News: Ingram, HP BladeSystem Matrix

From: "Marie Rourke (Meoli)" <marie@whitefoxpr.com>
Date: April 5, 2011 12:19:14 AM EDT
To: 'Christopher Rogers' <chris.rogers@itincanada.ca>, Michael O'Neil <michael.oneil@itincanada.ca>
Subject: News: Ingram, HP BladeSystem Matrix

Hi there!  Some quick news for you… technically, we’re still waiting for HP’s approval, but given the event is underway, I am pushing this out and asking for forgiveness.  
J  So here we go!
 
HP’s BladeSystem Matrix, and all the support that comes with it, are now offered in Ingram Micro’s Buffalo-based Solution Center. Given the demands around the technology, the addition of the HP BladeSystem Matrix in the Solution Center is a big win for Ingram Micro and its North America channel partners – especially those focused on the data center and private cloud.  
 
Now partners can demo the technology in action to help speed the sales cycle and show the value of the all-in-one converged solution to customers and prospects (and there’s no charge to use the Solution Center or demo the equipment). This added value, combined with the continued support of Ingram Micro’s Advanced Computing Division, gives HP partners the technical, sales and field expertise and resources they want (and need) to more effectively market and sell the HP BladeSystem Matrix.
 
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For Immediate Release
Ingram Micro Empowers Channel Partners to Sell Next Generation
HP Data-Center Solutions
 
Distributor’s Advanced Computing Division Hosts HP Converged Infrastructure Launch Event in Buffalo, NY April 5-6; Unveils new HP BladeSystem Matrix in Solution Center
 
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 5, 2011  Building on its data center solutions expertise, the Advanced Computing Division of Ingram Micro Inc.(NYSE: IM) is pleased to announce the HP BladeSystem Matrix is now available for demonstration within the distributor’s multi-million dollar Buffalo, NY-based Solution Center.
 
To accelerate demand and generate greater awareness, the distributor is hosting a HP Converged Infrastructure training and education event in Buffalo, NY April 5-6.
 
The HP BladeSystem Matrix solution is supported by Ingram Micro’s Advanced Computing Division and available to authorized HP channel partners in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to using Ingram Micro’s best-in-class Solution Centers, HP and Ingram Micro channel partners have access to a variety of enablement resources. These include technology-focused and business-minded training and educational seminars, boot camps and webinars. Custom configuration services, technical support, pre- and post-sales support, and co-branded marketing collateral are also offered as part of the Division’s partner value-add.
 
“The HP BladeSystem Matrix is an all-in-one converged infrastructure solution that brings the benefits of shared services to life and makes it easier for channel partners to establish a private cloud for small and mid-sized businesses, as well as enterprise players,” says Fran Murello, senior engineer, Ingram Micro’s Buffalo-based Solution Center.  “It’s a great conversation starter for discussing the business value of converged infrastructure and cloud computing and now that it’s available for demo within the Ingram Micro Solution Center, channel partners can show their customers and prospects firsthand the technology in action.” 
 
As the market’s first truly converged infrastructure solution, the HP BladeSystem Matrix provisions complex infrastructure and applications in minutes rather than months, and helps channel partners reduce customers’ total cost of ownership by up to 56% versus traditional infrastructure reports HP. 
 
With the support of Ingram Micro’s Advanced Computing Division and Solution Centers, HP is able to provide mutual Ingram Micro channel partners with the technical, sales and field expertise and resources needed to effectively market and sell the HP BladeSystem Matrix.
 
For more information about Ingram Micro’s Solution Center visit www.im-sc.com. Ingram Micro’s Advanced Computing Division waslaunched last year to deliver greater opportunity, specialization and business value to channel partners throughout North America who market, sell and support higher-end technology solutions and services.
 
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