Slough, UK, 1st March 2012 - Logicalis UK was today named as a winner of an IBM Choice Award for Top Business Partner, Northeast Europe, recognising Logicalis UK’s contribution to IBM’s business success within Northeast Europe in the calendar year 2011.

Announced at the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, IBM's Choice Awards recognise a select number of IBM Business Partners who have demonstrated business excellence in delivering IBM-based solutions resulting in client satisfaction and business growth. The IBM Business Partners who win Choice Awards exhibit IBM values in all client interactions and achieve common business goals and mutually significant business impact. The Choice Awards are given to Business Partners in each geography across a range of categories recognizing their working relationships with clients and demonstrated skills in selling IBM solutions.

"IBM's 2012 Choice Awards honor Business Partners from each geography who have demonstrated business excellence in delivering IBM-based solutions to our mutual clients," said David Cornick, IBM Business Partners & Midmarket leader for Europe. "The Business Partners who are selected for these awards exhibit IBM values in all client interactions and achieve common business goals, resulting in superior customer satisfaction and mutually significant business impact. I extend my sincerest congratulations to our winners and thank them for the skill and dedication they share with our clients."

Tom Kelly, Managing Director of Logicalis UK commented, “Logicalis UK is extremely proud to have been presented with an IBM Choice Award for the calendar year 2011. These awards are significant as they not only acknowledge our contribution to IBM’s overall business success but also importantly recognises Logicalis’ continued investment in helping our customers understand and adopt IBM’s growing solutions portfolio. In 2011, Logicalis UK extended its relationship with IBM with the launch of one of the UK’s first IBM POWER Cloud services, and also through the acquisition of Inca Software, one of IBM’s largest Business Analytics solutions partners. We understand that customers have choice when selecting an IBM Business Partner and this award further demonstrates that Logicalis is skilled and capable in all IBM server and storage platforms as well as offering valuable innovation in Analytics and Cloud Services.”

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To learn more about IBM PartnerWorld, a comprehensive program that offers marketing and sales resources, training, certification and technical support to help create new revenue and market opportunities for IBM Business Partners, visit http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld.