14 Facts About Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is an American distributor of information technology products and services.

Ingram Micro is based in Irvine, California, US and has operations around the world.

Ingram Micro started in Southern California and in its first year of business achieved approximately $3.

Ingram Distribution Group, a unit of the privately held Ingram Industries, acquired Software Distribution Services in the spring of 1985 and renamed it Ingram Software.

Ingram Micro Software expanded in December 1985 with the purchase of Softeam, a Compton, Calif.

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In 1996,17 years after the founding of Micro D, Ingram Micro became a public company, listing its shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

In 1989 Ingram Micro, then called "Ingram Micro-D", was 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.

Ingram Micro embarked on an active merge, acquisitions and foundation strategy in the European market.

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

In June 2014, Ingram Micro changed their logo and introduced a new tagline: "Ingram Micro helps businesses realize the promise of technology".

In December 2015, Ingram Micro acquired Odin Service Automation platform from Parallels for $163.

In February 2016, Ingram Micro announced its agreement to be acquired by the Chinese company Tianjin Tianhai Investment, an associate company of mega-conglomerate HNA Group, for $6 billion; upon completion, Ingram Micro would become part of Tianjin Tianhai Investment and therefore a subsidiary of HNA Group.

In December 2017, Ingram Micro acquired Cloud Harmonics, expanding its cyber security capabilities.

Bulent Ural, who currently works as a sales consultant for Ingram Micro's German branch, was a member of the German-Turkish musical group Surpriz, which represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999.