Ingram Micro Announces 2009 Vendor Awards of Excellence Winners

Top IT Distribution Partner Recognizes Top Performing Technology Vendors for
Impressive Growth, Execution and Partner Enablement Programs at 2010 Marketing
Symposium

SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Congratulating IT vendors for
superior performance, collaboration and partnership, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:
IM) today announced the winners of the 2009 Ingram Micro U.S. Vendor Awards of
Excellence. The prestigious industry awards were presented yesterday at the
distributor's annual Marketing Symposium in Anaheim, Calif.


This year's winners include Business Intelligence Award winner Belkin, and
Channel Community Award winner Hewlett-Packard. Industry leader Cisco Systems
walked away with the 2009 Services Award for its success within Ingram Micro's
Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse and also earned this year's Networking
Award. The coveted 2009 Partnership award was presented to Juniper Networks in
recognition of its accelerated growth and ongoing collaboration with Ingram
Micro's sales, marketing, technical support and vendor management teams. 

Ingram Micro's 2009 Vendor Awards of Excellence recognize many of the
distributor's top-performing technology manufacturers and software developers
for outstanding IT Channel performance and partnership, as well as
achievements against measurable objectives, such as growth, revenue,
profitability, marketing programs, solution provider support and services.

The winners of Ingram Micro's 2009 U.S. Awards of Excellence are:


   Business Intelligence                   Belkin
   Channel Community                       Hewlett-Packard
   Components                              Western Digital
   Data Center                             EMC Corporation
   Digital Signage                         Samsung Electronics America
   Document Management                     Kodak Scanners
   Emerging Technology                     Data Domain
   Mobility                                Nokia
   Networking                              Cisco
   Partnership                             Juniper Networks
   Peripherals & Accessories               Ergotron
   Security                                Symantec
   Services                                Cisco Systems
   Software                                Citrix Systems, Inc.
   Systems                                 Apple

"Working side-by-side with Ingram Micro, the winners of our 2009 Vendor Awards
of Excellence continued to invest, innovate and achieve impressive growth
despite a challenging economy," says Keith Bradley, President, Ingram Micro
North America. "We're pleased to recognize each of these vendors for their
ongoing commitment and partnership with Ingram Micro and our channel
partners."

The 2009 annual awards ceremony was hosted by Ingram Micro's channel marketing
and vendor management executive team and took place at the distributor's 2010
Marketing Symposium on Oct. 8, 2009. To learn more about Ingram Micro's
marketing services, visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/marketingservices.

About Ingram Micro Inc.
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 150
countries and is the only broad-based global IT distributor with operations in
Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com.

SOURCE  Ingram Micro Inc.