[May 25, 2012] Softcat is Mimecast's Premier Partner of the Year for fifth year running Tweet May 25, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- D Marlow, UK, -- IT provider Softcat has won Mimecast's Premier Partner of the Year award for the fifth year running, thanks to its exceptional sales figures and passion for customer service. Alan Kenny, general manager at unified email management company Mimecast, presented the award at its black tie event in London last night. "For the fifth year running, Softcat has added tremendous value to what we do," he said. "Their hard work and commitment have been instrumental in helping us to retain our customers and maintain our strong year-on-year growth. We are delighted to present them with this award once again." Dave Simpson, Softcat's commercial director, attended the conference and accepted the award. He commented, "We are helping more and more of our customers to enjoy the benefits of Mimecast's cloud-based approach to email management, removing the need for on-premise storage, reducing risk and improving data security. We would like to thank Mimecast for recognising our efforts, and for being a great company to work with." Mimecast Premier Partner of the Year is the latest award in an impressive haul for Softcat in 2012. Already this year, the IT provider has won Cisco Commercial Partner of the Year, HP Gold Partner of the Year, HP Storage Partner of the Year, HP PSG Partner of the Year, Symantec Commercial Partner of the Year, Websense EMEA Triton Partner of the Year, and Sophos Partner of the Year. In 2011, Softcat became the first company to retain Reseller of the Year at the CRN Channel Awards. About Mimecast Mimecast (www.mimecast.com) delivers cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange, including archiving, continuity and security. By unifying disparate and fragmented email environments into one holistic solution that is always available from the cloud, Mimecast minimises risk and reduces cost and complexity, while providing total end-to-end control of email. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, Mimecast serves over 5,000 customers worldwide and has offices in Europe, North America, Africa and the Channel Islands. About Softcat Softcat (www.softcat.com) is a leading provider of software licensing, hardware, security and related IT services. Softcat, founded in 1993 by chairman and majority shareholder Peter Kelly, remains privately owned and currently employs more than 400 people. It achieved a turnover in excess of GBP200 million in its last financial year and has been profitable since inception, resulting in a strong balance sheet and very firm financial foundations. The company sells and supports products and solutions from all the world's leading IT companies. On all its portfolio products and solutions it offers a full range of services, including advice and guidance, technical design, product sourcing, implementation, support and project management. It enjoys a trading relationship with over 2,000 longstanding customers, predominantly from the UK corporate sector but also including large enterprises, small businesses and public sector organisations. As an organisation Softcat cares passionately about two things - outstanding employee satisfaction and world-class customer service. It believes the former drives the latter. For more information please contact: Robert Hayward Resonates SLM Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 1635 898 362 [email protected] www.resonates.com ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]