Dimension Data named Polycom partner of the year for third consecutive year

Press release

Published February 27th, 2014 - 07:51 GMT

Al Bawaba

Polycom, the global leader in open standards-based unified collaboration, has named Dimension Data as its Global Systems Integrator of the Year. In addition, the Group received Polycom’s System Integrator of the Year for the EMEA theatre, and Partner of the Year: Benelux awards.

Polycom honoured partners during TEAM Polycom 2014, the company’s annual partner conference, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 11 – 13 February 2014. Partners recognised honourees based on execution, performance, customer success, business results, and overall commitment to co-developing innovative solutions.

"In an ever-changing and rapidly evolving market place, it’s critical to have partners like Dimension Data who can help us meet our customer’s complete business needs with transformative solutions,” said Mike Conlon, Vice President of Worldwide Channels, Polycom. We congratulate Dimension Data and look forward to supporting their continued success.”

Adam Foster, Dimension Data’s Group Executive, Communications said, “The System Integrator of the Year award recognises partners who exhibit expertise in consulting, integrating managed and advanced services, as well as developing innovations around Cloud. We are extremely proud that Polycom has recognised us for the third year in a row for our excellence in execution.

“Dimension Data has invested heavily to grow its global reach and ensure that Polycom solutions are delivered globally. In addition, we placed a strong focus on growing our sales accreditations and technical capabilities. Today, we deliver a complete Microsoft and Polycom Lync solution which includes all hardware and software, on-premise or via the Cloud. These, combined with other strategic initiatives paid off, and as a result, the Group doubled its revenues for the second consecutive year.

“From a client perspective, we’re seeing more organisations demanding integrated unified communications solutions: from the network design, ROI assessment, management of the stack, to ongoing adoption services. Dimension Data delivers all this on a single invoice to all geographies around the world,” said Foster.

Background Information

Dimension Data

We’re a USD 8 billion global systems integrator and managed services provider that designs, manages, and optimises today’s evolving technology environments to enable its clients to leverage data in a digital age.

Company Profile

Polycom

Poly is the global communications company that powers authentic human connection and collaboration. Face to face, we sift and sort millions of verbal and non-verbal cues to glean meaning. Poly is finding new ways to inject these cues into audio and video communication to replicate the face to face experience. To build intimacy. To break walls and span distance. To nurture the simplicity and beauty of human connection.