At EuroChannels 2000, Ingram Micro Awarded Twice For Its Innovative Spirit

Ingram Micro distinguished with Innovator 2000 Europe awards for both Most Innovative Approach to Market Development and Most Outstanding European Leader

BRUSSELS, Oct. 19, 2000

Ingram Micro Europe, the European division of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and services, today announced that its innovative spirit was twice recognized at this year's edition of EuroChannels conference held Oct. 17-18 in Barcelona, Spain.

EuroChannels Innovator Awards recognize and pay tribute to those channel partners who are true innovators in Europe. Each year, the members of the EuroChannels Advisory Board, comprised of more than 50 European industry executives and key European journalists, nominate 50 European-based channel partners including resellers, VARs, distributors, mail order/catalogue, call centers, service providers and retailers. The online voting is open for the public.

In the category for Most Innovative Approach to Market Development the award is presented to a channel partner with an exemplary, creative, or innovative program in one or all of the following areas: Virtual (Web-based), SPIFs, product bundles, "suite" marketing, product promotion and advertising, "white-box" or CTO, and project or customer financing programs.

Ingram Micro Europe won the award in this category for its InsideLine program. This program services the growing needs of resellers for real-time pricing, product availability information and ordering of integrated solutions, allowing Ingram Micro's customers to act as a "virtual warehouse" for millions of dollars in inventory. InsideLine can be integrated into the reseller's host system or be used as a front-end application for the reseller's own Web site.

"We are thrilled to have received this recognition from the IT business channels as this encourages us to continue committing ourselves to deliver enhanced services to our customers, said Greg Spierkel, executive vice president and president Ingram Micro Europe. "Our commitment is to always find better and more innovative ways to answer our customers' needs and hence develop a partnership-based relationship with them."

Alain Maquet, senior vice president France, Benelux & Export at Ingram Micro Europe was distinguished in the category for "Most Outstanding European Leader". This award is given to an employee or executive of a traditional (physical) or virtual-based channel partner with an exemplary, creative or innovative track record.

In his role, Alain Maquet oversees the company's operations in France, Belgium and the Netherlands, as well as Ingram Micros European Export division. Maquet joined Ingram Micro in 1993 as managing director for the companys French operations and became vice president in 1994.

"I am thankful to Ingram Micro's partners who have nominated and elected me and I would like to share this award with them. I am pleased to see that our key values of innovation and dedication have been distinguished as we strive to anticipate change and capitalize on the many opportunities that arise. This award is a recognition of the efforts of a whole team which has exceeded expectations. At a more personal level, I'm also proud to be the first French manager to receive this award," Maquet commented.

Other award categories included Most Innovative Cyber Sales, Marketing or Support Program, Most Innovative Approach to Customer Support Services, Most Innovative Approach to Sales Development, Most Innovative Approach to New Channel or Pioneering a Channel and  Reseller/VAR of the Year.

About Ingram Micro Inc.

Ingram Micro Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology solutions, products and services. The company operates in 34 countries with sales exceeding $29 billion for the past four reported quarters. Ingram Micros global regions offer e-commerce solutions, logistics services, and technology product distribution and marketing to more than 175,000 technology solution providers and manufacturers. The company is focused on maximizing shareowner value and achieving customer satisfaction by continuously innovating the IT supply chain.

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