Consonus Technologies Recognized as a leading Channel Partner at Symantec’s Annual North America Partner Conference
CARY, NC — October 20, 2008 — Consonus Technologies today announced that Symantec recognized the company as the Partner of the Year at Symantec’s annual partner conference – Partner Engage 2008 – in Washington, D.C. on October 16. Consonus Technologies was recognized for its dedication and commitment to selling Symantec’s security and availability solutions, as well as its overall performance in revenue, deal registration, technical and marketing investments, and certifications. Consonus is one of only eight partners in the Symantec Technical Support Partner program in the US.
“We are honored to be recognized by Symantec as their partner of the year”, said Mike Shook, CEO of Consonus. “Symantec has both outstanding technologies and partner programs. Our partnership has enabled us to bring vitally important data protection and data management solutions to our clients as well as assist them with managing and supporting projects over their lifecycle.”
“We work in an information-driven world and IT departments must have the confidence that they are able to secure and manage a growing amount of information and an increasingly complex infrastructure,” said Randy Cochran, vice president, North American channel sales, Symantec. “The 2008 Channel Partner awards serve as a way to spotlight those partners who have clearly improved the customer’s experience by providing market leading Symantec products, quality service and support."
Each year, Symantec recognizes partners around North America whose innovation and depth of expertise elevate them as top level partners. More than 300 partners from the U.S. , Canada and Latin America attended Symantec’s annual Partner Engage event in Washington, D.C. on October 15-17, where top Symantec executives addressed partners via various keynotes and breakout sessions on relevant topics including data protection, storage management and high availability, endpoint management and security, the Symantec partner program, and sales and partnering strategies.