Ingram Micro Hosts Annual GovEd Alliance Invitational
November 06 2006 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading Technology Distributor Welcomes More Than 300 Solution
Providers and IT Manufacturers to Annual Event Nov. 5-7 SANTA ANA,
Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc., (NYSE:IM) today
welcomed 300 members of its GovEd Alliance partner community to
Atlanta, Ga. for the industry leader's annual government and
education-focused Invitational. The three-day partnership event
features a new business resource format and two key announcements,
including: * Exclusive GovEd manufacturer offerings from IBM,
Lenovo, Planar Systems, Symantec and TEAC America. * New online
GovEd Alliance Partner Locator designed exclusively for the use of
GovEd Alliance solution providers, prime contractors and
manufacturers. Held at the Hyatt Regency, Ingram Micro's three-day
GovEd Alliance Invitational is themed "Combine for Results" and
packed with back-to-back breakouts, informative roundtables,
instructional workshops and valuable member-to-member activities.
The GovEd Invitational also includes several networking
opportunities, including a technology fair and reception, as well
as a Night on the Town event and Spotlight Awards dinner. "The
GovEd Alliance Invitational is the IT channel's leading training
and education forum for solution providers servicing federal,
state, local and education clients," says Kirk Robinson, vice
president, channel marketing, Ingram Micro North America. "These
partner events bring together the key manufacturers, solution
providers and resources that influence the market and drive
profitable business in the public sector." With an expected
attendance of more than 200 government and education-focused
solution providers, Ingram Micro's GovEd Alliance Invitational
attracts many of the industry's leading and emerging technology
manufacturers, including Brother, Cisco Systems, Fujitsu Computer
Products of America, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, InFocus Corporation,
Juniper Networks, Lenovo, Sony Electronics and Symantec. It also
features special guests and keynote speakers, including: * Capital
Revenues: Cashing in on Government IT -- Larry Walsh, GovernmentVAR
and VARBusiness magazines * How to Make a Giraffe Smile -- Hugh
Gouldthorpe, Ownens and Minor * The Government Market: Big
Influential and Profitable -- Tom Temin, Washington Technology New
GovEd Alliance Partner Locator Key to Driving Sales Opportunities
In addition to announcing several exclusive manufacturer offerings,
the Invitational will also host the debut of the Ingram Micro GovEd
Alliance Partner Locator. Designed to quickly identify GovEd
Alliance partners who meet specific criteria determined by the
user, the new Partner Locator is open to GovEd Alliance solution
providers, prime contractors and participating manufacturer
partners. It features business profiles of participating members
and allows users to include details about government
certifications, classifications, contracts held, and government and
education entities supported. The locator can also be used to
arrange meetings and form discussion groups to share best practices
with other GovEd Alliance members. It is available online at
http://ingrammicrogoved.leveragesoftware.com/. "Due to the market's
growing complexity and specialization, business in the public
sector is often done through teaming agreements with solution
providers who hold various contracts or business certifications.
This new partner locator makes it easier for our GovEd Alliance
community to partner with one another on RFPS and go after more
business opportunities and win more contracts," concludes Bob
Laclede, general manager and vice president of sales, public
sector, Ingram Micro U.S. "The GovEd Alliance Partner Locator means
we don't have to walk away from business because we don't hold a
particular contract or have a specific government certification,"
says Curt Vinson, president, Lyme Computer, a solution provider in
Lyme, N.H. "This online partner locator will make it easy for us to
find the qualified sub-contractors and business partners we're
looking for and vice versa." For more information about Ingram
Micro's GovEd Alliance or the new GovEd Partner Locator, please
visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/goved or email . About GovEd
Alliance GovEd Alliance is an Ingram Micro community group
consisting of solution providers, technology manufacturers, and
Ingram Micro associates serving the government and education
markets. GovEd Alliance connects members in order to share
strategic information and best practices, improve business
efficiencies, and increase revenue and profitability. 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 global broadline IT distributor with operations in
Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/. DATASOURCE: Ingram Micro
Inc. CONTACT: Marie Meoli of WhiteFox Marketing &
Communications, +1-714-680-0335, , for Ingram Micro Inc. Web site:
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