Largest Technology Wholesale Provider To Distribute Portsmith's Ethernet Cradles
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobility Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOBE)
, a leading provider of innovative portable computing solutions for the mobile computer user, announced that it has obtained an agreement from Ingram Micro UK, the UK division of Ingram Micro, Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, to distribute Portsmith's PDA Ethernet cradles in Europe. Ingram Micro is the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
"Mobility Electronics is committed to being the leader in the rapidly growing market for handheld device accessories, and our strategy for achieving that goal focuses on building the right routes to market for the Portsmith line of products," said Don Johnson, COO of Mobility Electronics. "That strategy is already paying off with important distribution deals like this one with Ingram Micro UK. This is a great validation not only of the desirability of Portsmith's products, but also of Mobility Electronics' efforts to provide the right sales and marketing support for those products."
"We couldn't have asked for a stronger distribution partner," said Holmes Lundt, president of Portsmith, a Mobility Electronics subsidiary. "Ingram Micro UK will allow us to quickly and effectively reach target customers in the UK market. When you combine great products like Portsmith's PDA cradles with the right to-market strategy it's a recipe for success that puts Mobility Electronics in a leadership position in serving the handheld market."
"We are always looking for innovative products that will complement the portfolio that we can offer to our customers. Portsmith's PDA Ethernet cradles represent an ideal fit for us, because of the level of focus that we have on the rapidly growing PDA sector. We expect these Portsmith products to be of great interest to a large range of audiences in our distribution network," said Mairead McGloin, category head, networking, storage and components of Ingram Micro UK.
About Ingram Micro, Inc.
Ingram Micro, Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services. The company operates in 36 countries with sales of $30.7 billion for the fiscal year 2000. Ingram Micro's global regions provide the distribution of technology products and services, marketing development and supply chain management services to more than 175,000 technology solution providers and 1,700 manufacturers. The company is focused on maximizing shareowner value and achieving customer satisfaction through innovation in the IT supply chain. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/corp .
About Mobility Electronics, Inc.
Mobility Electronics Inc., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative products and solutions for the mobile computing user. The company's unique product portfolio includes widely compatible docking stations for portable computers; connectivity and video products for handheld computing devices; expansion products for desktop, server and portable computers; and power products and accessories for portable computing devices of all types. The company's technology base includes its award-winning Split Bridge(R) technology and multi-function Card Bus, high-speed bus expansion and portable computing device power technologies.
Mobility Electronics possesses a broad range of internally developed intellectual property with numerous patents, patents pending, license agreements and/or strategic relationships with industry leaders such as Avocent, LSI Logic, Molex Corporation, National Instruments, 2C Computing and Philips Semiconductors. The company's subsidiaries include MAGMA, which focuses on expansion products and Portsmith, Inc., which focuses on the handheld market. Mobility Electronics markets its products through a worldwide network of OEMs, distributors, resellers, retail channels and direct catalog and e-commerce channels.
For information on Mobility Electronics' products and services, call 480-596-0061, or visit its Web site at http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/ .
EasiExpansion(TM) is a trademark and Split Bridge(R) and EasiDock(R) are registered trademarks of Mobility Electronics, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This release may contain forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are economic, competitive and technological factors effecting the company's operations, markets, products, services and prices, as well as other factors detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Source: Mobility Electronics, Inc.
CONTACT: Rich Miller, rich@metzger.com, or Amy McDowell,
amy@metzger.com, both of Metzger Associates, +1-303-786-7000, for Mobility
Electronics; or Brian Leandra of Mobility Electronics, +1-480-596-0061, ext.
131, bleandra@mobl.com
Web site: http://www.mobilityelectronics.com/
http://www.ingrammicro.com/corp