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Logicalis joins Cisco TelePresence Elite

Slough, UK, 21st May 2010: International solutions provider, Logicalis, today announces that it has achieved Cisco Authorised Technology Partner (ATP) status for TelePresence in Europe, North America and Latin America. With the combined accreditations, Logicalis becomes part of an elite group of Cisco partners recognised to have the advanced tools, expertise and processes necessary to provide TelePresence solutions to customers around the globe.

Simon Daykin, CTO of Logicalis UK, comments; “Gaining ATP status not only demonstrates the commitment we have made to Cisco’s TelePresence, but also the significant investment in our own engineering expertise. With dedicated Cisco-certified TelePresence technicians serving each region, our customers can be assured of the best technical support and consultancy.

“This is complemented with ten years experience as a Tandberg Partner which, following Cisco’s recent acquisition of Tandberg, means we’re one of a handful of IT organisations with the combined expertise to support our customer’s investments in either product.”

In addition to its ATP status, Logicalis has also installed TelePresence suites in four of its regional HQs - UK, Brazil, Argentina, and North America – allowing customers the opportunity to see the technology in use.

“We practice what we preach; investing in TelePresence suites across the globe is significantly enhancing our own business, increasing collaboration between our headquarters and reducing travel time and costs,” continues Daykin.

The TelePresence ATP status adds significantly to Logicalis’ already strong capabilities in unified communications, collaboration, data centre optimisation, outsourcing and managed services.

Tom Kelly, MD of Logicalis UK concludes, “The recent volcanic eruption has put the spotlight back on videoconferencing and other collaborative technologies, accentuating the role these applications can play in day-to-day operations as well as continuity strategies.  It’s now critical for organisations to ensure basic unified communications capabilities are integrated throughout their IT infrastructure.”

About Logicalis

Logicalis is an international provider of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and services founded on a superior breadth of knowledge and expertise in communications & collaboration; data centre; and professional and managed services.

With its international headquarters in the UK, Logicalis Group employs over 1,900 people worldwide, including highly trained service specialists who design, specify, deploy and manage complex ICT infrastructures to meet the needs of over 6,500 corporate and public sector customers. To achieve this, Logicalis maintains strong partnerships with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM and Microsoft.

The Logicalis Group has annualised revenues in excess of $1 billion, from operations in the UK, US, Germany, South America and Asia Pacific, and is fast establishing itself as one of the leading IT and Communications service providers, specialising in the areas of advanced technologies and services.

The Logicalis Group is a division of Datatec Limited, a $4.2 billion revenue business listed on the Johannesburg and London AIM Stock Exchanges. For more information, visit www.uk.logicalis.com.

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For further information please contact:
Jennifer Manning/Charlotte Sandy
Cohesive Communications
T: +44 (0) 1291 626200
E: logicalis@cohesive.uk.com