Azlan Backs Cisco Collaboration Breakaway Plus With Specialist Expertise And Support

Mar 16, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) –
Azlan, the enterprise division of Computer 2000, is backing Cisco's new Collaboration Breakaway PLUS promotion, which aims to help partners drive sales of video, voice and collaboration applications, by providing active support on special bids and making its specialist Cisco Collaboration and UCS Data Centre Solutions Architects available to support partners too.

The new promotion combines the best of the previous successful Collaboration Breakaway scheme with new elements that provide improved services offers, special pricing incentives, and robust demand generation support. Azlan is also supporting the programme with its own expertise.

Mark Wheeler, Azlan Cisco Business Unit Director, said: "Collaboration Breakaway PLUS provides Cisco partners with everything they need to generate customer demand. It provides them with access to special offers and pricing support that will help them close deals. We're adding even more to that by making out Solutions Architects available to support partners in putting together propositions and technical designs for customers. By offering this additional assistance, Azlan will help Cisco partners to can build on the benefits that Collaboration Breakaway PLUS offers and make it even more effective in terms of driving new business around video, voice and UCS solutions."

There are a number of specific opportunities that resellers can address under Collaboration Breakaway PLUS. These include a 'get current' campaign on Cisco Call Manager, the latest version of which is built on a Cisco C-Series UCS server. It thus enables customer to fully leverage the unique Cisco data centre architecture alongside Call Manager's renowned unified communications capabilities.

Collaboration Breakaway PLUS also gives partners access to added incentives on sales of both Cisco B-Series and C-Series UCS systems. Azlan is an accredited distributor and offers full configuration services on both lines. Special discounts on licensing for Cisco unified communications solutions deployed on these platforms are also available.

About Azlan
Azlan, the Enterprise Division of Tech Data Corporation, is a leading value-added distributor of networking, communications, midrange and enterprise servers, storage, software and unified communications solutions in Europe. Azlan enables fast, cost-effective pan-European distribution of products and solutions for market leaders such as Cisco, IBM, and HP. Azlan provides a range of value creating services including channel development, marketing, sales support, training and certification, and finance programs, designed to assist its vendor and channel partners in developing their SME, mid market and enterprise opportunities. www.azlan.co.uk

Azlan continues to build on its 25-year history of excellence, now as part of Tech Data, which acquired Azlan in March 2003. Tech Data Corporation is one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products, services and solutions. Its advanced logistics capabilities and value added services enable 125,000 resellers in more than 100 countries to efficiently and cost effectively support the diverse technology needs of end users. Tech Data generated $26.5 billion in net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012, and is ranked 109th on the Fortune 500®. To learn more, visit www.techdata.com.

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