Ingram Micro Named Distributor of the Year by Juniper Networks

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Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:00am EDT

Leading IT Distributor Delivers the Resources and Support Juniper J-Partners
Value Most

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:
IM) today announced it was named the 2008 U.S. Distributor of the Year by
Juniper Networks. The annual award was presented at the 2009 Juniper Networks
J-Partner Summit in Las Vegas, and accepted by Ken Bast, vice president,
vendor management, Ingram Micro U.S. 

The Juniper Networks Distributor of the Year Award recognizes Ingram Micro
U.S. for its commitment to recruiting and on-boarding new channel partners,
ensuring operational excellence and making it easier for J-Partners to sell
and support Juniper's high-performance networking and security portfolio of
products, specializations and services. 

"Our distributor partners play an enormously important role within Juniper's
go-to-market strategies," says Donna Grothjan, vice president of Worldwide
Channel Strategy and Operations, Juniper Networks. "As our largest
distributor, Ingram Micro is a strategic partner that is focused on building
our market and mind share within the IT channel, and enabling our J-Partners
with the necessary support, training and resources that matter most to their
businesses." 

In 2008, Ingram Micro worked diligently to ensure that its J-Partners had the
inventory, credit and training they needed to lead and win more business with
Juniper Networks. 

"Juniper Networks is a value-driven manufacturer who understands and embraces
the important role of distribution and the IT Channel," says Bast. "We've seen
tremendous success year over year with Juniper Networks both in the high
performance networking and security categories and are pleased to be awarded
this honor four years in a row." 

About Ingram Micro
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 services, technical support, financial
services, and product aggregation and distribution.  The company serves
approximately 150 countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor
with operations in Asia.  Visit www.ingrammicro.com





SOURCE  Ingram Micro

Marie Meoli of WhiteFox Marketing & Communications, +1-714-680-0335,
marie.meoli@whitefoxpr.com, for Ingram Micro
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