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Siemens Partners with Ingram Micro and Tech Data to Distribute Converged Communication Solutions

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Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc. has reached agreements with Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp. to sell selected solutions from the company's line of optiPoint IP telephones and HiPath-branded access points. Effective immediately, both distributors will provide logistics management and other value-added services for Siemens' optiPoint 300 Advance IP telephones and the HiPath AP 1100 single-port analog adapter. These agreements aim to make easier availability of IP phones for companies installing next-generation business communication systems.

Key Takeaways:

  • Siemens has partnered with Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp. to distribute converged communication solutions, including optiPoint 300 Advance IP telephones and HiPath AP 1100 single-port analog adapters.
  • The agreements will enable easier availability of IP phones for companies installing next-generation business communication systems.
  • Ingram Micro and Tech Data will provide logistics management and other value-added services for Siemens' products.
  • The optiPoint 300 Advance telephone features a built-in Ethernet network adapter for direct connection to a company's local area network (LAN) and supports industry-leading H.323 standard.
  • The HiPath AP 1100 adapter connects analog or wireless telephones to an Ethernet LAN, enabling seamless integration with other Internet telephony products.
  • Ingram Micro Inc. is the largest global wholesale provider of technology solutions, products, and services, operating in 34 countries with sales exceeding $29 billion for the past four reported quarters.
  • Tech Data Corporation generated sales of $17 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2000.
  • Siemens Information and Communication Networks serves as a holding company for four entities, including Siemens Enterprise Networks, LLC., Siemens Carrier Networks, LLC., Optisphere Networks, Inc., and Unisphere Solutions, Inc., with sales of nearly $2 billion achieved by its 7,000 U.S. employees last year.

Statistics:

  • Siemens has partnered with two leading distributors, Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp., to distribute converged communication solutions.
  • Ingram Micro Inc. operates in 34 countries with sales exceeding $29 billion for the past four reported quarters.
  • Tech Data Corporation generated sales of $17 billion for its most recent fiscal year, which ended January 31, 2000.
  • Siemens' optiPoint 300 Advance telephone features automatic redial, on-hook dialing, and 16 programmable speed dial numbers, as well as date/time display.
  • The HiPath AP 1100 adapter supports industry-leading H.323 standard and TCP/IP protocol.
  • Siemens Information and Communication Networks serves as a holding company for four entities, including Siemens Enterprise Networks, LLC.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire: "Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc. Partners with Ingram Micro and Tech Data to Distribute Converged Communication Solutions"
  • www.ingrammicro.com
  • www.techdata.com
  • www.icn.siemens.com
  • Tech Data Corporation's Annual Report (January 31, 2000)
  • Ingram Micro Inc.'s Press Release (August 14, 2000)

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