The CN Awards are universally acclaimed as the ICT industry's most prized and prestigious accolades, celebrating and rewarding excellence in the provision of ICT solutions and recognising the successful synergies and dynamics of the very best channel partnerships. The Awards present an opportunity for organisations to gain industry prestige, extensive exposure and publicity before and after the awards ceremony.

On October 14th 2010 once again representatives from all sections of the Comms and IT community will gather for the awards night itself which is widely regarded as the industry event of the year. This year's ICT industry award sponsors include Avaya, O2, Capstan, Spitfire, GN Netcom, Samsung, Outsourcery, Thus, Micro-P, BT Wholesale. These awards are unquestionably the most sought after industry prizes in the UK ICT channel and in line with their meritocracy entry is without charge.

We look forward to receiving your entries and seeing you in October to once again celebrate excellence in the fast moving ICT solutions sector.

Avaya sponsors top industry awards event
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The Comms National Awards are an industry institution, delivering prestige, reward and recognition for the very best in ICT innovation and partnerships, writes Lee Shorten, Managing Director, UK and Ireland, Avaya.

The Comms National Awards celebrate all that is good in the channel and, following a year of hard work and great collaboration across the board, they are an opportunity to congratulate ourselves, our peers and partners on a job well done. Avaya is proud to sponsor the ninth Comms National Awards, particularly in the year when we, as a company, have played such a significant role in shaking up the industry. Our acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions was a dramatic start to 2010. Since then we've worked hard to reassure our partners and customers, new and old, that we remain committed to delivering the best products, services and consultancy available in the market.

"It seems only fitting that we should continue to demonstrate our long-term commitment to partners through our sponsorship of the industry's most independent awards"

We have launched some groundbreaking new products, including our new data solutions, and have a wealth of exciting initiatives in the pipeline. What's more, with the help of our partners we have welcomed some great names into the Avaya customer portfolio, including the Vancouver Winter Olympics and Umbro.

In a year that has been tough for businesses across the board Avaya has kept innovating and our partners have kept delivering. And, in recognition of the great work and vital role our partners play in making Avaya the success it is today, we are doing more than ever to reaffirm our commitment to them. Through initiatives such as Avaya Connect, a major overhaul of our global programme, as well as through more streamlined processes and better training and certification, we are ensuring our programme really tackles the needs of all our partners be they large systems integrators or niche market players.

Avaya MarketLeaders, Avaya 0% Finance, and Avaya Connect Professional Credentials programmes have seen us help partners with everything from finance to marketing and training. With this ongoing collaboration in mind, it seems only fitting that we should continue to demonstrate our long-term commitment to them through our sponsorship of the industry's most independent awards.

Our partners tell us that success in their chosen award category is a genuine aspiration for their sales teams and a true endorsement of the quality of their work for customers. From my own point of view, recognition by the UK channel community for the hard work we have done is one of the most important validations of our work to date. To be shortlisted would be an honour, to win a true accolade. So, it is with great pleasure and much anticipation that I look forward to the award ceremony. The opportunity to celebrate the successes of our partners and to help them enjoy a thoroughly well deserved night off is an opportunity not to be missed. 

For details on how to enter the Comms National Awards visit www.cnawards.com or email nsergent@bpl-business.com

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