Ingram Micro Canada Now Offering BlackBerry Software and Support Services to Channel Partners

Canadian IT Resellers Can Now Deliver the Market-Leading BlackBerry Solution to Organizations for Their Growing Mobile Workforces

Mississauga, Ontario - Ingram Micro Canada, a subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), today announced an agreement with Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to market and distribute BlackBerry® software and support services to Canadian IT resellers.

Effective immediately, IT resellers can purchase BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software, BlackBerry® Professional Software and BlackBerry® Technical Support Services from Ingram Micro Canada to serve both new and existing customers.

Under the new agreement, Ingram Micro will enable its reseller partners to more effectively market, sell and support BlackBerry software and support services to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB), as well as enterprise and government customers who are eager for added mobility and productivity gains.

In addition to generating new revenue streams by selling BlackBerry software, Ingram Micro resellers will also benefit from using a variety of business-building resources including the Ingram Micro Licensing Help Desk and the distributor’s unrivalled, cross-trained Technical Support team. These high-valued resources are proven to make it easier and more profitable for channel partners to build and expand their mobility business by introducing complementary services and assisting with installation and support.

“We are offering the market-leading BlackBerry solution to our Canadian IT resellers as an opportunity for them to provide businesses of all sizes a more comprehensive portfolio of wireless software and support services,” says Tim Billing, vice president, vendor management, Ingram Micro Canada. “Our reseller partners now have what they need to position themselves as BlackBerry solution specialists and capture the sales and service opportunities surrounding the mobile workforce.”

For more information on Ingram Micro’s growing portfolio of wireless solutions, please call (800) 668-3450.

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

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