Presidio Receives New Partner Performance Award from Sungard Availability Services

GREENBELT, Md., Jan. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Presidio today announced it was named U.S Solution Provider of the Year by Sungard® Availability Services™ (Sungard AS), a leading provider of information availability through managed IT, cloud and recovery services. Presidio was recognized as one of only six of partners for its performance and dedication during 2014.

"We are very pleased to be recognized by Sungard AS for this national award. Sungard AS is a strategic ecosystem partner in our cloud architecture and we have integrated solutions into the Presidio Managed Cloud offering for disaster recovery and backup up as a service," stated Dave Hart, Chief Operating Officer for Presidio. "Our clients are continuing to look for solutions that can offer improved service delivery within a provisioned model."

"We are excited about the accomplishments of our channel program and Presidio in 2014, and we believe that shining the spotlight on award winners who create even more value for our mutual customers is a great way to underscore their contributions," said Carmen Sorice, Senior Vice President of Channels, Sungard AS. "We look forward to even more breakout performances in 2015 as we continue to grow long-lasting partnerships and customer relationships." For more information regarding Presidio Cloud offering go to http://www.presidio.com/cloud.

Sungard AS is presenting the Partner Performance Award to each winner individually, and will recap their accomplishments at the annual Sungard AS sales kickoff meeting in Philadelphia this week.

About Presidio

Presidio is the leading provider of professional and managed services for advanced IT solutions. By taking the time to deeply understand how our clients define success, we architect enduring technology solutions that address their business needs. Our approach blends the credibility to deliver practical results today, with the creativity to drive the business visions of tomorrow. More than 2,400 Presidio IT professionals, 1,500 of which are engineers with over 2,000 industry leading certifications, are based in 50+ offices across the US. We serve our clients through a unique, local delivery model while capitalizing on our scale as a multi-billion dollar industry leader. We are passionate about driving results for our clients and delivering the highest quality of service in the industry. For more information visit: www.presidio.com.

About Sungard Availability Services

Sungard® Availability Services™ (Sungard AS) has more than 30 years of experience providing flexible availability services that help ensure organizations keep applications always on, always available. The company leverages its proven expertise to provide managed IT services, information availability consulting services, business continuity management software and disaster recovery services to clients in North America, Europe and India. Sungard AS helps customers improve the resiliency of their mission critical systems by designing, implementing and managing cost-effective solutions using people, process and technology to address enterprise IT availability needs.

To learn more, visit www.sungardas.com or call 1-800-468-7483. Connect with us on Twitter @Sungardas, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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Contact Information
For additional information please contact:
Mike French
Chief Marketing Officer
469-549-3800
mike.french@presidio.com

Nora Hahn
Sungard Availability Services
Tel: 281-584-4616
nora.hahn@sungardas.com