INGRAM MICRO TO DISTRIBUTE COMPAQ ENTERPRISE-CLASS
STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Story Filed: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 7:10 PM EST
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest wholesale
distributor of technology products and services, today announced it will distribute Compaq
Computer Corp.'s enterprise-class storage systems for decision support, data warehousing and
general business solutions. Ingram Micro will target these products to value-added resellers (VARs)
and systems integrators (SIs) that service the Fortune 1000 and mid-enterprise markets.
Starting immediately, Ingram Micro will offer its customers the Compaq StorageWorks Enterprise
Storage Array 12000, Enterprise Storage Array 10000, RAID Array 8000 and RAID Array 7000.
These robust storage products are high- performance, scalable and disaster-tolerant, and are
designed to make computer storage a more flexible, shared resource throughout the enterprise. This
new generation of Compaq enterprise storage products are compatible with heterogeneous servers,
including Sun Solaris and HP 9000, which Ingram Micro sells through its global Enterprise Solutions
Group (ESG).
Said David Jaskulke, Ingram Micro's business unit director for Compaq, "We are seeing an increase
in the range of storage solutions that resellers and end users are demanding. The expansion of data
warehousing and decision support capabilities in the Fortune 1000 and mid-enterprise markets are
forcing companies to generate and save more information than ever -- information that is vital to their
business. Compaq's enterprise storage systems are attractive solutions for our resellers that want to
provide flexible, scalable and robust storage solutions to their enterprise customers."
Said Scott Shreyer, vice president, channel sales, Western region for Compaq: "We are pleased to
team with Ingram Micro to deliver Compaq storage solutions to VARs that specialize in the
enterprise market. We are confident that Ingram Micro will help educate VARs about the
opportunities in the enterprise storage arena, and drive demand for the Array and RAID products
solutions."
Ingram Micro will provide these storage solutions through its Compaq business unit, which is
comprised of dedicated resources in purchasing, marketing, sales and technical support. Ingram
Micro's internal Compaq team will work to identify, market and provide storage solutions for
resellers that service the enterprise market.
Resellers can learn more about Compaq's enterprise storage solutions by visiting
www.ingrammicro.com or calling their Ingram Micro sales representative at (800) 456-8000.
The Ingram Micro-Compaq Partnership
Ingram Micro is Compaq's largest distribution partner worldwide and assembles and configures
more Compaq products than any other distributor. Ingram Micro is a certified assembler for
Compaq's Channel Configuration Program (CCP) and provides contract manufacturing for
Compaq's government, education and medical (GEM) business through Ingram Micro's
Frameworks(TM), Total Integration Services(TM) program. Ingram Micro is co-locating with
Compaq's Houston manufacturing facilities to increase efficiency and decrease product delivery time
for resellers. Compaq participates in Ingram Micro's Ingram Systems Group (ISG) and VentureTech
Network, which are membership-based programs for resellers that service the Fortune 1000 and
small-to-medium business markets, respectively.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's largest wholesale
distributor of technology products and services, and is a leading provider of assembly and integration
services with 1998 sales of $22.0 billion. The company and its subsidiaries operate in 31 countries
and distribute more than 200,000 products to more than 140,000 resellers in 130 countries. Ingram
Micro can be found at ingrammicro.com.
Ingram Micro is a trademark used under license by Ingram Micro Inc. All other logos, brand names
and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE Ingram Micro Inc.
04/26/99
CONTACT: Kirsten Frosh, Media Relations of Ingram Micro Inc., 714-382-2727,
kirsten.frosh@ingrammicro.com
Web site: ingrammicro.com
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