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First Distribution
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Some of the latest developments
concerning the distributor.
First Distribution Wins IBM Software
Award for Best Business Development
in Middle East & Africa for 2013
F
irst Distribution is proud to announce that it has won
the IBM Software award for Best Business Development for Middle East and Africa for the year 2013.
The award was conferred to the distributor at the IBM VAD
University, held in Budapest, Hungary on the 6th of February 2014, and marks the second consecutive time that First
Distribution has won the award, having first achieved the
feat in 2012.
In winning the award, the distributor grew its IBM Software
business by 64% from the previous year and over-achieved
on its 2013 IBM annual target.
IBM Software Brand Manager for First Distribution, Tania
Draper, was thrilled:
“It’s a great feeling to have won this honour” she said. “I
have an amazing team, and it’s just reward for all the hard
work that we’ve done. I want to thank everyone who works
with me on my team, as well as all our valued Partners without their support this would not have been possible.”
For more information on First Distribution’s range of IBM
Software, please contact Tania Draper on (011) 540 2640
or email [email protected]
First Distribution Wins EMC Business
Partner Award for ‘Best Distributor of
the Year for 2013’
F
irst Distribution is proud to announce that it was one of
the winners in EMC’s annual EMC Business Partner
Update, held at Monte Casino, Johannesburg on 5
December 2013.
The distributor picked up the prestigious ‘Distributor of the
Year’ award for the third year running, having won previously in 2011 and 2012.
The EMC Business Partner Update award ceremony sees
EMC recognise excellence in its business partner relationships throughout South Africa.
Award winners were selected based on their relationship
and commitment to EMC, as well as their ability to extend
EMC’s reach into the marketplace and add value to its information infrastructure solution offerings.
First Distribution’s EMC Brand Manager, Rohan de Beer
commented that: “Winning this award for the third time in a
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row is a fantastic achievement of which I believe we can be
proud. Not only do I have a great team around me which
helps immensely, but I would like to thank our partners for
their commitment, and for supporting and helping us in
achieving this award. As always, it’s a pleasure dealing with
EMC who is a model vendor in terms of channel enablement.”
Servaas Venter, Country Manager of EMC So