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Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior. It has been a bit of taking a breather here for us, since we wrapped up our Spring Conference and SMB 150 Awards Gala just over a week ago. But the quiet before the storm hasn’t lasted for long…before you know it, we will be gearing up for our annual fall event to be held Oct. 10-12 in Las Vegas at the Rio!

Please take some time to peruse a few snippets of information that we didn’t get a chance to bring you last week….let us also know if there was something we might have missed, which is not mentioned in this entry…because as you know…we love news!

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior. We have been pretty busy around here at SMB Nation in gearing up for our SMB 150 Awards Gala Dinner (sponsored by BlackBerry), and our Spring Conference, which will be held May 3-5, 2013, at the Microsoft Redmond Campus. For more information, and to register, go to: http://spring.smbnation.com/.

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior.

A reminder that voting has been extended to Feb. 22 for the 3rd Annual SMB Nation 150 Awards; go to www.SMB150.com, to vote for all of your industry favorites…

Also note that this year’s Spring Conference will be held May 3-5, 2013, at the Microsoft Redmond Campus. For more information, and to register, go to: http://spring.smbnation.com/.

Ingram Micro Inc. said yesterday that it has promoted Kirk Robinson to senior vice president, commercial markets and global accounts, North America; according to the distributor, the promotion is effective immediately.

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior.

A reminder that voting has commenced for the 3rd Annual SMB Nation 150 Awards through January 18; go to www.SMB150.com, to vote for all of your industry favorites…voting expires soon!

Please take some time to peruse a few snippets of information that we didn’t get a chance to bring you last week. Let us also know if there was something we might have missed, which is not mentioned in this entry…because as you know…we love news!

All Covered, a division of Konica Minolta focused on delivering IT Services said this morning that it has acquired InterTech Computer Products, based in Phoenix and Las Vegas. With the addition of InterTech, All Covered will be able to expand its presence across key Western states such as Arizona and Nevada.

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior.

Regarding online events, there is still time to sign up for our Independent Sponsor Summit to be held Dec. 20 For SMB Nation sponsors only, this event aims to instruct on how to quickly and profitably position yourself in the elusive SMB channel and avoid pitfalls, apply best practices and make 2013 ahead of plan.

Ingram Micro said this morning that it will acquire value added distributor Promark Technology, which has a core technology focus on data storage, data management and electronic document imaging products and services.

Late this afternoon (on the East Coast) Ingram Micro Inc. issued a press statement that Paul Bay (pictured at right), current executive vice president of Ingram Micro North America, has been promoted to acting president of Ingram Micro North America, effective immediately.

Bay, who is an 18-year veteran of the IT industry, will report to Alain Monié, the distributor’s president and CEO.

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the week prior.

Last week was a “catch-up” week for me having lost power for 6 days at my home (and home office) due to Hurricane Sandy. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, luckily we did not sustain any major damage…however, many in the tri-state area were not so lucky. That being said, we are trying to return to some type of normalcy following the hurricane (and a Nor’easter) that struck in the last 2 weeks.

Reflecting on IT channel success, Ingram Micro Inc. today announced the winners of its 2012 Smart Partner awards.

The annual accolades were presented to 16 of the distributor’s top-performing IT vendor partners in the U.S. during the 2013 Ingram Micro Experience marketing services kickoff, which took place earlier this month at the Performing Arts Center in Cerritos, Calif. 

Ingram Micro Inc. today announced its Ingram Micro SMB 500, which examines the success of top-performing, SMB-focused IT channel partners in the United States. Launched at the distributor’s 2012 “Turn the Tables” Fall SMB Invitational in Rancho Mirage, Calif., the program is a live case study featuring 500 of Ingram Micro’s fastest growing U.S. channel partners who are focused on servicing the nation’s smallest businesses with 250 or less employees.  

This morning, I heard from my PR friend Marie Rourke, who handles all of Ingram Micro’s press relations, that the distributor is now authorized as a Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS) B-Series and C-Series Build-to-Order (BTO)  partner in the U.S.

