Ingram Micro has promoted channel chief and go-to-market leader Kirk Robinson to chief country executive for the U.S.

Ingram Micro has acquired a majority interest in Armada, a value-added technology distributor in Turkey with 2013 sales of over $280 million. Ingram Micro plans to make a mandatory tender offer for the remaining shares in accordance with Turkish capital markets regulations. Established in 1993, Armada offers enterprise solutions portfolio and channel development experience in the SMB market, credit services, and training.

Ingram Micro and SoftLayer have inked an agreement under the terms of which Ingram Micro will be offering SoftLayer cloud services to its mutual channel partners within the U.S. Ingram Micro will also offer mutual channel partners a single point of contact and support services, among other things. SoftLayer is an IBM company.

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