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Oracle and Ingram Micro Sign Distribution Agreement Targeted at Small and Midsize Business Sector

Posted on: Monday, 19 September 2005, 12:00 CDT

ORACLE OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle and Ingram Micro Inc. today announced a strategic distribution agreement to extend the reach and access to Oracle technology throughout the small to midsize business (SMB) marketplace.

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As part of the distribution agreement, Ingram Micro will recruit hundreds of qualified value-added resellers (VARs), expanding the community of net-new solution providers implementing Oracle technology in the SMB market.

Ingram Micro will offer its resellers Oracle's complete line of technology products including the award-winning Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware, the company's newly branded complete middleware suite. Oracle and Ingram Micro each will deploy a dedicated staff to help ensure support for the new resellers.

"As the world's leading technology distributor, Ingram Micro is pleased to enhance our portfolio with Oracle solutions aimed at small enterprises," said Jodi Honore, vice president, software category, Ingram Micro. "Our customers are looking for enterprise software that is low cost and simple to install that Oracle can deliver. Ingram Micro is developing new business growth for our VAR customers with access to new markets, new technology and more sales."

"Increasing access to Oracle technology through the SMB channel is key to Oracle's overall strategic goals. We recognize Ingram Micro as an important leader in this space with global reach and expertise," said Oracle President, Charles Phillips. "We believe the combination of Oracle and Ingram Micro will attract a significant number of resellers who are looking to expand their offerings and increase revenue opportunities."

About Ingram Micro

As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 100 countries and is the only global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/.

About Oracle

Oracle is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com/ .

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The above is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle's products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

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Oracle Corporation

CONTACT: Carol Sato of Oracle, +1-650-633-5551, orcarol.sato@oracle.com; or Chris Kelly of Ingram Micro, +1-714-357-6127, orchris.kelly@ingrammicro.com

Web site: http://www.ingrammicro.com/

Web site: http://www.oracle.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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