Leveraging its alliance with System ArchiTECHs member PSSC Labs and synergies across multiple divisions, Ingram Micro Inc. this morning launched a new portfolio of customizable, enterprise-grade high performance computing solutions and services.

Autotask Corporation said this week at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit that it has renewed its agreement with the distributor for an additional three years. The renewal reinforces a technology and sales alliance the two companies established in 2006 when Autotask was chosen as the preferred professional services automation supplier for Ingram Micro’s growing base of VAR, reseller and cloud service provider partners in North America.

Earlier today Ingram Micro announced its Managed Print Services offering at its third annual Cloud Summit. In addition, the distributor told its summit audience that it has launched 56 new products and services as part of its expanding portfolio of cloud and cloud-enabling technology solutions.  The new announcements bring the number of Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace offerings to more than 100 solutions from 40 different technology vendors throughout North America.

This week’s Ingram Micro Cloud Summit is being held in Scottsdale, AZ, and even though SMB Nation is not there live, we can still bring the news virtually, via our blog and social media.

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the busy week prior.

Even though it was a holiday weekend here in the U.S., there still was a fair amount of news last week, while everyone was preparing for their usual Memorial Day weekend parades, BBQs and beach days. For the most part, the weather held up rather nicely here in the NY/NJ area, with only a few spotty instances of clouds and light rain at some points.

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the busy week prior.

Regarding live events, Harrybbb was out and about last week, this time in Las Vegas to attend the Kaseya Connect User Conference. In addition, Jeremiah Ilges, our new director of business development and strategic relationships, attended BlackBerry World last week in Orlando. Jeremiah was able to meet and greet with sponsors, and shot a few photos on the show floor as well. 

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the busy week prior.

Regarding live events, Harrybbb was out and about last week in Redmond to participate in the Microsoft MPN Live! Program. Featuring Microsoft’s Jon Roskill and Kat Tillman, Harry was one of the studio guests who were invited to exchange valuable insights about the SMB cloud opportunity. For more information, and to view the program on-demand, click here for an instant replay.

Earlier this week, we learned from Ingram Micro’s PR spokesperson Marie (Meoli) Rourke that former Ingram Micro staffer Jennifer Anaya was returning to her roots at the distributor’s Santa Ana, Calif., location.

Anaya, who most recently held a stint at NetEnrich as VP of Marketing, joined the distributor on April 9 in a similar capacity, focusing specifically on the North American region. Ironically, Anaya’s boss at NetEnrich was Justin Crotty, whom she had also worked with during her first turn at Ingram Micro over the course of about 9 years.

We heard from Ingram Micro this morning that Jennifer Anaya, who previously served as VP of Marketing for NetEnrich, has joined the distributor in a similar capacity, focusing on the North American region.

According to Ingram Micro, Anaya’s appointment reflects the distributor’s constant focus onpartner enablement and vision to become the IT channel’s top-performing marketing services organization in North America. 

As the healthcare vertical continues to expand, so is one of the channel’s distributors. Ingram Micro said today that is has formed an alliance partner program with HP. The new parthership will offer license delivery and integration services for key healthcare solutions.

Ingram Micro Inc. announced this morning that it has appointed Michael Romero to vice president and general manager of the distributor’s new Mobile Business Unit in North America. 

 As vice president and general manager of Ingram Micro’s North America Mobile Business Unit, Romero will lead a growing team of dedicated mobile sales, technical, business development and marketing experts toward the distributor’s stated strategy, and enabling channel partners and retailers to meet and exceed their goals.   

Here we go again! As I do each week, I am really enjoying bringing our readers a quick round-up of the blog coverage I didn’t manage to get to during the busy week prior.

Here at SMB Nation, we have been busy covering the events circuit on both coasts. I made my way into New York City last Tuesday to attend the Small Business Summit 2012, run by Ramon Ray of Smallbiztechnology.com. With more than 500 attendees, the event drew a crowd comprising small business owners from the NYC-metro area, as well as long-running sponsors Dell, Verizon, Wasp Barcode Technologies and Constant Contact.