Attenda Wins Best Managed Services Provider Award for a second time

London, 16th April 2008 – Attenda Limited, the Always On Managed Services company, today announced that it has been awarded the Best Managed Services Provider for the second year in a row, at the Data Centres Europe Awards 2008 ceremony, part of the Data Centres Europe 2008 Conference.

The Data Centres Europe Awards aim to recognise leadership, innovation and value creation in the data centre and managed services sector. The 2008 Best Managed Services Provider award, voted for by clients, partners and industry peers, acknowledges Attenda’s high levels of client service and satisfaction, demonstrating true leadership in managed services.

The Award winners were announced at the industry’s annual Data Centres Europe dinner which took place on the evening of 10th April 2008, at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, during the Data Centres Europe Conference.

“Nominations were of an outstanding calibre,” commented Tim Anker, vice-chairman of the Judges Panel, and founder of The Colocation Exchange. “However, the panel worked exhaustively to determine the quality of the response given by the companies competing and the shortlist reflects the results of these efforts. Data Centres Europe is the key regional event in the sector and winning companies will no doubt be able to leverage brand and marketing benefits from these prestigious industry awards.”

Mark Fowle, CEO of Attenda commented “To retain this award for the second year running is testament to our continued investment in outstanding people, leading technologies and best practice operational processes. Together these make our operational platform, Attenda M.O., completely unique, enabling us to deliver the unparalleled levels of service, client satisfaction and operational efficiency that are recognised in this award.”

Commenting on their partnership with Attenda, Chris Robinson, IT Director Davis Langdon adds, “Attenda has proved to be a trusted partner in managing our SAP systems. They have provided service excellence, enabling us to continue to optimise the operation and support of our IT environment, and provide the agility that we need to adapt to our changing business needs.”

Summing up Fowle once again accredited the award to the team at Attenda. “Our people are our greatest asset and set us apart from other managed service providers. They all share the passion that represents our whole corporate ethos and it is a great accolade to see their efforts have been rewarded for the second year running”.

In March 2008, Attenda was awarded VMware’s EMEA Hosting Partner of the Year at VMworld Europe 2008.

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About Attenda Limited
Attenda, the Always On Managed Services company, manages those vital applications that every business relies upon today to function effectively allowing our clients to selectively outsource their IT operations and re-focus on using IT to add strategic value to their business.

Through a commitment to operational excellence, we manage, secure and optimise the performance of their applications, irrespective of the physical location of the infrastructure.

With over 7 years’ investment into Attenda M.O., Attenda’s operations platform, we provide the people, process and technology to deliver exceptionally high service levels, but at a cost that is amortised across Attenda’s entire client base – currently 134 of the UK’s leading companies.

The company enjoys substantial financial backing, the industry’s leading accreditations and an unrivalled portfolio of clients including bmi, Christian Aid, easyCar, Microsoft, NHS, Princes, St. James’s Place and Travelodge.

Attenda is both ISO9001 and ISO27001 accredited, an HP SP Signature Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a SAP Adaptive IT Hosting Provider, a SunTone accredited managed service provider and an Accredited Catalist Supplier. Attenda is one of only seven companies to have been ranked in the UK’s Sunday Times ARM Tech Track 100 for three consecutive years and was voted 2007 Best Managed Services Provider by Data Centre Europe Awards 2007.