NEC COMPUTERS INC. EXPANDS MARKET PRESENCE THROUGH DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH INGRAM MICRO INC.NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Computers Inc. has announced a strategic relationship with 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), the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and services, in which Ingram Micro's U.S. region and Canadian subsidiary will distribute NEC Computers' complete line of computer products in 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. . This relationship gives technology solution providers across the U.S. and Canada increased access to NEC Computers' award-winning product lines. Beginning now, resellers will be able to purchase NEC Versa Versa Versatile System Architecture (Genrad) (R) notebook computers, PowerMate(R) desktop PCs, MobilePro handheld PCs, and Express5800 servers through Ingram Micro. The Ingram Micro distribution agreement augments NEC Computers' channel presence by expanding its distribution channel. NEC Computers and its predecessor have had an existing distribution relationship with Tech Data since December 1998, and Merisel since June 1999. This sales model gives NEC Computers' customers the flexibility to choose the reseller that best suits their needs by providing an even wider selection of resellers from which to choose. With Ingram Micro's leading distribution services and strategically located distribution centers, technology solution providers will enjoy fast delivery and greater availability of NEC Computers products. NEC Computers and its resellers have successfully offered NEC Computers' configure-to-order (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ) capability to meet customers' needs that require specific configurations and tailored system images. |
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