TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:
IM) today welcomed more than 200 channel partners to its Fall 2010
Partner Connections Summit. Themed "Taking the Lead," the bi-annual
education and training event has earned a reputation for empowering
Ingram Micro channel partners with the tools, training and
technical insight needed to successfully build their businesses and
hone their IT solutions and vertical market expertise.
Taking place Sept. 21 - 23 at the
Westin La Paloma in Tucson, AZ,
the Fall 2010 Partner Connections Summit provides channel partners
with an insider's look at what technology solutions and trends are
influencing today's purchasing decisions and driving demand among
small and mid-size business (SMB) owners.
As part of the distributor's partner enablement efforts, Ingram
Micro is offering attending channel partners 90 days of technical
support at no cost. Valued at US $500, the trial program encourages solution
providers to take advantage of Ingram Micro's cross-trained
technical support team for both pre- and post-sales calls. Channel
partners can also leverage Ingram Micro's technical support team to
assist with the development, configuration and installation of
complex technology solutions, as well as highly customized vertical
market solutions.
"Selling technology has evolved into a business discussion that
goes beyond simply increasing workforce productivity to focus in on
enhancing the customer's corporate culture, value proposition and
financial well being," says Anne
Wilcox, event host and Ingram Micro's vice president,
customer solutions marketing, U.S. "During this event, we are
spotlighting in-demand technologies and solutions such as cloud
computing, networking, security and virtualization, and bringing
forward experts to discuss the market landscape and what's really
keeping business owners awake at night."
The 2010 Fall Partner Connections Summit features a number of IT
solution-focused workshops and informative keynotes. Guest speakers
include Geno Marcoux, director of
distribution, Juniper Networks and several Ingram Micro executives
including Brian Wiser, senior vice
president of sales and marketing, North
America; Jason Beal, director
of sales, services, North America;
and Don Anderson, director of sales
and customer service, Ingram Micro Consumer Electronics Division.
Many of the distributor's top field-based technology solutions
engineers and field sales representatives are also in
attendance.
Throughout the three-day summit, channel partners will connect
with IT industry experts on business-building opportunities and
technology solutions. Attendees will also participate in the
Experience Tech Fair, which offers an innovative, hands-on approach
to the traditional technology show floor and features all the
latest technology in action. The 2010 Fall Partner Connections
Summit sponsors include Belkin, Brother, Cisco, Fujitsu, HP, IBM,
Juniper Networks, Microsoft, NEC, RIM, Symantec and VMware. More
than 85 different IT manufacturers will be in attendance.
"This is a can't miss event for channel partners who want to
learn more about how to get the most out of their Ingram Micro
partnership and ultimately grow their technology expertise,
customer value and service revenues," says Wilcox.
For more information about Ingram Micro, visit
http://www.ingrammicro.com/.
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www.twitter.com/IngramMicroInc.
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
www.ingrammicro.com.
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