NetApp Announces 2011 UK & Ireland Partner Award Winners
Success for ANS, Appliance Technology, CAE Technology Services, Control Circle, Eurodata, Fujitsu, Kelway, Lima Networks, Q Associates and Seric Systems
London, 01 June
2011-
NetApp
(NASDAQ: NTAP) celebrated the success of its UK & Ireland
partners at its fifth annual NetApp Partner Awards
Dinner. The event, which took place in London's One Marylebone,
brought together more than 200 guests from NetApp and its UK &
Ireland partners, and saw winners in eleven categories recognised
for outstanding achievements in delivering flexible, future ready
solutions, over the last twelve months.
Entries were judged by senior management
across all areas of the NetApp business including sales, channel,
professional services, technical and marketing. The judging process
evaluated factors within each award categoryincluding new business
activity, quality of NetApp deployments, exceptionalcustomer
experience and innovation.
Winners:
- Outstanding Achievement - UK&I Partner : ANS Group Plc
- Outstanding Achievement - Systems Integrator Partner: Fujitsu
UK Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Service Provider Partner: Control
Circle Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Virtualisation Partner: Kelway UK
Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Professional Services Partner:
Appliance Technology Ltd
- Marketing Excellence: Q Associates Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Sales Individual: Nigel Horsell - Q
Associates Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Technical Individual: Mark Moss -
Eurodata Systems Plc
- Best New Partner: CAE Technology Services Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - IBM N Series Partner: Seric Systems
Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Silver Partner - Lima Networks
Ltd
- Outstanding Achievement - Virtualisation Partner: Kelway UK
Ltd
Pete Rawden, Partner Sales Director, UK &
Ireland,NetApp said:
"The number of exceptional entries received this year illustrates
the on-going commitment, skills and knowledge of our partners.
Although competition was fierce with an overwhelming number of high
qualityentries, the judges selected an exemplary range of winners,
which showed excellent partner performance, first rate results and
exceptional customer interaction. These partners demonstrate the
success enjoyed by businesses built on NetApp.
It's with immense pride and admiration that
we thank every NetApp channel partner for their on-going commitment
to our UK & Ireland channel operations and we congratulate
those who have excelled to win this year's awards."
The Winner of the UK & Ireland Partner
category is able to display the NetApp Partner Award logo across
its company communications andreceives additional marketing
support. As winner of this category ANS Group Plc is considered by
NetApp as demonstrating exceptional partner success and best in
class achievement. Sponsors of this year's awards included Arrow
ECS, Avnet Technology Solutions, Hammer Plc, IBM UK, and
VMware.
Dave Allen, UK&I Managing Director said:
"The Partner Awards are an important part of recognising and
rewarding the on-going commitment of our partners in the pursuit of
excellence, innovation and quality. The success of NetApp's channel
operations is testament to its on-going first class partner
performance of producing excellent results anddeveloping key
customer relationships. The award programme highlights our
continuous partner relationship development which we hope to
develop and maintain for many years to come."
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