Hollinbay wins Stratus EMEA Partner of the Year Award

Accolade presented at Continuous Availability Summit based on results, growth and customer satisfaction

ORLANDO, Florida / LEEDS, UK - 30th March 2007 – Hollinbay Consultancy Services, an IT solutions provider based in Leeds, UK was today announced as the EMEA Partner of the Year by Stratus Technologies. The award, presented at the Continuous Availability Summit, recognised the firm’s outstanding performance over the previous twelve months in providing innovative business continuity solutions, building a successful pipeline of customer deals and growing revenues.

On receiving the award, Robert Harder, managing director of Hollinbay commented, “This award means a lot to us, because we have worked extremely hard to win new customers and expand the range of solutions that we can offer based on the Stratus ftServer platform. Our company’s success is down to the dedication of our employees and their commitment to satisfying the needs of our customers. Working with Stratus, we can deliver solutions that meet the needs of the most demanding availability environments and support them effectively. We are already looking forward to next year – we will be doing our utmost to ensure that this award does not go anywhere else.”

“Since they signed up with us, Hollinbay has been a fantastic partner for us to work with and consistently demonstrated their professionalism, talent and desire to be,” said Paul Thomalla, VP EMEA, Stratus Technologies. “Hollinbay’s expertise in providing comprehensive business continuity solutions and services alongside the sale of Stratus servers was a key factor in the final judging process. Robert and his team really understand the value that Stratus offers and they are passionate about creating the best possible business continuity solutions for their customers.”

Hollinbay signed up as a Stratus partner to deliver continuously available IT systems and support critical business applications for its customers. The presentation of the award therefore comes during the first eighteen months of selling high and continuous availability solutions based on Stratus’ fault-tolerant server hardware.

About Stratus Technologies
Stratus Technologies is a global solutions provider focused exclusively on helping its customers achieve and sustain the availability of information systems that support their critical business processes. Based upon its 27 years of expertise in server and services technology for continuous availability, Stratus is a trusted solutions provider to customers in manufacturing, life sciences, telecommunications, financial services, public safety, transportation & logistics, and other industries. For more information, visit www.stratus.com.

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