Looking to Grow Your Cisco Business?
Glacier is a sales and marketing engagement offering that enables Ingram
Micro solution providers to build a Cisco practice, either from the ground
up or into further advanced technologies.
Glacier is an exclusive Ingram Micro offering that provides you with
the tools, resources, guidance and support to help you sell Cisco in the
SMB market. It’s the fastest way for solution providers to get access
to Cisco’s leading networking solutions and proven demand-generation
activities that will grow solutions.
Regardless of your Cisco reseller status, Ingram Micro’s Glacier
initiative offers several different engagement levels to help you build
or grow your Cisco practice. To ensure that partners are taking full advantage
of this offering, Ingram Micro’s team of inside and outside sales
associates will guide each partner on how to build a successful Cisco
business model.
Through Glacier, you can:
- Expand your portfolio of offerings
- Target new revenue opportunities
- Increase margin/profitability
- Gain a competitive advantage
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- Become a Trusted Advisor
- Recover lost business
- Evolve existing solutions
- Sell a Total Solution
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Cisco Capital Commercial Easy Lease Program
New easy, flexible financing options exclusively from Cisco Capital
and Ingram Micro
Cisco Systems Capital and Ingram Micro have teamed up to offer easy, flexible
financial options to the SMB Market at competitive rates. With Cisco Systems
Capital financing, companies can implement the technologies they need
to compete and thrive now – without a large capital investment.
The Cisco Capital Commercial Easy Lease Program provides fast, easy financing
for a comprehensive Cisco network solution. Financing is available for
transactions from about $5,000 to $250,000.* Designed specifically for
the SMB market, the program offers:
- Streamlined lease documentation and flexible payment options
- Simple online application and rapid, real-time credit decisions
- Online transaction monitoring and portfolio management
- Funding in 24 hours or less
*Eligibility for the Commercial Easy Lease Program is subject to credit
approval, qualification, and appropriate documentation. Term eligibility
for all leases is based on credit rating determined by Cisco Systems Capital
Credit. Other restrictions may apply.
To obtain a Cisco Capital leasing sales proposal or for assistance with
the application and documentation process, please contact Eric Walker
at (877) 877-0035, ext. 64017 or eric.walker@ingrammicro.com.
Or, if you currently have a PO from Cisco Capital and need assistance
ordering product through Ingram Micro, contact Maureen Nowak at (877)
877-0035, ext. 65217 or maureen.nowak@ingrammicro.com.
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Ingram Micro Glacier Gazette
 Dec.
2006 edition
Q1
2007 edition
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Global Knowledge Training
Developing your career means continuously developing your skills. Ingram
Micro has partnered with Global Knowledge to bring you the learning solutions
that you need to prepare for success. The Ingram Micro Business Partner
Referral Program allows you to receive special discounts on Global Knowledge
learning solutions.
Global
Knowledge info
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Cisco Technical Support
Save time and gain access to cross-trained certified engineers with Ingram
Micro Technical Support -- all at a low cost to your business. One phone
call connects you with hundreds of technologies and IT solutions that
help you sell more and close the deal. Not only does Ingram Micro have
the largest, best trained and most experienced technical support staff
in the industry, it also maintains a team of knowledgeable, certified
technicians who specialize in Cisco solutions.
(800) 445-5066, Cisco ext. 24041
Option 1: SMARTnet
Option 2: Voice & Video -- new
Option 3: All other Cisco
Key Benefits
- Free Ingram Micro pre-sale technical support
- Ingram Micro partnership to assist their Cisco CME business expansion
efforts
- 26+ Cisco certified amd specialized technicians -- CCIE on staff
- More than 10,000 Cisco calls serviced per month
- Less than 1% of calls escalated to TAC
- Solution focused with multi-vendor support
- Sales enablers (partners can conference in their end users)
- Customer satisfaction survey score 4.85 out of 5
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Cisco Integration Services
At Ingram Micro, we understand that each networking solution is unique.
Our world-class configuration and integration services can help you satisfy
customers’ unique assembly needs – while freeing your technicians
to perform other technical services for customers and increase billable
hours.
Features
- Install and update Cisco IOS to CallManager Express 4 and add GUI
(web interface) files, phone loads and other updates. This includes
installation and verification of all hardware modules and memory. Configurations
generated using Cisco’s Quick Configuration Tool are installed
and tested.
- Install and configure Cisco Unity Express (CUE) Operating System
including update to latest version, installation of purchased user license
and enable Voiceview features
- IP Phone registration and Services configuration. This includes scanning
in the MAC-addresses of IP Phones that are part of the order. Verification
of dial tone for phones that are part of the order. Scanned IP Phone
MAC-addresses are placed on CD with other customer specific files.
Benefits of Integration Services
- Provide ISO integration across Cisco technology
- Faster deployment
- Reduced configuration costs
- Reduced double-freight expenses
- Plug and play
Contact (888) 376-9757, ext. 24034 for more information.
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Cisco Services
Cisco Services will help you protect your network investment with reliable,
day-to-day network support and prompt resolution of critical network issues.
The benefits of completing your sale with Cisco services include:
- Increased return on investment
- Reduced cost of network ownership and operation
- Increased customer satisfaction
- Cisco software support
- Productivity tools
For more information, visit the Cisco
Services page or contact the Ingram Micro dedicated Cisco Services
team at (800) 456-8000, ext. 76471 (option 4).
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Cisco Marketing Resources
For marketing, sales and demand generation resources and tools to help
your business grow, visit the Cisco
Resources page.
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Cisco Smart Business Roadmap
Cisco Smart Business Roadmap offers a plan for your business that brings
together tailored technology solutions, world-class service and support
delivered through local specialized partner and flexible financing options
- all designed specifically for small and midsize businesses (SMBs).
The rate of change and amount of competition in the business world is
escalating. SMBs need to ensure that the technology solutions they buy
meet today's business needs and are flexible enough to grow with this
rapidly evolving environment.
Cisco Smart Business Roadmap provides a structured, planned evolution
path to help organizations take advantage of today's business opportunities
and maximize the long-term potential of their technology investments.
It provides support for real-time interaction through smart, simple and
secure communications solutions that operate over a single integrated
network solution.
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Contacts
To learn more about the Glacier offering, contact the Ingram Micro Market
Development Manager in your region:
Tom Roberts, North East Region (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NJ, NY, PA)
 thomas.roberts@ingrammicro.com
(800) 456-8000
East Coast, ext. 65051
Michael Collins, Central Region (ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL,
MI, IN, OH, KY)
michael.collins@ingrammicro.com
(800) 456-6783
East Coast, ext. 65084
Kathleen Lillis, South Region (OK, AR, MS, TN, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA,
WV, MD, DL)
kathleen.lillis@ingrammicro.com
(800) 456-8000
East Coast, ext 67624
Kelly Nienhuis, Pacific West Region (WA, OR, NV, CA, HI, AK)
kelly.nienhuis@ingrammicro.com
(800) 456-6000
West Coast, ext 21523
Joe Gandia, Central West Region (MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, TX, LA)
joe.gandia@ingrammicro.com
(800) 456-6000
West Coast, ext 21547
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