CISCO PARTNER SUMMIT 2005, VANCOUVER, April 6, 2005 - In an effort to highlight its top channel partners, Cisco Systems Canada, recognized fifteen Canadian partners as its 2004 annual Channel Partner award winners. TELUS also received top honours as Cisco's Global Innovation Partner of the Year Award.
"Our channel partners are an extension of our sales force and we want to recognize and reward our top performers," said Steve Simmons, vice-president, Canadian Channel and Commercial Operations at Cisco Systems Canada. "Our Canadian award winners have all demonstrated the ability to develop innovative solutions and execute with the highest levels of customer satisfaction. I am delighted to present these organizations as the winners of the 2004 Cisco Channel Awards, and I am especially delighted that Canada can claim Cisco's Global Innovation Partner of the Year in TELUS."
Cisco Systems Canada recognized the top national and regional channel partners in the following categories: Top Customer Satisfaction, Advanced Technology Solutions Success, Commercial Success of the Year and Partner Innovation.
The 2004 Cisco Canada Channel Partner Award winners are:
| Global Partner Innovation of the Year | TELUS |
| Canadian Partner of the Year | TELUS |
| Top Customer Satisfaction - National | AVANCE Network Services |
| Top Customer Satisfaction - National | The RAM Group |
| Top Customer Satisfaction - National | Getronics Canada |
| Partner Innovation - National | TELUS |
| Partner Innovation - National | Hewlett-Packard (Canada) |
| Partner Innovation - National | Ingram Micro Canada |
| Advanced Technology Success - National | IBM Canada |
| Advanced Technology Solution - Western Region | TELUS |
| Advanced Technology Solution - Central Region | Intesys Network Communications |
| Advanced Technology Solution - Eastern Region | Bell Canada |
| Commercial Success of the Year - National | Tech Data |
| Commercial Success of the Year - Western Region | Long View Systems |
| Commercial Success of the Year - Central Region | Unis Lumin |
| Commercial Success of the Year - Eastern Region | NexInnovations |
The Cisco Global Awards are conferred to partners who meet a specific set of requirements, which are designed to identify the best channel partner in each category. Cisco has also built a formalized nomination and selection process that begins with each sales theater identifying and nominating a channel partner for each category. These nominations are reviewed and a collective group that includes Cisco worldwide channels and theater channel executives makes final selections. All of the global and theater Partner of the Year awards are in compliance with the requirements of the Cisco Channel Partner Program and customer satisfaction as its foundational criterion. The Cisco Canada Awards are also based on a specific set of requirements, and are reviewed, evaluated and selected by the Cisco Canada executive team.
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