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Ingram Micro offers resellers great deals on
the best solutions, plus in-depth knowledge
and support, whatever your customers’
requirements.
ProAV & Digital Signage
Twenty-first century learning has evolved. Teaching
and learning is more interactive and content-driven
than ever. That means demand for ProAV and digital
signage solutions is on the rise. Our dedicated ProAV
and digital signage business unit offers a complete
portfolio, from low end-displays and digital signage
to interactive whiteboards and projectors, with
specialised partner support and access to a dedicated
team of seasoned marketing, sales, business
development and technology professionals.
Devices & The Cloud
Today’s learners are coming out of the classroom,
going virtual and moving into the cloud. To support
this on-campus evolution, Ingram Micro is partnering
with leading hardware manufacturers to support your
client’s device requirements. Our extensive portfolio
offers the choice and affordability that schools and
colleges need, including the widest range of desktops
and notebooks, Chromebooks, tablets and all-in-
one computing solutions – all with the associated
software, services and essential accessories.
Network & Infrastructure
With high-end, connected devices commonplace
in the classroom and a growing range of ProAV
applications being deployed across campus, the
network is vital to schools and colleges. We can help
you engineer the very best solutions – addressing the
complex connectivity challenges facing institutions
today, while future-proofing their investments for
tomorrow.
Software
From classroom applications to unified
communications, virtualization and back-end security
and storage, our unrivalled software portfolio reflects
the diverse needs of the education community.
Working with leading vendors, Ingram Micro trains
its specialists to support the transition to hosted
models, using collaborative techniques and offering
true knowledge transfer to partners and end-users.
Our ‘shared value’ approach simplifies licensing and
delivers the very best education-specific packages.
Professional Services
From planning and design, through configuration,
deployment and operation, our comprehensive
range of professional and managed services support
education resellers during busy periods, supplementing
in-house capabilities whenever required. With print
being the biggest budget item for many schools and
colleges, our PrintSense managed service dramatically
reduces costs for end-users while offering reseller
partners a hassle-free revenue opportunity.
Print & Peripherals
However much education moves online, there is
always the requirement to print out work and create
hard copy material that engages pupils and staff.
Every day millions of students are hitting the print
icon in schools throughout the land. Ingram Micro
understands the importance of providing improved
performance and operating efficiency combined with
lower total cost of ownership.
Security & Personalisation
Through our laser engraving service, you can provide
your customers with their own unique, stylish and
secure IT equipment. It’s a great way to further
personalise and protect valuable purchases. The
engraving can be done within hours, however
detailed and precise. For extra security, we can also
engrave serialised barcodes for scanning.
offering teacher professional development
– showing professionals how to use and
get the most out of tablets, two-in-one
devices and all the applications students
can now access online and in the cloud.
For example, integrating a solution
like HP Classroom Manager with school
or pupil-owned devices opens up a host
of new connected learning opportunities.
Students work independently on their
devices or collaborate online, while
teachers can set quizzes, evaluate progress
and provide support direct from their own
management terminal.
In addition, new hardware developments
have many applications in education:
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Computers.
Ruggedised laptops like
Lenovo’s EDU Series are perfect for a
classroom environment. So, too, are its
range of Tiny Desktop PCs, boasting the
latest processors, innovative productivity
features and iron-clad security options in
an astonishingly small form factor.
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Printers
. Energy-efficient business
inkjet printers like Epson’s Workforce Pro
range have the potential to halve the cost
of printing and save schools thousands of
pounds;
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Displays.
LG’s 12:9 Curved UltraWide
Monitors allow film and design students
to work across four unique windows on a
single screen.
To view Ingram Micro’s full range
of education solutions, visit
Win a trip to Las Vegas
To help you make the most of these
opportunities, Ingram Micro has created a
wealth of customisable content to support
your education sales, including videos,
articles and electronic and hard copy direct
mail.
All you have to do is download your
asset, add your brand and your customer
outreach is ready to go. It’s the easiest way
to inform, update and engage with ICT
buyers across education.
In doing so, you will earn points for an
opportunity to win an all-expenses-paid trip
to the International Consumer Electronics
Show in Las Vegas in January 2016.
The five resellers with the most points
at the end of the promotion will win a trip
to Las Vegas for themselves and a guest.
To find out more, please visit
www.
imeducation.co.uk/unique-id/incentive
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