This press release was issued by Motorola Solutions Enterprise business prior to its acquisition by Zebra Technologies on Oct. 27, 2014.
Melbourne, Australia – February 18, 2013 Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the capabilities of its valued PartnerEmpower network, at its inaugural Australia and New Zealand Executive Partner Forum.
KEY POINTS:
- Motorola Solutions hosted over 80 senior leaders representing its top channel partners - leaders in their respective business segments - from across Australasia at its 2013 Executive Partner Forum, held from 20-22 January 2013 at Lilianfels in the New South Wales, Blue Mountains.
- Themed “Forward Momentum” the event explored how Motorola Solutions and its PartnerEmpower channel community can work together to evolve business solutions for the enterprise and public safety markets in Australia and New Zealand.
- Senior executives from Motorola Solutions Australia and New Zealand actively led and participated in industry discussions about how the company would work together with its channels to enhance capabilities and share opportunities to grow the business further.
- The event brought together senior representatives from Motorola Solutions’ distribution & alliance partners, global system integrators and developer community. They participated in discussions about 2013 strategy and product roadmaps, networking sessions and celebrated the achievement of channel partner leaders in 2012.
- The event’s most prestigious individual award, the Silver Fox went to Graham O’Keeffe of SkyWire, acknowledging his excellence in customer service, technical skills and high ethical standards.
- Motorola Solutions has over 100 PartnerEmpower channel partners in Australasia, with a growing community of application developers, system integrators and independent software vendors.
- Collectively, Motorola Solutions and its channel community boasts formidable expertise in delivering business-critical mobility solutions for enterprises in industries including minerals and energy, retail, hospitality, transportation, manufacturing and logistics, healthcare and education.
2012 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS CHANNEL AWARDS
The following awards recognised excellent performance, sales growth, revenue contribution and joint development of strategic new accounts with MSI.
Category |
Award Category |
Winner |
Individual / Company |
Radio |
2012 Outstanding Radio Sales Achievement, Australia |
Phill Harden – CIM Concepts |
Individual |
Radio |
2012 Outstanding Radio Sales Achievement, New Zealand |
Garry Parker – TL Parker |
Individual |
Radio |
2012 Australasian Radio Partner of the Year |
Transcom |
Company |
Radio |
2012 Australasian Radio Solution Partner of the Year |
Orion Network Australia |
Company |
Radio |
2012 Australasian Accessories Partner of the Year |
EZI Communications |
Company |
Radio |
2012 Partner Excellence Award |
Radio Communication Solutions |
Company |
Vertical overall |
Silver Fox Award |
Graham O’Keeffe, SkyWire |
N/A |
Enterprise |
2012 Australasian Mobility MVP Award |
Paul Stubbs – POS POS |
Individual |
Enterprise |
2012 Outstanding Advanced Data Capture Sales Achievement |
Paul Ryan – SATO New Zealand |
Individual |
Enterprise |
2012 Outstanding Mobile Computing Device Sales Achievement |
Allan Latto – Biz.Com |
Individual |
Enterprise |
2012 Partner Excellence Award |
Retriever Communications |
Company |
Enterprise |
2012 Australasian Mobility Distributor of the Year |
POS POS |
Company |
Enterprise |
2012 Australasian Mobility Partner of the Year |
Leopard Systems |
Company |
Enterprise |
2012 Australasian Mobility Solution Partner of the Year |
Biz.Com |
Company |
Wireless Networking Solutions |
2012 Partner Excellence Award |
CSC Australia |
Company |
Wireless Networking Solutions |
2012 Australasian Wireless Distributor of the Year |
LAN 1 |
Company |
Wireless Networking Solutions |
2012 Australasian Wireless Re-seller of the Year |
Leopard Systems |
Company |
SUPPORTING QUOTES:
Gary Starr, Managing Director Motorola Solutions Australia and New Zealand
“Motorola Solutions is a strong and successful business in Australia and New Zealand today, thanks in no small part to the contributions of our valued PartnerEmpower channel community. Our success has been built through strong collaboration and aligning our resources to deliver the best mission-critical mobility solutions for our end-customers across various industries.” Starr said.
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SUPPORTING RESOURCES
Website: www.forwardpartnership.com.au