HP Visual Collaboration Offerings Now Available Through Ingram Micro
January 26 2011 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) today announced
that Ingram Micro will be the first authorized distributor of HP
Visual Collaboration videoconferencing solutions.
The agreement enables Ingram Micro to offer the high-definition
HP Visual Collaboration line to its U.S. network of value-added
resellers (VARs).
HP’s software-based videoconferencing solutions, launched in
November, are based on scalable video coding, an encoding
technology that supports high-definition video and greatly improves
the user experience while reducing deployment costs. The offerings
include a desktop client, executive desktop and room systems that
enable people to collaborate more effectively, no matter where they
are.
“HP Visual Collaboration sees tremendous business value in
partnering with Ingram Micro and opening up this IT channel,” said
Rob Scott, vice president and general manager, Visual
Collaboration, HP. “Our desire is that VARs are able to build and
grow a profitable practice around HP’s visual collaboration
solutions, and Ingram Micro makes that possible.”
HP and Ingram Micro are kicking off the program with a series of
VAR Boot Camps. The first is being held today at HP’s Executive
Briefing Center in Cupertino, Calif. Additional boot camps in
Plano, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., are planned for February.
Interested resellers are invited to learn more about the
upcoming boot camp sessions at the HP VC Expressway on the HP
Partner Portal or by contacting their Ingram Micro HP sales
representative.
“We’re pleased to be the first to bring HP’s new offerings for
enterprise-class video collaboration to the VAR community,” said
Kevin Prewett, vice president, Vendor Management, Ingram Micro U.S.
“Together with HP, we will enable VARs to integrate these new
offerings into their overall communications solutions for
customers, whether SMBs or larger firms. HP’s new generation of
software-based videoconferencing solutions is a powerful asset to
the Ingram Micro lineup.”
Ingram Micro will offer the full HP Visual Collaboration product
suite that delivers reliable, quality, high-definition video
conferencing over enterprise or best-effort networks.
The HP Visual Collaboration solutions offered through Ingram
Micro include:
- Ideal for dispersed teams, the
HP Visual Collaboration Desktop
software client can be deployed easily by all users on their own
PCs and notebooks.
- The HP Visual
Collaboration Executive Desktop is a bundled, touchscreen
solution that features an HP TouchSmart PC loaded with HP Visual
Collaboration software. It also includes camera and headset
accessories. Expected to be available to VARs in June.
- Designed for team collaboration, the
HP Visual Collaboration Room 100 and Room
220 integrate high-quality video into multipurpose
conference rooms, offering low total cost of ownership.
- At the core of the portfolio is the
HP Visual Collaboration Portal. This
comes preconfigured on HP ProLiant DL360 servers and allows IT
administrators to handle remote configurations, authentication and
licensing of system components.
- The HP Visual
Collaboration Router provides distributed media routing and
is built on HP industry-standard server appliances.
- Providing an easy migration path for
companies that want to continue to use legacy videoconferencing
solutions, the HP Visual Collaboration
Gateway connects to both H.323 and SIP protocols.
Through the HP PartnerONE program, HP will offer Ingram Micro’s
VARs attractive benefits and incentives on HP Visual Collaboration
products. Together, HP and Ingram Micro will provide channel
partners with the solutions, tools and resources to help grow their
businesses and achieve a consistent, competitive edge.
In addition, VARs will be able to provide installation,
maintenance and help desk services for HP Visual Collaboration
products upon completion of training and certification courses
offered by HP.
More information about HP Visual Collaboration solutions is
available at www.hp.com/go/visualcollaboration.
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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infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about
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