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Industry Leader Takes Top Honors From the VARBusiness 500 Elite Three Years in a Row SANTA ANA, Calif., June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) is pleased to announce this year's VARBusiness 500 have recognized the company as The Most Important Distributor for the third year in a row. The VARBusiness 500 list ranks the IT industry's top 500 VARs, solution integrators, service organizations and IT consultants in North America by yearly gross revenues. The results, including survey findings and notable market trends, are highlighted in the June 12 issue of VARBusiness magazine. "We're honored to know that the VAR 500 consistently names Ingram Micro as their most important distribution partner," says Keith Bradley, president, Ingram Micro North America. "Our team works hard to ensure the success of our solution providers and manufacturers. This elite group is driven to succeed, and we will continue to do what it takes to give them, and all our IT channel partners, the business resources, innovative services and market expertise they need to achieve even greater success." Larry Walsh, editor of VARBusiness, calls the VARBusiness 500 the industry standard for measuring revenues of solution providers, and acknowledges Ingram Micro on its continued recognition. About the VARBusiness 500 Methodology The VARBusiness 500 is a collaborative project led by the VARBusiness research team and supported by Answers Research. The survey results were compiled from top solution providers in the IT channel between February and April 2006, targeting the 2005 VARBusiness 500 companies and other eligible candidates based on gross 2005 revenue. The survey also captured data on industry, technology and market related trends among the VARBusiness 500 companies. About Ingram Micro 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 140 countries and is the only broadline global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/. DATASOURCE: Ingram Micro Inc. CONTACT: Marie Meoli of WhiteFox Marketing & Communications, +1-949-855-0335, , for Ingram Micro Inc. Web site: http://www.ingrammicro.com/

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