RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA --(Marketwired - May 25, 2017) - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced honorees of the
VMware 2016 Global Partner Innovation Awards. VMware recognizes its partners annually for outstanding achievements accomplished
during the previous year.
"We are pleased to present the VMware Global Partner Innovation Awards to a broad range of winners this year," said Ross
Brown, senior vice president, Worldwide Partners and Alliances, VMware. "The VMware Partner Network consistently delivers value
and performance to a dynamic set of businesses globally, and together, we enable organizations to harness the power of their
digital transformation, and help them thrive in today's competitive business environment."
Global Partner Innovation Award honorees from around the world received awards at Partner Leadership Summit 2017 in the
following 21 categories for outstanding performance and notable achievements in 2016:
Cloud Provider
Global Winner: CenturyLink
Regional Winners: CenturyLink (Americas), Fujitsu Cloud Technologies Limited (APJ), Tieto Corporation
(EMEA)
Digital Workspace
Global Winner: ATEA
Regional Winners: Pomeroy (Americas), Feelaware (APJ), ATEA (EMEA)
Education
Global Winner: CTC Technology Corporation
Regional Winners: Westcon LATAM (Americas), CTC Technology Corporation (APJ), QA LTD (EMEA)
Emerging Markets Distributor
Global Winner: Merlion
Regional Winners: Adistec (Americas), Ingram Micro Hong Kong (APJ), Merlion (EMEA)
Empower the Digital Workspace
Global Winner: DXC Technology
Enterprise Solution Provider
Global Winner: Datatrend Technologies, Inc.
Regional Winners: Datatrend Technologies, Inc. (Americas), Nomura Research Institute (APJ), IPM (EMEA)
Global Distributor
Global Winner: Avnet
Global Systems Integrator
Global Winner: Accenture
Global Systems Outsourcer
Global Winner: IBM Global Technology Services
Innovation OEM
Global Winner: Hitachi Data Systems
Regional Winners: Honeywell International (Americas), Fujitsu Ltd. (APJ), Hitachi Data Systems (EMEA)
Integrate Public Clouds
Global Winner: IBM GTS and Cloud
Marketing
Global Winner: COMPAREX
Regional Winners: CDW (Americas), Kanematsu Electronics Ltd. (APJ), COMPAREX (EMEA)
Modernize Data Centers
Global Winner: Accenture
VMware NSX®
Global Winner: Presidio
Regional Winners: Presidio (Americas), Data #3 (APJ), Bechtle (EMEA)
PPSP (Partner Professional Services Program)
Global Winner: Rolta AdvizeX Technologies
Regional Winners: Rolta AdvizeX Technologies (Americas), Wysetek Systems Technologists Pvt. Ltd. (APJ), ITQ
Consultancy B.V. (EMEA)
Renewals
Global Winner: Insight Enterprises Australia
Regional Winners: SoftwareOne (Americas), Insight Enterprises Australia (APJ), COMPAREX (EMEA)
Rising Star
Global Winner: Asystec, SRL
Regional Winners: Asystec, SRL (Americas), MX Mobiling Co., Ltd. (APJ)
Software-Defined Data Center
Global Winner: SVA - System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH
Regional Winners: Computer Design & Integration, LLC (Americas), SISL Infotech Pvt. Ltd (APJ), SVA - System
Vertrieb Alexander GmbH (EMEA)
Solution Provider
Global Winner: Net One Systems Co., Ltd
Regional Winners: PPN Information Technology (Americas), Net One Systems Co., Ltd. (APJ), SVA - System
Vertrieb Alexander GmbH (EMEA)
Strategic Alliance
Global Winner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Regional Winners: Intel Corp (Americas), Fujitsu Ltd. (APJ), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (EMEA)
Technical ISV
Global Winner: Trend Micro Incorporated
Regional Winners: Puppet (Americas), Trend Micro Incorporated, (APJ), Redes System (EMEA)
About VMware Partner Leadership Summit
VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2017 offered VMware partners the opportunity to engage with VMware executives and industry
peers as to explore business opportunities, customer use cases, and solution and partnering best practices. An invitation-only
event, VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2017 provided partners with resources to develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market
plan in 2017 and beyond.
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transformation. VMware enables enterprises to master a software-defined approach to business and IT with VMware Cross-Cloud
Architecture™ and solutions for the data center, mobility, and security. With 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion, VMware is
headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide.
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