Ingram Micro Announces Global Distribution Agreement With Dropbox

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2016) - With cloud-based file sharing emerging as one of the fastest growing markets in the technology sector, Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM) today announced it has expanded its distribution agreement with Dropbox, a leading provider of file sharing and collaboration services.

Initially offered in the U.S. and Canada, the new agreement extends the availability of Dropbox Business to Ingram Micro channel partners across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, with plans to extend the offering into additional markets soon. Through this expanded agreement, Ingram Micro now serves as the premier distributor of Dropbox in several European nations, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

In addition, to further serve the expanding business needs of this growing partner presence, Ingram Micro has extended the reach and availability of Dropbox to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace in the U.S., Canada, and Netherlands, with Australia and New Zealand coming this month. Channel partners in these regions can now seamlessly purchase, provision, configure, and manage Dropbox through a single automated portal.

"We believe Dropbox is one of the most widely adopted collaboration platforms on the market, with unique business-focused capabilities that we expect will deliver significant value to our cloud portfolio and global partner community," said Renee Bergeron, Vice President, Global Cloud, Ingram Micro. "Dropbox and Ingram Micro's strengthened relationship reaffirms our joint commitment to meet the growing demands of channel partners and their customers for secure and controlled file sharing and collaboration environments. Through this expanded agreement, we will leverage our combined technical capabilities and expertise to build a value-added solution for strategic customer segments and vertical markets."

With today's workplace no longer confined to on-premise boundaries, many companies have transitioned to cloud technologies to effectively and securely collaborate in real time. Built on a highly-scalable and secure infrastructure, Dropbox Business offers file sharing and collaboration across multiple devices, as well as integration into hundreds of existing third-party solutions with ease. Channel partners will soon have the ability to experience greater cross-sell opportunities by seamlessly attaching Dropbox to Microsoft Office 365 via Ingram Micro's productivity suite, and deliver an affordable and complete offering that boosts productivity and communication across key vertical markets. The ability to bundle and sell unique Dropbox Business offerings will also allow customers to leverage untapped SMB opportunities and increase business transformation in the cloud.