Cisco presented awards to its top performing Tier-2 channel partners from the UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen which form part of the Cisco Middle East’s – East region. These awards were in recognition for their outstanding performance in 2016 across 14 categories and were presented at a gala awards ceremony held at Fairmont Hotel Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. “Our theme for the partner event was focused around digital transformation, which we believe presents a high value opportunity for our 2-Tier channel partners now, and in the years ahead.” explained Shukri Eid, Managing Director – East Region, Cisco Middle East, during the event.
The top performing Cisco Tier-2 Channel Partners for 2016 are:
- UAE Partner of the Year: Intertec Systems
- Oman Partner of the Year: National Telephone Services Company
- Pakistan Partner of the Year: Commtel
- Vertical Partner of the Year: EMW
- Emerging Partner of the Year: ISYX Technologies
- Services Partner of the Year: Bios ME
- Public Sector Partner of the Year: DarkMatter
- Enterprise Partner of the Year: Smartworld
- Commercial Partner of the Year: Intertec Systems
- Small Business Partner of the Year: New Trend Computer Networks
- Data Centre Partner of the Year: DarkMatter
- Security Partner of the Year: Help AG
- Collaboration Partner of the Year: Genome Technology Consultants
- Enterprise Networking Partner of the Year: Omnix International
” Cisco’s annual partner awards is a consolidation of the top 2-Tier partners who are able to meet both the challenges of reskilling themselves in a short window of opportunity and delivering solutions successfully for their key customers,” commented Frida Kleimert, Channel Lead – East Region, Cisco Middle East.