Ingram Micro Hosts 2012 System ArchiTECHS Invitational in San Diego; Organizes Fundraiser in Honor of Local Military
April 23 2012 - 8:00AM
Marketwired
Keeping its focus on partner enablement and success, Ingram Micro
Inc. (NYSE: IM) today welcomed more than 150 system integrators and
technology resellers to its 2012 Spring System ArchiTECHS
Invitational. Themed "Let Us Take You There -- Your Business, Your
Future," the event is taking place April 22-24 at the Loews
Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego. The 2012 Ingram Micro System
ArchiTECHS Twitter hashtag is #IMSAC.
As a special addition to the program this year, the Ingram Micro
partner community is honoring the local U.S. military in San Diego
with a donation raised during the event for the Semper Fi Fund.
With more than 35 unique technology vendors in attendance, the
2012 Spring and Fall System ArchiTECHS Invitationals offer a great
networking and education venue for channel partners. Throughout the
spring event, attendees will have the opportunity to engage
face-to-face with leading and emerging technology vendors and see
the latest technology products, services and solutions in
action.
Additionally, channel partners will hear and learn from a
variety of business, marketing and sales experts including Ajay
Sirsi, PhD, marketing professor for the Schulich School of
Business, and Dave Yewman, president of Dash Consulting. Ingram
Micro's executive vice president of North America Paul Bay will
also take center stage on April 23 to share his point of view on
many of the game-changing technologies, trends and business models
shaping today's marketplace, while also providing channel partners
with valuable insight from Ingram Micro's Business Intelligence
Center.
"Given its roots in integration and system building, the System
ArchiTECHS community is well positioned to seize the growing sales
and service opportunity that cloud computing, convergence and
advanced technologies such as infrastructure-as-a-service and
high-performance computing bring to the IT channel," says Holly
Garcia, event host and senior director, Components Business Unit,
Ingram Micro U.S. "Our goal is to further enable the success of our
partners by showing them how to maximize their value, seize the
market opportunity and ultimately grow their business."
System ArchiTECHS Honors Local Military with
Fundraiser Given the location of the System ArchiTECHS
Invitational, the Ingram Micro partner community has organized a
special event fundraiser to honor the local San Diego military
community. Taking place during the event's Casino Night and dinner,
all proceeds from the fundraiser will be donated to the Semper Fi
Fund.
Several members from the Wounded Warrior Battalion - West have
been invited to participate as honored guests of the System
ArchiTECHS community. On April 23, Ingram Micro will honor the
service and sacrifice of local Marines from the School of Infantry
- West and present a check to the Semper Fi Fund during the event's
general session.
"We are so pleased to have the opportunity to give back to the
military men and women who have sacrificed so much for America,"
says Tim Ament, vice president and general manager, direct and
consumer markets, Ingram Micro North America. "Giving back to the
communities we visit is a priority for Ingram Micro and we're
honored to be able to leverage the System ArchiTECHS Invitational
to recognize the San Diego military for their dedication to our
country."
For more information on System ArchiTECHS, solution providers
and manufacturers should contact their Ingram Micro sales or
marketing representative.
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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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