VERITAS Software Honored for Its Exemplary Commitment to the Partner Community
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- VERITAS Software Corporation (NASDAQ:VRTS)
has received the "Award of Excellence" from Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM)
, a $30 billion global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services. The storage software company was chosen from a field of over 1,700 worldwide manufacturers and suppliers who utilize Ingram Micro as their distribution partner.
The award recognizes VERITAS Software as one of Ingram Micro's top-performing business partners and acknowledges the company's excellence in profitability, sales volume and partnerships in the Small to Medium Business (SMB) and Value Added Reseller (VAR) segment. The VAR community includes system and Web integrators and those in application, government and education.
"VERITAS Software is truly one of our top strategic partners within the VAR/SMB segment," said Kevin Murai, president, Ingram Micro U.S. "They have earned this honor through their support of the channel and their commitment to help us drive increased market share."
"The 'Award of Excellence' is an important achievement for VERITAS Software, demonstrating our commitment and ability to successfully educate the reseller community about our integrated software solutions," said Don Foster, vice president of partner sales, VERITAS Software. "The award underscores our dedication to selling complete software solutions that accommodate channel customers' diverse storage management needs."
About IngramMicro
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 VERITAS Software
VERITAS Software Corporation provides essential storage software solutions that enable customers to protect and access their business-critical data. The company's corporate headquarters is located at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA 94043. 650-527-8000, fax: 650-527-8050, e-mail: vx-sales@veritas.com, Web site: www.veritas.com.
This press release may include estimates and forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that we will not gain market acceptance of our products and services, the risk that we will not be able to maintain the quality of our end-user customer and partnering relationships, and the risk that we will not manage our business effectively, that could cause the actual results we achieve to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For more information regarding potential risks, see the "Factors That May Affect Future Results" section of our most recent report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K on file with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
NOTE: VERITAS, VERITAS SOFTWARE, the VERITAS logo, and all other VERITAS product names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation in the USA and/or other countries. Other product names and/or slogans mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Source: VERITAS Software Corporation
Contact: Connie Chronis, Corporate Communications Manager,
+1-650-527-1572, or connie.chronis@veritas.com, or Phil Nash, Senior Corporate
Communications Manager, +1-650-527-3017, or phil.nash@veritas.com, or
investors, Investor Relations, +1-650-527-2508, or IR@veritas.com, all of
VERITAS Software
Website: http://www.ingrammicro.com/corp
Website: http://www.veritas.com/