MaintenanceNet Helps Ingram Micro Solution Providers Save Time and Money with New ``Quick Quote Tool'' for Cisco Service Sales; Tool Delivers Cisco Standard List Pricing via Ingram Micro's Reseller Services Portal, Powered by MaintenanceNet.CARLSBAD, Calif. -- MaintenanceNet, Inc., the leading provider of maintenance contract management services, today introduced the Cisco Services Quick Quote Tool, a new portal offering designed to facilitate ordering and pricing for Cisco products sold via the Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IM) Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. Services Portal, powered by MaintenanceNet. Now available, the Cisco Services Quick Quote Tool streamlines the sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. for Ingram Micro channel solution providers, saving time and money by consolidating multiple applications into a single location for ordering services and providing regional services pricing. "As services continue to be a key initiative at Ingram Micro, we are committed to helping our solution providers be more effective at driving services revenues," said Justin Crotty, vice president, channel marketing, Ingram Micro North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "The Cisco Quick Quote Tool dramatically reduces the cost and time for our resellers to quote and close SmartNet service contracts, translating into a clear competitive market advantage for Ingram Micro and its resellers, as well as overall increases in customer satisfaction for the end user community." Ingram Micro, the world's largest technology distributor, released the Reseller Services Portal in April 2006 to build incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. revenue on sales of HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Cisco products, with future release of additional vendors soon. Designed by MaintenanceNet to make selling service contracts easier and more profitable, the Reseller Services Portal is free of charge to all Ingram Micro customers in the U.S. The web portal See portal. automates IT product service renewal contracts and includes valuable tools and resources such as automated e-mail notifications and online access to contract renewal information, unattached/warranty products and online product registration. "We are dedicated to helping Ingram Micro improve its maintenance contract service business through innovative tools that meet the unique demands of its customers across the channel," said Scott Herron, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for MaintenanceNet. "The Cisco Quick Quote Tool was developed by listening to the needs of the solutions provider market and represents another proof point of our commitment to reduce our customers' cost of sales and time to close, thereby making it easier to sell services." To learn more about Ingram Micro's Reseller Services Portal, powered by MaintenanceNet, call 1-866-490-1304, or e-mail servicenow@ingrammicro.com. About Ingram Micro As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for manufacturers and solution providers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 140 countries and is the only broadline global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com. About MaintenanceNet MaintenanceNet is a leading provider of maintenance contract management services. The company's innovative web-based products and comprehensive data mining, aggregation and management services allow technology vendors to maximize service revenue opportunities while improving customer satisfaction and overall operational efficiencies. By connecting technology vendors with OEMs, channel partners and end-clients, MaintenanceNet facilitates the management, marketing and sales of maintenance-based services. For more information, contact 866-699-7212 or visit www.maintenancenet.com. MaintenanceNet is a registered trademark of MaintenanceNet Incorporated. |
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