New Ingram Micro Portal Ignites Wireless Activations for Channel Partners
December 08 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Industry leader's Mobility Division launches new online portal to
help channel partners maximize mobility revenues by earning more
commissions and making the activation process easier and faster
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc.
(NYSE:IM) today announced IGNITION, a new online activation portal
designed exclusively for IT solution providers who sell wireless
activations as part of their mobile solutions. Available now in the
U.S., IGNITION is free to Ingram Micro channel partners. The new
portal makes it easier for IT solution providers to manage
commissions and activate wireless carrier services from the
industry's major carriers including AT&T and Sprint. Support
for Verizon Wireless is underway. According to Ken Bast, vice
president of Ingram Micro's Mobility Division, IGNITION eases the
activation process and provides channel partners with increased
visibility and efficiency when it comes to activating wireless
devices, managing transactions and tracking commissions. "By
centralizing and streamlining the activation process, IGNITION
gives our channel partners a competitive sales advantage and
introduces a low-touch, high-value revenue stream they just can't
get anywhere else," says Bast. "Ingram Micro is the only
distributor that enables channel partners to activate wireless
carrier services on IT devices with such ease and efficiency. As
such, we offer a unique value proposition to our channel partners
who are already selling wireless solutions, as well as those
manufacturers who embed wireless activation services into their
products." MobileTek, based in Farmingdale, NJ was among the first
Ingram Micro partners to put IGNITION to the test. "What's great
about IGNITION is that we're making incremental margin on the
wireless products we already sell," says Laura Voll, support
specialist, MobileTek. "Whether it's a wireless embedded notebook,
router or point of sale product, IGNITION allows us to activate the
technology on behalf of the customer remotely at any time,"
continues Voll. "Better still, we can use IGNITION to deploy a
self-service portal that our customers can use to activate their
products upon receipt. That's a huge timesaver - especially when
you're talking about large field deployments where the activation
process could really tie up our internal resources and erode
profitability." Channel partners who are interested in learning
more about IGNITION can contact their Ingram Micro sales
representative, or call, email Tanya Weido, manager wireless
operations for Ingram Micro's Mobility Division, at (714) 382-1347;
. 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 for
Ingram Micro Inc., +1-714-680-0335, Web Site:
http://www.ingrammicro.com/
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