Dimension Data scoops awards at Cisco Australia and New Zealand Insight 2010 Partner Conference


Dimension Data has scooped the APAC Virtualisation Partner of the Year Award and Architectural Excellence Award at the Cisco Australia and New Zealand Insight 2010 Partner Conference. Cisco unveiled the winners on June 1 at its partner conference in Sydney, Australia.

In addition, Dimension Data’s Canberra-based account manager John Preller was recognized for Sales Excellence.

"It is an honour to present Dimension Data as a Cisco Australia and New Zealand 2010 Partner Conference award winner," said Michael Lehmann, director of Partner Operations for Cisco Australia and New Zealand.  “These awards recognize Dimension Data’s performance and achievements as a Cisco business partner in fiscal year 2010.”

George Atrash, General Manager, Connectivity, of Dimension Data believes that these awards reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to superior service and delivery.

“The award recognizes our investment in delivering compelling client solutions based on Cisco technologies. Our teams have demonstrated an ongoing dedication to offering the highest levels of client service, and John Preller deserves this award for his excellent sales record throughout the year.”

The objective of national awards is to recognise exemplary business partners whose actions Cisco would like other partners to model. Nominations include: innovative practices, architecture-led approach successes, business differentiation and strategic outcomes.  All winners are selected by a group of Cisco Australia and New Zealand Partner and Country executives.

Cisco Australia and New Zealand Insight 2010 Partner Conference awards reflect a partner’s performance in driving differentiation in its business and extending its capabilities to accelerate customer business transformation in fiscal year 2010.

In other awards, Dimension Data Learning Solutions achieved the title of Learning Partner of the Year, and Dimension Data-owned Datacraft New Zealand was announced as Cisco’s Innovation Partner of the Year.

About Dimension Data

Dimension Data plc (LSE:DDT), a specialist IT services and solution provider, helps clients plan, build, support and manage their IT infrastructures. Dimension Data applies its expertise in networking, converged communications, security, data centre and storage, Microsoft and contact centre technologies, and its unique skills in consulting, integration and managed services to create customised client solutions.