Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, has announced the Asia Pacific (APAC) ProPartner Award winners for 2012. The winners include Climb Inc, Acclivis Technologies & Solutions, Advance Microsystems Corporation, Data#3, Oriel Technologies, UltraServe and Lettscom.

"Now in its third year, the Veeam ProPartner Awards are aimed at recognising the contribution, innovation and success our partners have achieved in implementing virtualisation solutions in the region," said Don Williams, Regional Director APJ at Veeam. "We truly value our partners as they represent such a significant part of driving the success of our business, and we want to be able to show our support by helping them grow and become market leaders."

The winners of each category were chosen on the basis of outstanding growth and leadership within their markets, recognising excellence in revenue performance for the 2012 financial year. The categories included ProPartner of the Year, Growth ProPartner of the Year, Cloud Provider ProPartner of the Year and Rookie ProPartner of the Year.

Veeam's ProPartner of the Year Award winners were determined globally and regionally. In Asia, the award was won by Climb Inc, and in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), it was won by Data#3; Shanghai Changingit System Co. Ltd won the award for China; Microware Limited for Hong Kong; Microtree Sdn Bhd for Malaysia; and NCS Pte. Ltd for Singapore.

The Growth ProPartner of the Year award is given to businesses for achieving the most dramatic increase in Veeam revenue and growth as a percentage of their business. In ANZ, this award was won by Oriel Technologies, and in Asia, it was won by Advance Microsystems Corporation.

Rookie ProPartner of the Year, awarded to new partners who achieved accelerated growth with Veeam, was won by Acclivis Technologies & Solutions for Asia and Lettscom for ANZ.

UltraServe took home the Cloud Provider ProPartner of the Year Award for its significant investment in Veeam's technology and continued dedication to maintaining a strong relationship with the company.

The winners of the Veeam ProPartner regional awards, introduced to recognise the growth efforts of region specific resellers, included BEarena as the Growth ProPartner of the year for New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory; Queensland was won by Computer Merchants; Western Australia by Stott + Hoare; Victoria by Blue Connections; South Australian by Subnet; and Lexel took home the award for New Zealand.

The Veeam ProPartner Award winners for 2012 were selected from over 400 partners across Asia, and 800 partners across Australia and New Zealand.