Comstor Africa recognised as the Cisco regional distributor of the year in Africa Levant

During the 2010 Cisco Partner Summit that was held in April, the 26^th – 29^th in San Francisco, California, Comstor Africa was, and for the fifth year running, awarded the Cisco regional distribution partner of the year in Africa Levant. The accolade recognises Comstor’s major advances in employee development, operational excellence and value-added distribution across the territory.

“Throughout the last year, Comstor has demonstrated that excellent service comes as standard right across its comprehensive suite of Cisco offerings,” said Dorian Breakspear-Coyle, Distribution Manager , Africa and Levant at Cisco.

“At the same time, the company has shown impressive results in its delivery of Cisco architectures, which are the cornerstone of our value proposition to customers.”

Comstor Africa , South Africa and Middle East shared  the regional distribution partner of the year award based on its outstanding adoption of Cisco’s architectural plays and, in particular, its alignment in securing rapid market growth with the  Small Business , Borderless Networks,  & Data Centre architectures through its enablement  and programs and marketing capability.

Ed Williams, General Manager- Comstor Africa  said: “Being named Cisco regional distribution partner of the year is more than just something for the trophy chest.

“It is recognition of the hard work we have put in across our business and a testimony to the way we are helping channel partners and customers transform their businesses through Cisco products and services.

“This is a tremendous accolade and only serves to strengthen our desire to try harder on behalf of our customers.”

Guido Romagnoli , Director of Africa and Levant Partner Organisation at Cisco added: “Right now, technologies such as video and cloud computing are changing the nature of the IT business and transforming the way our customers operate and succeed.

“To help them take advantage of these market transitions, we rely on the expertise of our channel partners and it is heartening to see the high level of quality being achieved by our distributors.”

About Comstor Africa:

Comstor Africa, a Westcon Africa Division, is the leading specialty distributor of Cisco-focused advanced technology solutions in the world.

The Comstor Africa is a customer focused, global channel provider of leading edge technology products. Comstor provides the services, support programs, training, and tools needed to make our customers profitable and competitive.

As one of the most successful and dynamic networking distributors, Comstor‘s extensive product knowledge of end-to-end networks is complemented by best-of-breed products for enhanced solutions. Key vendors have recognized Comstor for its expertise in building the channel and supporting the reseller community. Comstor's in-depth technical knowledge provides expertise and experience to resellers at each stage of the sales process, including consultancy, design, implementation and support for single site through to multi-site and multi-national environments.