Wednesday September 3 1:15 PM EDT
Company Press Release
Source: Newbridge Networks Corporation
Ingram Micro and Newbridge Networks Sign
Comprehensive Distribution Agreement
Newbridge industry-leading networking products to strengthen Ingram Micro's
telecom initiative
SANTA ANA, California and HERNDON, Virginia, Sept. 3 /CNW-PRN/ - Ingram Micro Inc.,
the world's largest distributor of technology products and services, announced today that it has
signed a distribution agreement with Newbridge Networks, a global leader in communications
networking solutions. The agreement is a strategic move for both companies, bolstering Ingram
Micro's portfolio in its newly formed Telecom Integration Division while strengthening the
Newbridge channel. Under the terms of the agreement, Ingram Micro now carries the full line of
Newbridge high-performance wide area and local area (WAN and LAN) internetworking products,
enhancing its portfolio of end-to-end networking solutions for the converging WAN and LAN
markets.
The Newbridge(R) MainStreet(R) products feature a multiservice WAN architecture that supports
the integration of asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), frame relay, X.25 and time division
multiplexing (TDM) technologies. A suite of network management products provides seamless
management of integrated voice, data, video and multimedia applications. Additionally, the
Newbridge suite of products includes the VIVID(TM) system, the only MPOA-based layer 3
switching solution available today for more scalable, manageable enterprise networks.
``The addition of the Newbridge suite of networking products is very important to Ingram Micro,
especially as we expand our Telecom Integration Division,'' said Laura Skinner, Vice President and
General Manager of Ingram Micro's Telecom Integration Division. ``We are excited to provide
Newbridge products to our reseller customers who in turn will be able to offer network managers
scalable solutions to expand and upgrade current networks.''
``Ingram Micro has a strong presence in the reseller market,'' said Mike Pascoe, President,
Newbridge Networks, Inc. ``With the formation of the Telecom Integration Division, Ingram
Micro is strengthening its influence in the WAN market. We are very pleased to be working with
Ingram Micro as it grows this area of business and we expect it to be an extremely important
channel for the entire Newbridge product line moving forward.''
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services a comprehensive family of
networking products and systems that delivers the power of multimedia communications solutions
to organizations in more than 100 countries throughout the world. Newbridge products are the
choice of an expanding range of customers which includes the world's 200 largest
telecommunications service providers, as well as more than 10,000 corporations and government
organizations. The company has facilities throughout Canada, the United States, Latin America,
Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Newbridge Networks Corporation is a public company whose common shares are listed on the New
York Stock Exchange (NN) in the United States and The Toronto Stock Exchange, (NNC) in
Canada.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, California, is the world's largest
wholesale distributor of technology products and services, with 1996 sales of more than $12
billion. The company operates in 19 countries and distributes more than 36,000 products to over
100,000 resellers in 120 countries.
SOURCE: Newbridge Networks Corporation |
