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CSC Wins Global System Integrator, Asia/Pacific and North America Partner of the Year at VMware Partner Exchange 2011
News Release -- February 22, 2011
Partners from Around the World Take Home Top Honors for Delivering VMware Virtualization and Cloud Solutions to Companies of All Sizes
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Feb. 22 – CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it has been recognized by VMware as a winner of a Global VMware Partner Network Award in the Global Systems Integrator category, as well as winning two preliminary awards in that category for Asia/Pacific and the Americas. The awards were presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2011, VMware’s annual partner event, on Feb. 9 in Orlando, Fla.
“VMware’s partners continue to be the foundation of our business, and we are pleased to recognize the great work they have accomplished throughout 2010,” said Doug Smith, vice president, global partner strategy and operations, VMware. “VMware Partner Exchange brings partners together for training, education and networking with peers to help deliver enterprise hybrid cloud solutions to customers – making this the premier event to help them strengthen their virtualization and cloud practices and distinguish themselves in the marketplace. We congratulate CSC, and we look forward to continuing our work together.”
“The partnership between VMware and CSC is very strong and continues to grow strategically,” said David M. Parsons, vice president, CSC Global Alliances and Corporate Marketing. “We are honored with these awards and believe they are a testament to the excellent collaboration, dedication and engagement from professionals in both CSC and VMware organizations. Our joint clients and prospects can look forward to future progress on that front. Also, CSC’s recent certification within the vCloud Datacenter Service Program enhances our position to help government and commercial organizations around the globe realize the exciting benefits that virtualization, application migration to the cloud, and the transformation of IT to an as-a-service infrastructure can deliver to their business.”
VMware acknowledged key performances and outstanding achievements by the company’s ecosystem partners during 2010. Winners from around the world were recognized in 15 categories:
- Solution Provider of the Year
- Education Partner of the Year
- Distributor of the Year
- Systems Integrator of the Year
- SMB Partner of the Year
- Desktop Competency Partner of the Year
- VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) Partner of the Year
- Academic Partner of the Year
- Technology Innovator Partner of the Year
- Vertical Application Partner of the Year
- Infrastructure Virtualization Competency Partner of the Year
- Partner Executive MVP
- Business Continuity Competency Partner of the Year
- Government Partner of the Year
- Application Platform Partner of the Year
About VMware Partner Exchange 2011
VMware Partner Exchange 2011 is the premier global event for virtualization and cloud partners, offering more than 150 sessions and an extensive exhibitor pavilion to demonstrate how partners can transform their virtualization businesses to deliver enterprise hybrid cloud solutions to customers. Partner attendees received a preview into the next generation of programs and products coming from VMware and offered partners an exclusive opportunity to hear from VMware executives including Paul Maritz, chief executive officer; Carl Eschenbach, co-president, customer operations; Raghu Raghuram, senior vice president and general manager, virtualization and cloud platforms; Tod Nielsen, co-president, application platform; Chris Young, vice president and general manager, end user computing; and Rick Jackson, chief marketing officer.
About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC’s advanced capabilities include system design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. The company has been recognized as a leader in the industry, including being named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for Information Technology Services (2010). Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 93,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2010. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.csc.com.
