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AWARDS <strong>2021</strong><br />
THE INSPIRATION AWARD<br />
WINNER: Ian Moyse, Chief Revenue Officer, OneUp Sales.<br />
RUNNER UP: Melissa Chambal<br />
"I am really pleased to be recognised for this award, let alone for a second time in recent years. I thank those who nominated and voted for me and<br />
believe it is in return for the contribution I make in giving back to the sector through speaking, panels, schools speaking, blogging and acting as<br />
judge on awards such as WISA, Top Sales, UK Cloud Awards, BESMA, etc. I encourage others to give back and contribute to coaching and<br />
supporting others in their sector." - Ian Moyse.<br />
HARDWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR<br />
WINNER: WatchGuard Technologies - Firebox M Series<br />
RUNNER UP: ExaGrid<br />
In October, WatchGuard Technologies announced the release of its new Firebox M290, M390, M590, and M690 unified threat management<br />
appliances. An affordable yet highly capable solution for small and midsize businesses, these new firewalls deliver increased security and the<br />
fastest performance of any mid-range Firebox appliance ever, with the processing power to handle encrypted and HTTPS traffic.<br />
In addition, new expandable ports and integration with WatchGuard Cloud enable these firewalls to offer the flexibility needed to<br />
accommodate changing networking and security needs for customers and service provider partners. For further information, please visit:<br />
www.watchguard.com/wgrd-products/rack-mount/m-series.<br />
SOFTWARE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR<br />
WINNER: Netreo Omnicenter<br />
RUNNER UP: Allied Telesis<br />
Founded in 2000 by ex-Cisco employees, Netreo designs, manufactures, markets, sells and supports IT solutions for optimising the complex and<br />
evolving infrastructures that drive successful global enterprises. Netreo empowers business and IT leadership with real-time observability, AIOpsdriven<br />
analysis, actionable insights, and process automation that drive business success through full-stack IT Infrastructure Management (ITIM),<br />
Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD), AIOps, Application Performance Management (APM), and Digital Experience<br />
Management (DEM) solutions. Designed for the most complex cloud, on-premises and hybrid infrastructures in highly regulated industries,<br />
Netreo is most prominent in Healthcare, Financial services, Aerospace, Manufacturing, SLED, Retail, Transportation, and Logistics industries.<br />
CLOUD-BASED SOLUTION OF THE YEAR<br />
WINNER: Zyxel Nebula Control Centre<br />
RUNNER UP: OneUp Sales<br />
This year's 'Cloud-Based Solution of the Year' was awarded to Zyxel's Nebula Control Centre. Rachel Rothwell, Regional Director Western<br />
Europe at Zyxel, commented: "We are very proud of this achievement, we have spent many years listening to our customers and developing<br />
a cloud platform with all the facilities our resellers would require, the maturity and depth of the feature set is now well established and is<br />
clearly recognised by winning such an award. I would like to thank all our valued resellers for their votes and loyalty to Zyxel."<br />
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