Photo Gallery - Ingram Micro Showcase 2018 in Wellington
By Ben Moore
Thu 24 May 2018
FYI, this story is more than a year old
Ingram Micro's Wellington stop on the 2018 Showcase tour was held on Tuesday with over 75 exhibitors out to share the latest in consumer and enterprise tech with Ingram partners and IT specialists.
Below, you can see a gallery of photo highlights from the event and get a heads up on what you might catch at the Auckland Showcase this coming Monday.
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