Wave Signs Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro Europe
Pan European Presence of Ingram Micro to Assist in Deployment of Wave Enterprise Software
Lee, MA – October 25, 2006 – Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ: WAVX) has finalized a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Europe, a division of the global technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM). The agreement, which does not include minimum purchase or distribution requirements, appoints Ingram Micro Europe as a non-exclusive distributor of Wave’s products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
As a result of this relationship, Wave expects businesses throughout these territories to have greater access to its EMBASSY® line of enterprise security software, the business security features of which include policy management, data protection, password management and strong pre-boot authentication. Benefits of this advanced functionality include mitigating password, data and personal information theft and more.
“Wave Systems is thrilled to collaborate with Ingram Micro Europe,” said Bruno LeConte, Vice President, EMEA, for Wave Systems. “We expect the pan European presence of Ingram Micro to help accelerate the deployment of Wave’s enterprise solutions in these territories.”
Wave's EMBASSY Trust Suite (ETS) leverages a unique, standards-based hardware security chip called a Trusted Platform Module (TPM). The computer industry has shipped tens of millions of PCs embedded with TPMs.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. is the world's largest technology distributor. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, logistics services, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 100 countries and is the only global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Ranked 72 on the Fortune 500, Ingram Micro generated $28.8 billion in revenues for fiscal year 2005.
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