Unify, the Atos brand for communications software and services, recently hosted its annual Unify Partner Conference, held this year in Monte Carlo, where the company unveiled new solutions and programs to accelerate channel partner business growth.
The conference theme, “Advance: Choose your next move” focused on how Unify supports partners on their journey to the cloud – at their pace and with the technology that fits their individual strategies. With more than 150 partners in attendance from around the world, the event also reiterated Unify’s commitment to a channel-first business strategy and its mission to be the partner of choice in the communications and collaboration industry. In fact, today more than 57 percent of Unify’s product revenue is through the channel. In the last year, Unify’s partner base has increased by 34 percent, adding 437 new partners to total 2,809 partners in more than 119 countries.
“We are excited to see the continued dedication and investment from Unify to focus on driving growth via the channel,” said Haskiel Can, Product Manager at Unify partner, Swisscom (Schweiz) AG. “Seeing Unify’s technology in action during the conference -- learning more about how we can maximise our value and minimise uncertainty – has re-energised our team and equipped us with the insight we need to be successful.”
Guest speaker Nicklas Bergman, serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and futurist, helped to kick the session off with a discussion on “Surviving the Tech Storm” and providing insights on how to be competitive in today’s landscape. At the event, Unify also debuted its new OpenScape Cloud offering, delivering cloud-based communication and collaboration for the modern digital workplace. The launch was shared via live stream to analysts, consultants and partners around the world.
“During an immense time of change in the industry, it’s inspiring to learn that Unify’s channel-first strategy is delivering results, which is good for their business and its global partner network,” said Bernard Frossard, CEO of swisspro Solutions AG.
“As we move forward, we’re excited to tap into OpenScape Cloud technology to help accelerate our business goals. In particular, it is an advantage to be able to take our customers through a journey – along their path and at their pace, via on-premises, hybrid OR cloud. Unify makes this possible.”
Unify introduced several new programs aimed at strengthening collaboration with its partners and between its global partners, including ServiceConnect, a service-based community hosted within Unify’s Circuit technology.
At the conference, Unify recognised several partners with awards, nominated and voted on by both Unify and its partners. Award winners included:
