Ingram Micro Named VMware Authorized Training Center
August 27 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
No. 1 Distributor Adds Technology and Business Resources for VMware
Virtualized Training SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ --
Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) today announced it has been named a VMware
Authorized Training Center (VATC). The distributor also announced
it is increasing its VMware-certified technical, sales and
marketing support and introducing a new partner program called
Smart Enablement for VMware Partners, which helps solution
providers offset the costs of training and education, further
strengthening its role as a value-added partner for mid-market IT
Solutions. As a VATC, Ingram Micro U.S. is now authorized to use
VMware-certified instructors and courseware to educate and train
solutions providers, as well as their end-user customers, on the
lucrative market opportunity and technology specifics surrounding
virtualization products. VMware training courses will be delivered
and offered through the distributor's subsidiary, VPN Dynamics. For
added flexibility and convenience, training courses can be taken in
a traditional classroom setting or online via VPN Dynamic's new
"Live Online" Training, announced earlier this month. As with the
majority of VPN Dynamic's training courses, solution providers are
encouraged to resell the new VMware training courses to their
end-user clients as a means to drive more value and establish a new
revenue stream. Jodi Honore, vice president, vendor management,
Ingram Micro U.S. says vendor training, education and
certifications are critical to the health and integrity of today's
IT channel. "In many cases training and certifications can uncover
and drive new revenue opportunities for solution providers working
within particular verticals and specializing in emerging,
high-demand technologies such as virtualization," says Honore.
"Ensuring our partners gain access to best-in-class technical,
sales and business training is a responsibility we take very
seriously at Ingram Micro," continues Honore. "It's also another
reason why we are so pleased to become a VMware Authorized Training
Center and really work together with VMware to further enable our
partners to become VMware Certified Professionals and successfully
sell, install and support this award-winning technology." "Ingram
Micro's training programs and technical personnel are really
top-notch," says David Quinn, Director, Strategic Technologies,
GreenPages Technology Solutions, an Ingram Micro partner as well as
a VMware Authorized Consultant (VAC) and Premier-level partner
located in Kittery, Maine. "We've had great success with Ingram
Micro's VMware team on sales training. We especially look forward
to reselling their offerings to our clients as they grow their
practice as a VMware Authorized Training Center (VATC)." "We
welcome Ingram Micro as a VMware Authorized Training Center," said
Steve Houck, Vice President of Worldwide Channels at VMware. "We
applaud Ingram Micro for its continued efforts to take
virtualization training to new levels and increase the value it
provides to both channel partners and customers. Together we will
work to impart the knowledge necessary for solution providers and
their clients to successfully deploy VMware solutions and recognize
the best return on their investments." Available now, Ingram
Micro's VMware-certified training courses are conducted at the VPN
Dynamic's offices in Santa Clara. Training classes are also
available immediately online or can be conducted onsite at solution
provider or end-user's offices. For more information on VMware
training and education courses, please call VPN Dynamics at (408)
330-1990 or go to http://www.vpndynamics.com/vmware. For more
information on Smart Enablement for VMware Partners, solution
providers should contact their Ingram Micro Sales Representative at
1 (800) 456-8000. About VPN Dynamics VPN Dynamics is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. and a leading provider of
networking, security, virtualization training and services.
Solution providers and their customers benefit from VPN Dynamics'
proven ability to simplify network security by providing knowledge
and education through the life cycle of networking, security and
virtualization products. VPN Dynamics is an authorized training
provider for Citrix Systems, Check Point Software Technologies,
Juniper Networks, Meru, SonicWALL and Websense products. For more
information, visit http://www.vpndynamics.com/. 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 150 countries and is the only
broad-based global 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:
http://www.ingrammicro.com/ http://www.vpndynamics.com/
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