SINGAPORE, April 1, 2014 (ANTARA/PRNewswire) -- Logicalis announced today that it has received a Cisco® Partner Summit Global award, recognised as APJC Partner of the Year. Cisco revealed the winners at a Global Awards reception during its annual partner conference taking place this week in Las Vegas.

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Awarded to exemplary channel partners, the Cisco Partner Summit Global awards are designed to recognise best-in-class business practices and serve as a model to the industry. Areas of consideration include innovative practices, application successes, unique programs, problem solving and sales approaches.

"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 Logicalis as APJC Partner of the Year to acknowledge their outstanding achievements."

"It's a tremendous honour for Logicalis to receive this accolade as it acknowledges the diligence and expertise of our teams across the region, and further demonstrates our commitment both to clients and Cisco," said James Tay, CEO Logicalis Asia.

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 Organisation and regional executives.

About Logicalis
Logicalis is an international IT solutions and managed services provider with a breadth of knowledge and expertise in communications and collaboration; data centre and cloud services; and managed services.

Logicalis employs nearly 3,500 people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design, specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the needs of almost 6,000 corporate and public sector customers. To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM, CA Technologies, NetApp, Microsoft, VMware and ServiceNow.

The Logicalis Group has annualised revenues of over $1.4 billion, from operations in Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of the leading IT and Communications solution integrators, specialising in the areas of advanced technologies and services.

The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec Limited, listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges, with revenues of over $5 billion.

For more information, visit www.ap.logicalis.com or follow us on Twitter @LogicalisAsia.

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