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Leading IT Distributor Delivers the Resources and Support Juniper J-Partners Value Most SANTA ANA, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) today announced it was named the 2008 U.S. Distributor of the Year by Juniper Networks. The annual award was presented at the 2009 Juniper Networks J-Partner Summit in Las Vegas, and accepted by Ken Bast, vice president, vendor management, Ingram Micro U.S. The Juniper Networks Distributor of the Year Award recognizes Ingram Micro U.S. for its commitment to recruiting and on-boarding new channel partners, ensuring operational excellence and making it easier for J-Partners to sell and support Juniper's high-performance networking and security portfolio of products, specializations and services. "Our distributor partners play an enormously important role within Juniper's go-to-market strategies," says Donna Grothjan, vice president of Worldwide Channel Strategy and Operations, Juniper Networks. "As our largest distributor, Ingram Micro is a strategic partner that is focused on building our market and mind share within the IT channel, and enabling our J-Partners with the necessary support, training and resources that matter most to their businesses." In 2008, Ingram Micro worked diligently to ensure that its J-Partners had the inventory, credit and training they needed to lead and win more business with Juniper Networks. "Juniper Networks is a value-driven manufacturer who understands and embraces the important role of distribution and the IT Channel," says Bast. "We've seen tremendous success year over year with Juniper Networks both in the high performance networking and security categories and are pleased to be awarded this honor four years in a row." 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 approximately 150 countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/ DATASOURCE: Ingram Micro CONTACT: Marie Meoli of WhiteFox Marketing & Communications, +1-714-680-0335, , for Ingram Micro Web Site: http://www.ingrammicro.com/

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