Alliance Companies Collaborate in Offering Memory Discounts and Reseller Tools Encouraging Businesses to Deploy Virtualization Solutions
VMworld 2008, Las Vegas, NV and Fountain Valley, CA
-- September 15, 2008 -- Kingston Technology
Company, Inc., the independent world leader in
memory products, today announced it is participating
in VMware's Alliance Affiliate Initiative. Kingston has
established special memory discounts for resellers
who purchase VMware solutions. The relationship also
includes creating innovative reseller support tools,
such as webinars demonstrating the benefits of the
VMware platform and Kingston server memory.
"Kingston has been a champion of the channel since
our beginning, and working with VMware to bring
virtualization to the world is an incredible opportunity,”
said John Holland, vice president U.S. sales, Kingston®.
"We are honored to be a part of VMware's Affiliate
Alliance Initiative and look forward to demonstrating
the power that optimum memory brings to both the
enterprise and small business customer.”
"VMware welcomes Kingston as part of its Alliance
Affiliate Initiative, which is designed to equip and
provide financial motivation to channel partners
to sell, service and support VMware technology
partner solutions with VMware virtualization solutions,”
said Steve Houck, vice president of worldwide channels
at VMware. "Memory is a critical component in virtual
infrastructure, and resellers that can sell Kingston
server memory with VMware virtualization help bring
innovative and cost-effective product combinations to
end users. It's a win-win strategy for everyone in the
virtualization value chain.”
In addition to the memory discount, applicable to
Kingston branded server memory, the VMware
Alliance Affiliate Initiative includes a free customer
-facing webinar and tools to support marketing and
sales efforts. Open to all VMware partner levels, there
are no special programs to join or forms to complete.
Visit www.kingston.com/VMAA or contact Liesl
Schwoebel: 714-437-3354 or
[email protected] for program details.
Kingston server memory is backed by a lifetime
warranty, free 24/7 technical support and the
KingstonCare service program, which provides
on-site spares, service reimbursement, cross-ship
RMAs and all the tools necessary to minimize
server downtime. For more detailed information
visit the Kingston Web site at: www.kingston.com.
About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.
Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's
largest independent manufacturer of memory products.
Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory
products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and
Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital
cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network
of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing
facilities in California, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and sales
representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia,
Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan,
China, and Latin America. For more information, please
call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.