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Westcon Named 'EMEA Distributor of the Year'

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Westcon Group today announced Polycom has named Westcon Group, EMEA Distributor of the Year.

Polycom honoured partners during TEAM Polycom 2014, the company’s annual partner conference held in Vancouver, Canada, February 11-13, 2014. Polycom recognized honourees based on execution, performance, customer success, business results, and overall commitment to co-developing innovative solutions.

“I am very proud of this achievement and would like to thank everyone on the team for their hard work and dedication in helping us win this award. The honour reflects the outstanding quality and focus that Westcon provides to the Polycom channel. Westcon is a robust company with a strong heritage in voice and UC focusing on, simplifying business processes for our partners and vendors through value added programmes and support to deliver results,” said David Grant Senior Vice President EMEA, Westcon Convergence

He continued, “Our innovative approach combined with a unique relationship with Microsoft in driving growth for Lync devices; market coverage, support on service renewals, and marketing and management’s commitment to Polycom has resulted in over 45 percent growth in sales year on year for Polycom. It makes the hard work worthwhile and also provides us with the momentum to drive even greater growth with Polycom going forward.”

"In an ever-changing and rapidly evolving market place, it’s critical to have partners like Westcon Group who can help us meet our customers complete business needs with transformative solutions," said Mike Conlon, Vice President of Worldwide Channels, Polycom. "We congratulate Westcon’s Convergence team and look forward to supporting their continued success.”