Ingram Micro Simplifies Success for GovEd Channel Partners
April 15 2011 - 6:03PM
Marketwired
Generating greater business value for its channel partners focused
on public sector, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) hosted its 2011
GovEd Alliance Invitational this week in Chicago. During the event,
the distributor provided valuable insight on market dynamics,
unveiled new business resources for channel partners and named
channel partner Jim Connal of Red River Computer Company president
of the GovEd Alliance Advisory Council.
Themed "Success Simplified," the 2011 GovEd Alliance
Invitational, which took place April 13 - 15, is an exclusive
education, training and networking event for Ingram Micro U.S.
channel partners specializing in the public sector. Focused on
partner enablement, sales excellence and business growth, the GovEd
Alliance makes it easier for channel partners to identify and seize
business opportunities, increase profitability and compete more
effectively in the federal, state, local and K-12 market
segments.
"The expertise, specialization and business leadership found
within the Ingram Micro GovEd Alliance places this community in a
league all its own," says event co-host and vice president of
Ingram Micro's public sector sales Joe McCrone.
"To succeed in the public sector channel partners must have a
clear understanding of the market's dynamics, business challenges
and technology requirements," says McCrone. "One of our top
priorities within GovEd Alliance is to simplify success for our
channel partners by enabling them with real business advantages
that are mutually beneficial to them and their end-user
customers."
During Ingram Micro's GovEd Alliance Invitational, IT solution
providers gained strategic market insight on business and
technology trends from Ingram Micro's executive team, as well as
industry leading manufacturers and influencers including A2B
Tracking, the Center for Digital Education, EPEAT, Inc., INPUT,
Cisco, Citrix Systems, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, McAfee, Motorola
Solutions Inc., Promedia Technology Services, Smart Grid, Service
Leadership, Technology for Education, University of Chicago
Bookstore and the JDS Marketing Group.
Targeted breakout sessions, presentations and member-led
roundtables and panels focused on business best practices, industry
regulations and legislation, cloud computing, sales and services
methodologies, market trending and technologies were also held
throughout the event. In addition, attendees took part in the 2011
charity event sponsored by Cisco and benefiting the local Boys
& Girls Club, as well as Chicago Public Schools.
"This community is on the pulse of the public sector and
represents many of the IT industry's most strategic,
high-performance channel partners and technology vendors," says Huy
Nguyen, event co-host and director, channel programs, Ingram Micro
North America.
"Through perseverance and steady execution GovEd Alliance has
become the industry's leading public sector, IT channel community
and earned a reputation for driving positive change throughout the
public sector by influencing the way education, federal, local and
state market places are using new and emerging technology solutions
to build greater efficiency, resolve business problems and provide
better service to the people," concludes Nguyen.
New Leadership and New Resources Building
on its momentum in 2010, the GovEd Alliance community announced Jim
Connal, vice president of contracts and compliance at Red River
Computer Company, as the new GovEd Alliance Advisory Council
President. In this role, Connal will work in tandem with Ingram
Micro and other members of the GovEd Alliance Council to ensure the
community continues to thrive and lead the marketplace.
In addition to an awards ceremony honoring many of Ingram
Micro's top-performing public sector partners, Ingram Micro GovEd
Alliance also spotlighted a number of new and high value resources
available to the membership including Unique Identification (UID)
Tagging, expanded field sales support and an integrated opportunity
management tool from Bidspeed that helps channel partners identify
and track government leads and simplifies the quoting process.
For more information on the Ingram Micro GovEd Alliance,
solution providers and manufacturers should contact their Ingram
Micro sales or marketing representative and visit www.im-gea.com.
The 2011 GovEd Invitational Twitter hash tag is #GEA2011.
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www.ingrammicro.com.
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About Ingram Micro Inc. 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, technical and
financial support, managed and cloud-based services, and product
aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global
broad-based IT distributor, serving more than 150 countries on six
continents with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT
products and services. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.
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