How do we do it?
Computacenter's success is partly due to the excellence of the products provided by the key vendors that we represent. This does not happen by chance. We operate a clearly defined "best of breed" policy, ensuring that all the products we supply provide the optimum price and performance required by our customers.

No one vendor can supply the best of all product categories, but with our range of selected manufacturers - Computacenter can.

Over the years, Computacenter has worked to develop and evolve its partnerships with key vendors to ensure we deliver the best product option to our customers. Our partner relationships have been built on mutual respect, trust, and agreed strategy.

Computacenter Credentials
Computacenter enjoys strategic relationships with all the leading IT vendors and has gained some of the industry's toughest accreditations, both at a corporate and personal level. The depth and breadth of these accreditations reflects Computacenter's commitment to maximise our customers' return on IT investment while minimising the risk of implementing new technologies. Through our nationwide network of consultants, engineers, technicians, project managers and trainers, customers are assured of receiving qualified, vendor-independent
technical advice.

HARDWARE PARTNER ACCREDITATIONS

Hardware Partner	Accreditation
3Com	Gold Partner
Acer	Executive Partner
ADIC	Accredited Reseller
Allied Telesyn	Solutions Partner
APC	Silver Partner, Infrastructure Certified Partner, Premier Strategic Partner
Avaya	Gold Business Partner
Belkin	Alliance Partner
Brother	Strategic Partner
Canon	Authorised Reseller
Cisco	Advanced Unified Communications Specialisation (Computacenter is one of only 9 companies in the UK with this level of accreditation) Gold Partner - Tier One Storage Advanced Technology Partner (ATP) IP Communications Specialisation Wireless Specialisation VPN/Security Specialisation Storage Specialisation Routing and Switching Specialisation
EMC	Computacenter is 1 of only 5 Tier 1 partners in the UK EMC Signature Solution Centre Partner ASN Certified Guaranteed accredited EMC Specialists, Proven Professional Solution Engineers and Technology Architects UK's first EMC Signature Solution Centre RSA Partner of the Year 2007 Offering solutions on Backup, archive and recovery, Business continuity and availability, Collaboration, Compliance, Content Management, Intelligent information management, Mobility and migration, Resource Management and Virtualisation
Eicon	Corporate Gold Solution Partner
Eizo	Corporate Reseller
Epson	Premier Partner
Freecom	Gold Partner
Fujitsu Siemens Computers	Centre of Excellence Authorised Service Provider for Notebooks, Desktops and Primergy Servers Authorised to sell Business PCs, Intel Servers, Displays, UNIX based servers, storage products and pen tablets
Genicom	Premier Printer Partner
Hewlett Packard	Preferred Partner with the following specialisation/ areas of accreditation Services ADSP specialist Services ABSP Specialist IPG Large Format Printing Technical Application Specialist IPG LFP Graphics Solution Specialist Image and Printing Services and Solutions Specialist Datacenter Solutions Specialist StorageWorks Solutions Specialist
Hypertec	Authorised Reseller
IBM	IBM Premier Partner Dedicated IBM sales and technical staff Pan-European capability Member of IBM Powernet programme Member of IBM’s Alliance Partner Programme IBM Total Storage Solutions Centre (TSSC) IBM ISV Porting Centre IBM Leader for Linux Partner IBM Systemp Accredited Partner IBM Systemi Accredited Partner IBM Systemx Accredited Partner IBM International Business Partner Approved Distributor of IBM PSG IBM Software Premier Partner
Intel	Intel Advanced Network Reseller Intel e-Business Solution Provider
Kingston	Premier Reseller, Premier Distributor
Konica Minolta	Gold Partner
Kyocera Mita	Strategic Service Partner ClubKM Strategic Business Partner, Solutions Partner & Colour Centre
LaCie	Bronze Partner
Lexmark	Alliance Partner
Lucent	Systimax Prestige Partner (SPP)
Madge	Networks Gold Partner
Maxell	Approved Reseller
NEC Mitsubishi	Direct Alliance Partner
NetApp	We are Network Appliance’s (NetApp) only partner with STAR accreditations. We are one of NetApp’s longest standing partners within the UK and have been successfully supplying NetApp solutions for the last eight years. During this time, we have consistently been one of the UK’s largest and most successful resellers. We have recently achieved STAR partner status with NetApp and are one of only three STAR partners in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. The STAR partner accreditation is the highest level available to NetApp resellers within Europe and requires significant investment in technical and sales resource. It is only offered to partners with the skills and knowledge to design implement and maintain complex data management solutions.
Netgear	Authorised Reseller
Nortel Networks	Double gold solution partner Gold Solutions partner for enterprise IP telephony solutions (Communications Server 1000 R5.x) Gold Solutions partner for ethernet routers & switching solutions
Nokia	Gold Partner
Oki	Strategic Business Partner
Palm	Strategic Partner
Philips	Authorised Reseller
Samsung	Power Partner
Sony	VAIO Service Provider Certified Partner
StorageTek	Enterprise Partner
Sun	Datacenter System Reseller SunTone Certified Authorised iForce Solution Centre Speciality Accreditations Data Management Sun Java System Sun Services Manager Installation Provider Authorised Installation Partner (AIP) Programmes Professional Services Partners Programme (PSPP) Awards Sun Partner of the Year Award 2005/6 Sun Services Partner of the Year Award 2001- 2004 European Supply Chain Excellence 2003: Procurement Category
Tally Ltd	Business Partner
Targus	Premier Reseller
Toshiba	Freedom Partner Authorised Service Partner
USRobotics	Approved Reseller
Xerox	Enterprise Partner Production Partner Business Partner
Zoom/Hayes	Authorised Reseller