NetApp Appoints Datacom as a Gold Partner
AUCKLAND
, New
Zealand
-14 April, 2009- NetApp (NASDAQ:
NTAP) today announced the appointment of New Zealand IT solutions
provider Datacom as a Gold Partner for all NetApp products and
solutions.
Datacom is New Zealand's largest
locally-owned IT company and offers a full range of IT and
professional business services in the areas of IT Management,
Software and Integration and Business Services, with a
specialisation in the provision of storage solutions.
Datacom's appointment as a NetApp Gold
Partner recognises its investment in NetApp technologies and
solutions and gives trained staff access to NetApp's Sales Tools,
Collateral, Online Free Training, Sales and Technical Training and
Specialisation Programs.
Kevin Hall, Managing Director of Datacom New
Zealand, said, "We are happy to be on board as a NetApp Gold
Partner. Through our NetApp partnership we will be able to offer
customers innovative and efficient storage solutions that lead to
true cost savings - a very important factor for businesses in the
current economic environment."
Scott Morris, Director of Partner Sales for
NetApp Australia and New Zealand, said, "We are pleased to announce
Datacom as our newest Gold Partner in New Zealand. Datacom's
business values and goals align closely with NetApp's focus on
customer success, simplicity and innovation, so we can offer our
customers solutions to their storage problems that provide real
business benefits. We look forward to a successful
partnership."
About Datacom
Datacom is the largest New Zealand-owned IT services provider.
Datacom has a long and successful history providing creative,
innovative and industry-leading IT solutions and services to some
of New Zealand's largest organisations in both corporate and
government sectors. Founded in Christchurch New Zealand in 1965,
Datacom has a successful 40 year trading history, is consistently
growing and profitable and has a track record of delivering
innovative, value-for-money technology solutions. Datacom trades
nationwide in New Zealand, in Australia and parts of Asia.
About NetApp
NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions
that accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost
efficiency. Discover our passion for helping companies around the
world go further, faster at www.netapp.com/au.
To learn more about the history and culture
of NetApp, get a copy of How to Castrate a Bull by NetApp
founder Dave Hitz at www.howtocastrateabull.com.
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