BEAVERTON, Ore., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VTech Communications, Inc. d.b.a. Advanced American Telephones, which manufactures AT&T-branded home and office telephones under a license agreement with AT&T Intellectual Property, today announced availability of its telecommunication solutions through Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest technology distributor. With this distribution agreement, AT&T landline telecommunications products now will be available to small-and-medium-size business (SMB) customers in the United States.
"We're excited to work with Ingram Micro as this agreement opens an important new distribution channel to reach SMB customers," said Mike Tierney, vice president, sales, Advanced American Telephones. "We're confident SMBs will benefit from cordless phone systems and headsets that offer the best range and sound quality on the market today."
Beginning March 1, a variety of AT&T products, including the 2009 line of Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) 6.0 phones and AT&T cordless headsets will be available through Ingram Micro. The 2009 AT&T product line features new office phone systems with the value, flexibility and rich quality for which AT&T phones are known. Customers looking for reliable, stylistic, high-performance phones can select from the latest AT&T DECT systems, featuring up to 45 percent better range than other phones on the market today.
"AT&T is known for high quality and rich features, with a range of options for SMB offices," said Kevin Prewett, vice president of vendor management, Ingram Micro North America. "We're looking forward to expanding our product catalog to include these value-added communication solutions."
For more information, VARs and system integrators can contact the Ingram Micro sales team at 1-800-456-8000 or visit http://www.telephones.att.com/.
About Advanced American Telephones
Advanced American Telephones (AAT) designs, manufactures and distributes AT&T-branded telephone products in the United States and Canada under a brand license agreement with AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. AAT is owned by VTech Holdings Ltd. VTech is a widely recognized leader in the consumer phone industry.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the nation's leading high-speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of their three-screen integration strategy, AT&T operating companies are expanding their TV entertainment offerings. In 2009, AT&T again ranked No. 1 in the telecommunications industry on FORTUNE(R) Magazine's lists of the World's Most Admired Companies and America's Most Admired Companies. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.
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About Ingram Micro Inc.
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 service, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves more than 150 countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit http://www.ingrammicro.com/.
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