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Mitel awards ‘Virtual Solutions specialistPARTNER’ status to niu

Mitel has announced that ICT services provider niu Solutions (The company born out of the acquisition and integration of Telinet, EVD, Pasporte and Ipitomi) has become the first of Mitel’s channel partners to be awarded Mitel ‘Virtual Solutions specialistPARTNER’ status.

Mitel 'Virtual Solutions specialistPARTNER' certification is awarded on strict criteria, including the provision of dedicated virtual solutions staff and an ongoing demonstration of experience and credibility in virtualised solutions through virtual-specific case studies.

Mitel says it is one of the industry’s first vendors to have a complete UC suite of virtual software applications available to the market. Mitel Virtual Solutions leverages VMware vSphere to enable customers to consolidate Mitel’s leading voice and unified communications applications alongside non-voice business applications in the datacentre.

Commenting on the award, Phil Clark, Marketing & Channel Development Director of niu said, "We take pride in being able to deliver the full potential of converged IT, voice, data and telecoms, and this award demonstrates that we are at the forefront of leading edge technology.”

Sara Hellon, channel marketing manager, Mitel added, “We are seeing the demand for virtual solutions grow rapidly, and niu has been an excellent partner in enabling customers to realise the potential of this exciting technology. niu is the first to be awarded this accreditation, and it is truly deserved.”

Mitel offers a variety of ‘specialistPARTNER’ certifications including vertical specialistPARTNER certifications which comprise: local government, healthcare, housing authorities, education, professional services, trading, hospitality and retail.