Kingston Appoints Ingram Micro Asia Ltd. as New Distributor in the Philippines
Kingston Technology Expands its Distribution in Asia
Fountain Valley, CA - (July 09, 2004), -- Kingston® Technology, the world's
largest independent memory module manufacturer announced today that it has appointed Ingram Micro Asia
Ltd. (Philippines).
This new partnership with Ingram Micro Asia Ltd. (Philippines) enables Kingston to further expand its
business in the Philippines. "Ingram Micro is one of Kingston's global strategic partners. We have
been working closely with Ingram Micro worldwide. We welcome their presence in the Philippines. With
Ingram's strong customer base, high level service and Kingston's leadership in memory, we believe this
new partnership will prove to be a win-win situation for both. " said Tawny Phan, Regional Sales Manager,
APAC Business Division, Kingston. "By appointing Ingram Micro Asia (Philippines), we will be able to
further expand our market share and to provide better services in the Philippines." continued Phan.
"We are delighted to have forged this new working relationship with Kingston Technology, adding to our
existing alliances with other strong and respected global brands, such as Cisco, Watchguard, and
Linksys." said Becky Pio de Roda, Country Representative, Ingram Micro Phils. "Kingston Technology
is already a partner of Ingram Micro in other countries in the Asia Pacific region, and we look
forward to expanding this relationship to the Philippines, and to bringing to the local market the
performance and cost-effective benefits of Kingston Technology memory products."added Pio de Roda.
About Ingram Micro Asia Ltd.
Ingram Micro is the largest global wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain
management services. Ingram Micro offers more than 280,000 products from 1,700 technology
manufacturers.
Starting June 2003, Ingram Micro Asia Ltd. has officially expanded their operations to the
Philippines. Composed of a small but energetic sales team, Ingram Micro started their operations
with the full support from Ingram Micro headquarters in the U.S. and regional office in Singapore,
having their back office (admin, warehousing) in the regional base to start. Spearheading the list
of product lines that is being carried locally is Cisco Systems, Linksys, Watchguard and Kingston.
About Kingston Technology Company
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products.
Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif.,
including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging,
test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston supports all memory processing functions from
receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail
customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston, call (800)
337-8410, or go to www.kingston.com.
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Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708,
(714) 438-1817 (Voice), (714) 438-2720 (Fax).
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