ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc.
(NYSE: IM) today welcomed more than 200 solution providers, managed
service providers and IT vendors to its annual GovEd Alliance
Invitational. Established in 2000, Ingram Micro's GovEd Alliance
partner community is celebrating its 10th anniversary and remains
the IT industry's only dedicated government and education channel
partner community.
"GovEd Alliance is a one-of-a-kind community that brings
together many of the IT industry's top-performing government,
education and healthcare-focused channel partners to share business
practices and network with peers and manufacturers in a way that
drives greater collaboration, sales and service opportunities,"
says Joe McCrone, vice president of
government and education, Ingram Micro U.S.
Themed "Kicking it Up a Notch," the 2010 GovEd Alliance
Invitational offers attending channel partners a wide variety of
market-specific educational and training sessions designed to build
upon their success and extend their industry knowledge, business
acumen and technical expertise.
The two-day, channel partner event also features a number of
keynote speakers and presenters including Cisco's Director of
Public Sector Partner Organization Dawn
Duross, Citrix's Director of Channel Development
Nancy Binnie and Senior Business
Development Manager Kathy Twomey, as
well as HP's Vice President, Public Sector, Solution Partners
Organization Michael Humke and INPUT's Senior Vice President of
Member Services Brian Haney. Special
guests Larry Winget, the
world-renowned "Pitbull of Personal Development," and Michael Paddock, CEO of Grants Office are also
taking center stage.
GovEd Alliance Gives Back with Benefit Event for Armed
Forces
As part of the 2010 Invitational, the Ingram Micro GovEd
Alliance partner community is pleased to announce its participation
in Operation Military Care. Sponsored by Cisco, this
inaugural GovEd Alliance charity event brings together attending
solution providers, manufacturer partners and Ingram Micro
associates to build and donate care packs for the U.S. Armed
Forces. The more than 100 military care packs and 700 "pamper
packs" for the spouses of these service men and women, as well as a
variety of stuffed animals and blankets for their children, will be
delivered to the soldiers and their families over the holidays by
the AUSA Holiday Cheer program.
Ingram Micro will close the Invitational with its annual
Spotlight Awards honoring the top-performing GovEd Alliance
solution providers.
"The GovEd Alliance community is driven to succeed in all they
do," says Huy Nuygen, director of
channel marketing, Ingram Micro U.S. "We've got a great line-up at
this year's Invitational and will continue to work harder and
smarter to advance this powerful and dynamic partner community and
further capitalize on the opportunities within the public sector
and healthcare market."
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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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