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Global Knowledge Wins Education Partner of the
Year
Award at VMware Partner Exchange 2010
VMware Partners from Around the World Take Home Top
Honors for Delivering VMware Virtualization Solutions to Companies
of All Sizes
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Cary (USA)/Wokingham (UK)/Cairo (Egypt) – February 17, 2010 –
Global Knowledge announced today that it has been recognized by
VMware as a winner of a VMware Partner Network Award in the
Education Partner of the Year category. The award was presented at
VMware Partner Exchange 2010, VMware’s annual partner event, on
Feb. 9 in Las Vegas, Nev.
“VMware’s partners continue to be the bedrock of our business,
and we are pleased to recognize the great work they have
accomplished throughout the year,” said Doug Smith, senior
director, global partner sales, VMware. “VMware Partner Exchange
brings partners together for four days filled with training,
education and networking with peers – making this the premier event
to help them strengthen their virtualization practices and
distinguish themselves in the marketplace. We congratulate Global
Knowledge, and we look forward to continuing our work together to
help deliver virtualization solutions for customers building
private cloud infrastructures.”
“We are delighted to be recognized by VMware for our role in
helping them to drive authorized VMware education solutions further
into the technology marketplace.” said Michael Fox, Global
Knowledge Senior Vice President. “The need for VMware skills and
certification has become a growing requirement for many IT
professionals, and our status as a leading VMware Authorized
Education Partner, along with our commitment to high-quality
training enables us to satisfy these customer requirements and to
drive further development of VMware skills around the globe.”
VMware acknowledged key performances and outstanding
achievements by the company’s ecosystem partners during 2009.
Winners from around the world were recognized in 15 categories:
• Solution Provider of the Year
• Education Partner of the Year
• Distributor of the Year
• Systems Integrator of the Year
• SMB Partner of the Year
• Desktop Virtualization Partner of the Year
• VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) Partner of the
Year
• Academic Partner of the Year
• Technology Innovator
• Vertical Trailblazer
• VMware Competency Partner of the Year
• Partner Executive MVP
• Corporate Reseller of the Year
• Federal Partner of the Year
• SpringSource Partner of the Year
About VMware Partner Exchange
VMware Partner Exchange is the marquis global event for
virtualization partners, offering more than 150 sessions and an
extensive exhibitor pavilion to demonstrate how partners can best
accelerate their virtualization businesses. This year partner
attendees received a preview into the next generation of products
and programs coming from VMware and offered partners an exclusive
opportunity to hear from VMware executives including Carl
Eschenbach, executive vice president of worldwide field operations
and Dr. Stephen Herrod, CTO and senior vice president of
R&D.
About Global Knowledge
Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business skills
training, with more than 1,200 courses spanning foundational and
specialized training and certifications. Our core training is
focused on Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, Red Hat, business process
improvement, and leadership development. We deliver via training
centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our
customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive
training programs and learning services. Founded in 1995, Global
Knowledge employs more than 1,300 people worldwide. Corporate
headquarters are located in Cary, N.C., Canadian headquarters are
in Toronto, and EMEA headquarters are in London. The company is
owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson,
and Stowe.
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Contact:
Nancy Enloe
Director, Marketing Communications
(919) 460-3267
nancy.enloe@globalknowledge.com
Contact – Europe
Rene van der Zeeuw
European Marketing Manager
+31 (0)30 – 60 89 460
rene.van.der.zeeuw@globalknowledge.net