WWT Named F5 Unity Innovation Partner of the Year
ST LOUIS – August 10, 2015 – World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), an award-winning systems integrator and supply chain solutions provider that brings an innovative and proven approach to how organizations explore, evaluate, architect and implement technology, today announced that was named by F5® as its 2015 Unity® Innovation Partner of the Year for the Americas region.
"WWT is honored to receive this prestigious award and shares a strong commitment to innovation with F5, which has solidified our partnership," said Bob Olwig, vice president of Business Strategy and Innovation for WWT. "WWT's ability to engineer and showcase innovative solutions with F5 technology in real-life scenarios from our Advanced Technology Center delivers value and insight to customers – and sets WWT apart from other F5 channel partners."
Presented at the F5 annual customer and partner conference, F5 Agility Americas, UNITY awards recognize F5 channel partners who show exemplary performance in sales engagement, customer service and technical acumen.
"We are thrilled to name WWT as our Innovation Partner of the Year," said Keith McManigal, regional vice president of channel sales at F5. "This award celebrates the hard work and creativity the entire WWT team has consistently delivered while building labs, demonstrations, and solutions that expertly meet the needs of our joint customers and showcase how F5 technology solves customer business issues."
WWT is well-practiced at helping global organizations, service and cloud providers, and Web 2.0 providers, among others, keep their businesses moving forward using F5 application delivery, security an cloud solutions.
About World Wide Technology
World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a systems integrator with nearly $7 billion in annual revenue that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to large public and private organizations. The company brings to market a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its customers discover, evaluate, architect and implement technology products and solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO); EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); 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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