Exemplary Commitment and Expertise Make WWT One of Dell EMC's Largest and Most Strategic Partners

ST. LOUIS — October 20, 2016—World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading technology integrator, announced today that it has been named as Dell EMC's Large VAR Partner of the Year for 2016.

"As a Dell EMC Signature Platinum Partner, we are truly honored to be recognized for ability and success in delivering value, insight and innovative solutions featuring Dell EMC to our customers. This award marks another milestone in our longstanding and mutually-rewarding Dell EMC partnership," said WWT's chief executive officer and co-founder Jim Kavanaugh.

The annual Partner of the Year awards honor Dell EMC channel partners for delivering commendable solutions for their customers and were presented at the Dell EMC Global Partner Summit in Austin, TX, on October 18, 2016. Award winners are selected from a group of nominations based on their dedicated use of Dell EMC technologies to provide solutions for their customers' needs.

"We congratulate World Wide Technology on receiving Dell EMC's 2016 Large VAR Partner of the Year Award, which recognizes partners that have exhibited an exemplary commitment to Dell EMC and our joint customers throughout the year," said John Byrne, President, Global Channels, Dell EMC. "Dell EMC's partners are an important part of the Dell EMC sales force and provide our joint customers deep technology and consulting expertise on their Digital Transformation journey."

Since becoming partners in 2003, WWT has grown to become one of Dell EMC's largest and most strategic partners, receiving recognition across Dell EMC's product portfolio, geographic theatres, market segments and ecosystem of partners. This growth has been facilitated by the Advanced Technology Center (ATC), where customers can explore hands on how Dell EMC products fit into integrated architectural solutions.

Through its partner program, Dell EMC offers partners like World Wide Technology greater value and choice to their customers, while rewarding investment in key Dell EMC solutions that will help drive business growth. Resources provided to Partners include:

  • Rewards for education and training
  • Rebates for Premier Partners
  • Expanded deal registration terms
  • Financial incentives
  • Marketing and technical assistance

About World Wide Technology, Inc.

World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a leading technology integrator with more than $7 billion in annual revenue that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations. Through its culture of innovation, WWT inspires, builds and delivers business results, from idea to outcome. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO); Dell Technologies (NYSE: DVMT); AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware; NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs more than 3,000 people and operates over 2 million square feet of warehousing, distribution and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world.

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