In attempt to boost sales of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, RIM has teamed up with the world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro, to distribute BlackBerry PlayBooks to resellers. Along with the reselling of PlayBooks, Ingram Micro has also announced an exclusive distribution partnership with GPXS, an authorised supplier of BlackBerry training courses to help aid users and support personnel from developers down to IT Administrators.
“Our agreement with Ingram Micro will allow us to broaden and enhance our distribution of the BlackBerry PlayBook. We are leveraging our strengths in communications, social integration and productivity with their strengths in unified communications, software solutions and overall channel reach,” said Stephen Bates, managing director, UK, Research In Motion.
“Ingram Micro is once again providing a solid, expansive offering to meet the needs of resellers,” commented Matt Sanderson, managing director at Ingram Micro. “Our continued growth in the telecommunications segment and the ongoing convergence of software and mobile technologies, enhanced with the inclusion of Microsoft Office capabilities on BlackBerry smartphones and the addition of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to our product portfolio, is driving BlackBerry as a strong platform for mobile users of Microsoft Office 365.”
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