Dimension Data to sponsor Cisco X Forum

The 25 year-old, South African company - with offices in more than 40 countries and 2007 revenue of $3.8bn - has chosen to act as a key sponsor of the 2008 Cisco X Forum to demonstrate the strength of the global relationship which it shares with the world's leading supplier of networking equipment and network management for the Internet.

Dimension Data is also a Cisco 'gold partner in 22 countries' including the UAE.

Siddeek Rahim, Managing Director of Dimension Data Gulf, said:

"Dimension Data has established a direct presence in the Gulf region through offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai (Sheikh Zayed Road) and Dubai Internet City, but we are equally excited to be able to work more closely with our valued partners, such as Cisco. Our support of the 2008 Cisco X Forum is testimony to the strength of the relationship between our two groups globally."

"Combining our infrastructure knowledge, our thought leadership, and our ability to deliver against our services methodology eliminates project risks which so many clients face in this region," added Rahim.

The Cisco X Forum is the company's annual user conference and exhibition which invites more than 700 senior IT and business decision makers to an exclusive forum to view Cisco's latest technology and solutions.

"Building on the success of the African continent, we welcome Dimension Data's commitment to the region to support the incredible growth of this market, and we thank them for their support of the 2008 Cisco X Forum," said Guido Romagnoli, Director of Channels MEA.