Toronto, Ontario, September 28, 2010 – Veeam Software, innovative provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual datacenter environments, today announced a new distribution relationship with Ingram Micro Canada, thus expanding its existing relationship with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), the world’s largest IT distributor. Ingram Micro Canada will now offer Veeam’s full line of virtualization data protection and systems management solutions to its resellers in Canada. Veeam products are also distributed in other regions by Amosdec, Axoft, BGS, Commaxx, CommTech, DataStor, Distrilogie, ETC, ETC BV, Hayat, Ingram Micro U.S., Interchange, Lifeboat Distribution, Magirus, Performance, Soft Select, Systematika, Tech Data and Zebra Tech. "We are very pleased to enter into this agreement with Veeam Software and extend its partner value proposition into the Canadian IT channel," said Tim Billing, Vice President, Vendor Management, Ingram Micro Canada. "Veeam’s innovative systems management tools are a welcomed addition to our growing solutions portfolio and will further enable our channel partners to proactively safeguard their clients’ investments in virtual infrastructures."
Grant Folkard, Veeam Channel Manager, Canada, said the company has secured more than 225 customers in Canada since opening the Toronto office in April 2010. "We look forward to working closely with Ingram Micro Canada’s channel partners to help their customers optimize existing investments in the VMware environment, reduce administration overhead and mitigate potential risks," he said.
About Veeam Software Veeam Software, a premier-level VMware Technology Alliance Partner, develops innovative software to manage VMware vSphere. Veeam vPower provides advanced Virtualization-Powered Data Protection and is the underlying technology in Veeam Backup & Replication, the #1 VMware backup solution. Veeam ONE provides a single solution to optimize the performance, configuration and utilization of VMware environments and includes: Veeam Reporter - VMware capacity planning, change management, and reporting and chargeback; Veeam Business View - VMware business service management and categorization; and a choice of VMware monitoring options including the nworks Management Pack - VMware management in Microsoft System Center, the nworks Smart Plug-in - VMware management in HP Operations Manager, and Veeam Monitor - framework-independent VMware monitoring. Learn more about Veeam Software by visiting www.veeam.com.
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 approximately 150 countries and is the only global broad?based IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com
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