Nottingham, 9th February 2011. CSI, one of the UK's leading Business Systems Integrators today announce that they are one of the very first IBM Business Partners to achieve one or more IBM Centre of Technical Excellence awards for Business Partner Skills.

In April 2009 IBM implemented the Business Partner Technical Vitality (BPTV) scorecard, providing a set of clear, visible and objective measures that can demonstrate the overall breadth and depth of a partner's skills in Sales, Technical, Architecture, Project Management, Solutions and other key internal processes relating to IBM products.

In October 2010 they further announced that in early 2011 they would be recognising IBM Business Partners who have attained the highest BPTV Scores in The IBM Centre of Technical Excellence for Business Partners - Overall Breadth Award, awarded to Business Partners who have achieved the highest "Overall Technical Vitality" scores in Europe.

David Cornick, Vice President IBM Business Partners and Mid-Market North East Europe states "It gives me great pleasure to notify you that your company is one of the very first IBM Business Partners to achieve one or more IBM Centre of Technical Excellence awards for Business Partner skills - and to offer you my warmest congratulations"

CSI will receive this award at the European session of the Partner World Conference in Orlando on 17th Feb 2011

To find out more, please contact Georgina Swann on 01623726300 or email georgina.swann@csiltd.co.uk