Dubai, March 1st 2015: Gulf Business Machines (GBM), the region's number one provider of IT solutions, today announced that it was prominently awarded at the 2015 IBM InterConnect Business Partner Summit. During the event, which was attended by over 21,000 people, GBM was awarded with the "2015 IBM Security System Outstanding Performance Award". John Banks, GBM Director of Software Group, accepted the award on behalf of GBM from Carola Cazenave, IBM director WW Security System.

Mr Banks commented: "We are delighted to be recognised in this way and very proud to have been given this prestigious award.  As we are celebrating our 25th year this is a fantastic time to reflect on the progress GBM has made. For many years GBM has nurtured partnerships with the world's leading technology companies and invested in a talented, skilled workforce and this award reinforces that." 

The annual IBM InterConnect event aims to update IBM's business partners on the company's growth plans, products and solutions, while helping them fine-tune their strategies for growth in today's digital economy. This is the premier event to explore the latest developments in Cloud, Mobile, Security, and DevOps.

GBM is dedicated to supporting IBM solutions, which has helped to continually expand GBM's offerings to meet market trends and in turn provide the best offerings to customers. This award from IBM highlights GBM's expertise in achieving outstanding results while becoming a role model for the IMP BP ecosystem.

The ceremony was held in Las Vegas from February 22-26, and gathered partners from different countries across the globe.

About Gulf Business Machines (GBM)
Founded in 1990, Gulf Business Machines (GBM) is the leading IT solutions provider in the region fulfilling the IT requirements of local, regional and international organizations in the GCC.

GBM is the sole distributor for IBM- excluding selected IBM products and services -throughout the GCC, except for Saudi Arabia. GBM's momentum was further enhanced in 1999, when the team secured the Cisco portfolio. Today GBM holds the highest level of recognition in the region from Cisco, Gold Partner status, in addition to the Cisco Borderless Network Architecture Specialized Learning Partner status.

GBM offers an extensive range of IT infrastructure, IT solutions and services ranging from consulting, resource deployment and integration to after-sales support, through 1000 professionals and over 20 solid strategic partnerships forged with internationally-recognized IT solution providers.

The company, which is ISO-9001 certified since 1999, has offices in the UAE (Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain. GBM also has established a presence in Pakistan, where the company now operates three offices, one each in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore as an IBM Premier Business Partner. The Pakistani operation also holds a Silver Partner Status from Cisco.

In 2014, GBM achieved Cisco Channel Customer Satisfaction Excellence, the highest distinction a partner can achieve within the Cisco Channel Partner Program.

For more information please visit www.gbm4ibm.com

For further information, please contact:
Weber Shandwick 
Tel: +971 4 445 2245 
Email: gbm@webershandwick.com            

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