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Digium Inc., the Asterisk Company, today announced its annual Pinnacle Partner award winners, recognizing 18 of the company’s outstanding channel partners around the world. Award winners were selected based on their annual sales from 2011 and commitment to customer satisfaction. Awards were presented to outstanding distributors, resellers and direct marketing partners in North America, Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific and Latin America. These Pinnacle Partner awards are presented annually to Digium’s leading partners who have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with Digium, and driving customer success for either Switchvox Business Communications Solutions or Asterisk Custom Communications Solutions.

“Digium is committed to the growth of our channel partners and we are excited for the opportunity to recognize those companies who are dedicated to growing our businesses, together,” said Jim Butler, director of worldwide channel sales for Digium. “Now, more than ever, customers are looking for affordable solutions that provide innovative features to help their businesses stand out in a crowd and connect people in ways that they never thought possible.”

“We’re committed to our partnerships, and these awards demonstrate the game-changing innovation that is possible when we work together to expand our market reach and leverage our local and industry expertise to satisfy the needs of our customers,” said Danny Windham, president and CEO of Digium.

Digium Pinnacle Partner Award Winners

Partner of the Year

The Fulcrum Group
Partner of the Year – North America
Business Communications Solutions

DataBox
Partner of the Year – EMEA
Business Communications Solutions

Avencall
Partner of the Year – EMEA
Custom Communications Solutions

CommsChoice Pty Ltd.
Partner of the Year – Asia Pacific
Business Communications Solutions

ATS Design, Ltd.
Partner of the Year – Asia Pacific
Custom Communications Solutions

Sistek, LTDA
Partner of the Year – Latin America
Custom Communications Solutions

Direct Marketing Partner of the Year

VOIP Supply
Partner of the Year – North America
Direct Marketing

Keison International/Products
Partner of the Year – EMEA
Direct Marketing

Rising Star Partner of the Year

LeBlanc Communications Group
Rising Star Partner of the Year – North America
Business Communications Solutions

DataBox
Rising Star Partner of the Year – EMEA
Business Communications Solutions

Al Jaffal Group for Trade & Investment
Rising Star Partner of the Year – EMEA
Custom Communications Solutions

CommsChoice Pty Ltd.
Rising Star Partner of the Year – Asia Pacific
Business Communications Solutions

DCNET Solutions
Rising Star Partner of the Year – Asia Pacific
Custom Communications Solutions

Sistek, LTDA
Rising Star Partner of the Year – Latin America
Custom Communications Solutions

Distributor of the Year

NETXUSA
Distributor of the Year
North America

OPCOM
Distributor of the Year
EMEA

CommLogik
Distributor of the Year
Latin America

Miro Distribution CC
Distributor of the Year
Asia Pacific

Digium’s award-winning Partner Program provides opportunities for resellers to sell the full line of Digium’s award-winning Switchvox Unified Communications systems, or build custom communications solutions with Asterisk, the world’s most popular open source telephony software. Partners can also sell Digium phones, hardware and third-party products designed to build custom communications solutions. The program features three tiers – Select, Registered and Affiliate, with incentives, benefits, training and promotions designed to help authorized Digium partners have a competitive advantage in today’s growing VoIP and business phone market.

“The combination of our innovative solutions and structured partner program has attracted some of the market’s best and brightest to partner with us,” said Steve Harvey, vice president of worldwide sales for Digium. “It is rewarding to recognize this list of market leaders with Pinnacle Partner awards – together, we are improving the way businesses communicate. We’ve continued to expand our product offerings with Digium phones, redundancy appliances and a full range of telephony cards, so Digium’s partners now have a full suite of communications solutions to meet the needs of an increasingly savvy business customer who wants it all – a flexible, full-featured communications system at an affordable price.”

To learn more about Digium’s Partner Program, apply online or find a partner in your area, visit http://www.digium.com/ucpartner. To see the complete list of winners, please visit http://bit.ly/zWl14B.