ACCLIVIS WINS CANALYS’ IT-AS-A-SERVICE PARTNER OF THE YEAR 2014
Cloud portfolio strengthened by Microsoft’s Cloud OS Network Partner Status and
IDA’s Multi-Tiered Cloud Security Certification
SINGAPORE, 12 November 2014 — Acclivis Technologies and Solutions (“Acclivis”), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of DeClout Limited, is pleased to announce that it has scooped the prestigious IT-as-aService Partner of the Year 2014 for the superior performance of its cloud business at the Canalys
Channel Partner of the Year Asia Pacific (APAC) Awards held on 6 November 2014.
The Channel Partner of the Year APAC Awards is organised by Canalys, an independent analyst
company in the IT industry that recognises outstanding performance in specific areas: Revenue
Growth, Innovation and Transformation, Security, IT-as-a-Service, and Infrastructure Growth,
together with an overall Channel Partner of the Year award. The IT-as-a-Service category judges
nominees on how much business is derived from cloud and the profitability of their business. Winners
were selected from the nominations received by a panel of Canalys analysts, who took into
consideration how each partner had made sustainable investments for the future, its performance, its
demonstrated expertise and the resulting business value generated for its customers.
Mr. Vesmond Wong, Chairman and Group CEO of DeClout Limited, commented: “We are extremely
proud to be the winner of the Canalys Asia Pacific Partner of the Year in the IT-as-a-Service category.
This award demonstrates that our cloud business model, go-to-market strategies and performance
are well recognised, allowing us to bag home this honour.”
In addition to this win, Acclivis is also recognised as a Cloud OS Network (COSN) Partner by Microsoft
on the same day. COSN is a worldwide group of select service providers that collaborate closely with
Microsoft to offer customers hybrid cloud and Microsoft Azure-enabled solutions. Acclivis was
selected to be Microsoft’s COSN Partner in Singapore based on Acclivis’ cloud-related expertise,
technological ability and consistent track record of deploying cloud solutions that uses Microsoft
technology.
As further recognition of Acclivis’ cloud capabilities, the company also received the SS584: 2013 MultiTiered Cloud Security (MTCS) Certification awarded by the Infocomm Development Authority of
Singapore (IDA) on 7 November 2014. The 3-year certification recognises Acclivis’ adherence to sound
risk management and cloud computing security standards for its Infrastructure-as-a-Service and
Software-as-a-Service cloud offerings. It further allows Acclivis to qualify for the IDA Cloud Service
Tender 1242, opening more opportunities for public sector corporations to adopt our cloud offerings.
Mr. Marcus Cheng, CEO of Acclivis said: “Cloud is one of our core businesses in which we have made
every effort to enhance our product offerings, service quality and network security. The Canalys award,
Microsoft partnership and MTCS certification are testament to the tremendous progress that Acclivis
has made in growing our cloud business. Our achievements will spur us to continue to offer best-ofbreed cloud offerings such that we stay as one of the leading cloud providers in Asia Pacific.”
- END About Acclivis
Headquartered in Singapore, Acclivis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DeClout Limited which is listed
on the Catalist Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
Building on its strengths from the traditional IT systems integration business, Acclivis aims to be one
of the leading enterprise cloud providers and cloud ecosystem integrators in Asia Pacific, giving clients
the agility, flexibility and control they need to drive business growth through our capabilities in cloud
solutions and managed services. Acclivis’ integrated suite of services help enterprises achieve even
greater security, cost efficiency and scalability in their business operations.
By choosing Acclivis, enterprises have the convenience of dealing with a single point of contact to
adopt the full spectrum of Cloud, Technology and Managed Services. For more information, visit
www.acclivis.com.sg
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