INGRAM MICRO FIRST AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR TO OFFER UNIXWARE 7 NONSTOP CLUSTERS

Company Teams with SCO to Deliver Major Benefits to Enterprise Customers

SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 27, 2000

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), the worlds largest wholesale provider of technology products and services, today announced that it has teamed up with SCO (NASDAQ:SCOC), the worlds leading provider of UNIX server operating systems, to become the first authorized distributor of UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters.

A member of the SCO Authorized Distributor Program, Ingram Micro will initially offer all the necessary components to implement UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters. By next quarter, Ingram Micro will offer fully-configured solutions that will be assembled at Ingram Micros configuration center. Ingram Micro also will offer technical support from specialists trained onsite with NonStop Cluster servers put in place at Ingram Micro last fall.

"We are pleased to be the first to market UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters," said Bob Bennett, vice president, Enterprise Solutions Group, Ingram Micro. "With this new program, we now have the opportunity to offer highly reliable and scalable UNIX solutions, which will certainly benefit our customers and enhance their business."

"SCO is delighted that Ingram Micro has made the investment to become the first U.S. distributor authorized to sell UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters," said Sheila Baker, vice president, U.S. Channel Sales, SCO. "We believe that Ingram Micro's leadership in providing enterprise technology, combined with the excellence of UnixWare 7 NonStop Clusters will provide major growth opportunities in the enterprise market."

For more information, visit SCO.

NonStop is a registered trademark of Compaq Computer in the U.S. and other countries. UnixWare is a registered trademark of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.

About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the worlds largest wholesale provider of technology products and services, and a leader of assembly and integration services with sales of $26.5 billion for the past four reported quarters. The company and its subsidiaries operate in 34 countries and distribute more than 225,000 products to more than 140,000 resellers in 130 countries.