Vital Solutions International, llc. Named One of Ingram Micro’s Fastest-Growing SMB Channel Partners in the U.S.

Pittsburgh, PA - May 25, 2014 – Vital Solutions International, llc. today announced it was named to the Ingram Micro 2014 SMB 500. The annual list recognizes the top 500 fastest-growing Ingram Micro U.S. channel partners serving the small and midsize business (SMB) market. Vital Solutions International, llc. expanded its business with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world’s largest technology distributor, by more than 150 percent in the past three years.

Channel partners named to this year’s SMB 500 list were identified at Ingram Micro’s inaugural 2014 IMOne event, held May 6-10 in New Orleans. As part of the more than 20,000 U.S. solution providers and MSPs who work with Ingram Micro’s U.S. SMB Business Unit, these top-performing companies achieved a three-year compound growth rate of more than 42 percent.

Ingram Micro’s annual SMB 500 list is developed in close collaboration with channel research services firm The 2112 Group, Ingram Micro’s Business Intelligence team and U.S. SMB Business Unit. Criteria for selection to the list includes size, overall technology category revenue growth and innovation across SMB engagements.

“This achievement shows our commitment, dedication and focus to the SMB market in the Pittsburgh area. We are honored to have received this recognition from the world’s largest technology distributor, Ingam Micro, and look forward serving as technology advisors to the SMB market.“ says Reid Smith, Principal & Director of Sales at Vital Solutions International, llc.

“The Ingram Micro SMB 500 is representative of solution providers who are focused on business excellence and recognize the value in teaming with Ingram Micro to deliver a superior customer experience and grow their business faster,” says Jamie Ferullo, director of SMB sales, Ingram Micro U.S. “We congratulate this year’s SMB 500 and applaud their success.”

“The channel partners who earned a spot on the 2014 Ingram Micro SMB 500 are growing at rates that are three to four times the channel industry average and well above the channel average for SMB-focused resellers,” says Lawrence M. Walsh, CEO and chief analyst of The 2112 Group. “The SMB 500 shows how consistent execution and collaboration with a technology distributor with broad resources and support mechanisms, such as Ingram Micro, results in accelerated growth performance and business strength.”

More information about Vital Solutions International, llc. is available at www.vsint.com.

Ingram Micro is the world’s largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain and mobile device lifecycle services. 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 and mobile solutions, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving approximately 170 countries on six continents with the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and services. Visit IngramMicro.com.

Vital Solutions International, llc. is an innovative and comprehensive IT support company offering IT solutions for small and medium size business and educational institutions. Our business results-oriented approach to technology has allowed us to become one of the leading IT support and integration companies in the Pittsburgh Tri-State area. Vital Solutions International, llc. is managed by a team of experienced professionals who are firmly entrenched with the IT market. Together, they have assembled an IT support organization with extensive experience and certifications unlike any other. At the end of the day, Vital Solutions International’s customers benefit from increased productivity, absolute peace of mind and bottom line savings.