Akibia Achieves Citrix Solution Advisor Gold Status
Gold Status Follows Recognition as Best ANG Growth as a Silver Partner
May 08, 2008
Westborough, MA – May 8, 2008 - Akibia, a leading independent IT services firm providing data center and network security solutions, today announced it has achieved Gold status as a Citrix® Solution Advisor.
Akibia’s first year as a Citrix Solution Advisor produced exceptional results that exceeded expectations for the program. Akibia found significant demand among its customer base for Citrix’s Application Delivery Infrastructure solutions and was recognized by Citrix Systems as “Best Application Networking Group (ANG) Growth as a Silver Partner in 2007.” As a result of the success of the Akibia and Citrix relationship, Akibia moved quickly to Gold status.
“As a Citrix Gold Partner, Akibia is committed to helping our customers solve security and cost challenges related to delivering mission-critical applications to employees regardless of location with Citrix’s Application Delivery Infrastructure solutions,” said Tom Tucker, president of Akibia. “The immediate traction we have seen with our Citrix partnership is a testament to the strength of the Citrix portfolio as well as the knowledge, experience and expertise of our systems integration team.
Akibia’s systems integration team helps clients to maximize the value of their Citrix solution and take advantage of the flexibility provided by NetScaler and other solutions, enabling companies to realize the full return on their investment.
“In recognizing Akibia as a Gold Solution Advisor, Citrix is acknowledging the strength of Akibia’s services team, and their ability to serve as a Trusted Advisor to our joint customers seeking solutions for application delivery,” said Dino Petrakis, area vice president, Northeast region, Citrix. “Akibia’s knowledge of the needs and requirements of enterprise organizations and their ability to meet those requirements with customized Citrix-based networking solutions will ensure an effective and long term partnership benefitting both companies and our customers.”
About Akibia, Inc.
Akibia provides innovative IT solutions that enable leading companies worldwide to optimize, secure, manage and support their mission-critical infrastructure. As an independent advisor, Akibia partners with its customers to deliver solutions that improve the availability and performance of their data center and security infrastructure. Combining expert consulting, integration and support services with world-class customer service, Akibia helps IT organizations maximize the value of their existing infrastructure, while mitigating risk and reducing complexity. Founded as Polaris Service in 1988 and headquartered in Massachusetts, Akibia is an independent services company with offices throughout the United States and Europe.
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