Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM is an American electronics company and information technology distributor.

 

Overview

It is based in Santa Ana, California.

 

In recent years, Ingram Micro built a presence in areas adjacent to its traditional distribution business, including enterprise computing, automatic identification and data capture (AIDC); point-of-sale (POS); managed, professional and warranty maintenance services; mobility; physical security; and consumer electronics (CE).

 

The company has been a leader in addressing the continuing evolution of technology delivery, including cloud computing, or software-, platform- and infrastructure-as-a-service. Its fee-for-service logistics and supply-chain management business extends the company’s reach to vendors selling products directly to consumers as well as retailers and e-tailers selling non-IT products.

 

The company is the one of the very few global broad-based IT distributors, serving resellers in approximately 150 countries on six continents[citation needed] The company offers more than 1,400 suppliers access to a global customer base of more than 185,000 resellers of various categories, including Value Added Resellers (VARs), corporate resellers, direct marketers, retailers, Internet-based resellers, and government and education resellers.

 

History

 

Softeurop logo 1989
 

In 1989 Ingram Micro, then "Ingram Micro-D" a subsidiary of the privately owned Ingram Industries group, took over the Belgian Softinvest and its three Softeurop subsidiaries active on the Belgian, the French and the Dutch markets from Brussels, Lille and Utrecht. This was Ingram first footprint in outside the U.S. except for some Ingram Industries subsidiaries. An active merge, acquisitions and foundation strategy then followed to conquer the European market.

 

In August 1993, Ingram Micro Belgium acquired Zedd, (Zaventem Electronic Dealer Distribution) and much of its assets including the right to distribute the HP line of products, a then much wanted value against other local players.