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consilium1 today announced that it has been named the Americas recipient of a VMware Partner Network Award in the Cloud Application Platform category by VMware. The award was presented at VMware Partner Exchange 2012, VMware’s annual partner event, on Feb. 14 in Las Vegas.

“We are proud to acknowledge the achievements made in 2011 by members of the VMware partner ecosystem and congratulate consilium1 on winning a VMware Partner Network Award,” said Doug Smith, vice president, global partner strategy and operations, VMware. “Partners worldwide assemble at VMware Partner Exchange to become equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to further realize the benefits of virtualization and cloud computing – making this the leading global event for partners seeking peer-to-peer training, education and networking to enhance their business strategies and distinguish their position in the marketplace. VMware partners continue to be the foundation of our business and we look forward to the future successes of consilium1 in 2012, as well as the rest of our partner ecosystem.”

“This award recognizes our investment, technological expertise and commitment to deliver on the true promise of cloud computing through the VMware vFabric™ Cloud Application Platform. We are extremely honored to receive this award,” said Craig Jones, vice president, growth and strategy, consilium1. “Over the past several years, we’ve empowered numerous enterprise clients to drive transformational productivity gains and operational efficiencies by implementing state of the art VMware vFabric™ platform solutions. We are committed to continue driving breakthrough solutions through our emerging technologies practice and remaining a leading VMware vFabric™ platform service provider.”

Partner recipients of a VMware Partner Network Award in the Americas were acknowledged by VMware in 28 categories for their excellence in performance and distinctive achievements during 2011:

• SMB Partner of the Year
• Solution Provider of the Year
• Government Partner of the Year
• Academic Partner of the Year
• Infrastructure Virtualization Partner of the Year
• Business Continuity Partner of the Year
• Desktop Partner of the Year
• Training (VATC) Partner of the Year
• Distributor of the Year
• Emerging Market Partner of the Year
• Cloud Application Platform Partner of the Year
• Emerging Products Partner of the Year
• VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) Partner of the Year
• Systems Integrator of the Year
• Partner Executive MVP
• Corporate Reseller of the Year
• National Partner of the Year
• Rising Star of the Year
• LATAM Distributor of the Year
• LATAM Education (VATC) Partner of the Year
• LATAM Solution Provider of the Year
• LATAM Government Partner of the Year
• LATAM Systems Integrator Partner of the Year
• LATAM Best Performance of the Year
• Brazil Solution Provider of the Year
• Mexico Solution Provider of the Year
• NOLA Solution Provider of the Year
• SOLA Solution Provider of the Year

About VMware Partner Exchange 2012

VMware Partner Exchange 2012 is the leading global event for virtualization and cloud partners, bringing thousands of members from the VMware partner ecosystem together to discuss the future of the industry. With more than 170 breakout sessions and an extensive exhibitor pavilion, partners gain valuable insight on how to leverage new technologies to deliver next generation enterprise hybrid cloud solutions to customers. To learn more about VMware Partner Exchange visit www.vmwarepartnerexchange.com.

About consilium1

Founded in 1996, consilium1 is a national information technology consulting services company with over 500 expert consultants located across the United States. Embracing their driving philosophy—“We can do that,” consilium1 thrives on solving complex business challenges through innovative solutions in: Data Center and Networking, Security and Business Continuity, Enterprise Content Management, Emerging Technologies, Data Management, Enterprise Application Development & Integration, Resourcing & Managed Services, Hosting, and Collaboration & Messaging. For more information, visit consilium1.com.

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