Maintenance Services Made Simple

Marketing Contact:
Kelly Crothers
Marketing Director
kelly@maintenancenet.com
Telephone: 760.496.7575

Carlsbad, Calif. – April 03, 2006 – MaintenanceNet™, Inc., the leading provider of maintenance contract management services, today announced that Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest technology distributor, has extended their pilot program with MaintenanceNet. The pilot program was established in April 2005, to bring visibility to Ingram Micro’s existing HP maintenance contract renewal opportunities. In phase two of the program, MaintenanceNet extends visibility to present data from HP, IBM and Cisco and publish those opportunities into Ingram Micro’s Reseller Services Portal, powered by MaintenanceNet.

“We are very excited to extend our pilot program with MaintenanceNet with the launch of Ingram Micro’s Reseller Services Portal,” said Justin Crotty, Vice President, Channel Marketing, Ingram Micro North America. “The Reseller Services Portal will empower our solution providers with unprecedented visibility to all of their HP, Cisco and IBM services opportunities. Our ultimate goal is to provide high-margin service opportunities to our solution providers, with visibility to end-customer information, which will then give our solution providers a distinct market advantage.”

The Reseller Services Portal was deployed as a pilot program to display HP service-related information. Based on the success of the pilot program and the positive feedback received from Ingram Micro’s reseller community, Ingram Micro extended the visibility to present Cisco and IBM data. The Ingram Micro Reseller Services Portal is now available to Ingram Micro’s solution providers (www.ingrammicro.com/resellerservicesportal) and includes automated email notifications and online access to contract renewal information, unattached/warranty products and online product registration in a single, easy to use portal.

“We are very excited about the capabilities the Ingram Reseller Service Portal extends to us,” said Chris Ferry, vice president of sales for Technology Integration Group. “The sites tracking ability of residual contracts for licensing and support contracts is a serious value add. The Ingram Micro Reseller Services Portal brings it all together and is a very valuable service assisting our sales long term.“

Technology Integration Group (TIG), a nationally recognized diversity supplier, was a beta user of the Reseller Services Portal. In addition to providing an enormous value-add for their end-customers, TIG has used the tool to drive services sales and to capture the full potential of their maintenance renewals and technology refresh. “This relationship represents a great opportunity for MaintenanceNet to have a significant impact on Ingram Micro’s services business,” said Scott Herron, CEO for MaintenanceNet. “It is always great working with an organization that is committed to driving a successful services business. By leveraging our online services, Ingram Micro is helping their solution providers sell renewals on expiring OEM contracts, as well as, helping close new hardware sales.“

To learn more about Ingram Micro’s Reseller Services Portal, powered by MaintenanceNet, contact us at resellerservices@ingrammicro.com. About Ingram Micro
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves 100 countries and is the only broadline global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com. About MaintenanceNet
MaintenanceNet™ provides web-based products, back-end data remediation services, and practical business solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their Channel Partners. MaintenanceNet products and services help leading Technology Vendors organize complex maintenance-specific information (maintenance coverages, licenses, and warranties) and use it to drive new business opportunities, increase customer satisfaction and lower the cost of sale. For more information, contact us at (866) 699-7212 or visit www.maintenancenet.com.

MaintenanceNet is a ® registered trademark of MaintenanceNet Incorporated.