 North American resellers.
"We are pleased to expand our CTI product offering to include Polycom's innovative, high-performance group videoconferencing products," said Laura Skinner, vice president and general manager of Ingram Micro's Telecom Integration Division. "It is our goal to continue to provide our reseller customers with top-notch CTI solutions. Polycom's unprecedented success in both the audio and videoconferencing arenas is proof positive that customers are beginning to view this market as an add-on solutions sales opportunity with many of their end-user customers. We look forward to offering our resellers Polycom's next-generation videoconferencing system to meet their converging market needs."
"Our partnership with Ingram Micro represents an opportunity for us to bring high-quality, easy-to-use and affordable group videoconferencing to value-added resellers that have previously been untapped by videoconferencing manufacturers," said Dale Bastian, vice president of worldwide sales and service for Polycom. "Ingram Micro's Telecom Integration Division has a reputation for delivering quality CTI solutions through an expansive network of resellers and we're looking forward to leveraging Ingram Micro's success in the channel to broaden the adoption of videoconferencing as a standard business communication tool."
Polycom's ViewStation 128 group videoconferencing system provides 128kbps high-performance video at 15 frames per second in a set-top form factor. ViewStation's standard features include voice-activated camera tracking and the industry's first implementation of an embedded Web server for remote management and diagnostics.
As the world's most popular conference phones, Polycom's SoundStation(R) product line, which includes SoundStation, SoundStation Premier(R), SoundStation Premier Satellite(R) and SoundPoint(R), continues to lead the teleconferencing industry in providing business people with exceptional quality audio for a broad range of working environments.
About Polycom
Leading the teleconferencing industry, Polycom is the only company in the world that develops, manufactures and markets a full range of high-quality group audio, data and videoconferencing products. Polycom's innovative, award-winning teleconferencing products provide customers with high performance and ease of use at an affordable price. For additional information, call 1-800-POLYCOM or 1-408-526-9000 or visit the Polycom web site at http://www.polycom.com/.
Polycom, the Polycom logo design, SoundStation, SoundStation Premier, SoundStation Premier Satellite and SoundPoint are registered trademarks and ViewStation is a trademark of Polycom, Inc.
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 sales of $19.3 billion for the last 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 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: Sandi Hill, Media Relations for Ingram Micro Inc.,
714-382-4719, sandi.hill@ingrammicro.com; or Sue O'Neil of Polycom, Inc.,
408-474-2746, soneil@polycom.com; or Ineke Raby of Phase Two Strategies,
415-772-8418, ineke_raby@p2pr.com
Website: http://www.polycom.com/
Website: http://www.ingrammicro.com/