Cisco Recognises Kelway as Global Partner of the Year

LONDON, April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Kelway strengthens Cisco credentials with four major awards at Cisco Partner Summit 2014

Kelway, the IT services and solutions provider, has been honoured with four major vendor awards at the Cisco Partner Summit 2014. Building on its existing accreditation as a Cisco Gold partner, Kelway has now been recognised for its capabilities in delivering Cisco solutions on a UK&Ireland, EMEA and global basis.

Kelway CEO Phil Doye collected the following four awards during the annual Cisco event in Las Vegas:

• Global Commercial Partner of the Year
• UKI Data Center Partner of the Year
• EMEAR Commercial Partner of the Year
• UKI Commercial Partner of the Year

Cisco awards are given to exemplary channel partners, and are used to recognise best-in-class business practices. They acknowledge innovative practices, application successes, unique programs, problem solving and sales approaches. Kelway, a long-standing Cisco Gold Partner, uses such innovative deployments of Cisco technology to help its customer achieve their unique business objectives.

"Cisco is privileged to work alongside the most talented channel partners in the industry, and we remain committed to our partners' success," said Edison Peres, senior vice president, Worldwide Channels, Cisco. "We are honoured to name Kelway as Global Commercial Partner of the Year, to acknowledge their outstanding achievements."

"Kelway has been a significant partner to Cisco for many years now," comments Phil Doye, CEO of Kelway. "Our team is absolutely committed to helping customers advance their businesses with smart, innovative deployments of Cisco technology. This may deliver performance improvements, efficiencies and cost savings, but whatever the goal, we continue to work closely with Cisco to help our customers achieve tangible business benefits."

Cisco Partner Summit Global awards reflect the top-performing partners within specific technology markets across all geographical regions. All award recipients are selected by a group of Cisco Worldwide Partner Organization and regional executives.

About Kelway

Kelway is an established and trusted IT services and solutions provider. We have an international presence in both private and public sector IT, and through our global supply chain provide products and services in over 130 countries. Our team possesses the industry's highest achievable accreditations, meaning Kelway customers can focus on running their business, not on managing their IT.

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