Tech One appointed Microsoft LAR and awarded ‘Best Distributor

Microsoft Sri Lanka officially announced Tech One Global as a Large Account Resellers (LAR) on 2 August 2012. The announcement was made by Sriyan De Silva Wijeyeratne, Country Manager for Microsoft Sri Lanka and Maldives.

The LAR sales model is a widely used one by Microsoft globally and being introduced for the first time to Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Wasantha Weerakoone, Chief Operations Officer of Tech One Global, speaking to the press following the LAR awarding commented: “We are delighted with this new opportunity presented to us, and excited to transform the Microsoft licensing and solutions approach to the Sri Lankan and Maldives markets. We will use our global LAR competencies and skills to mark TOG ahead of the race, revolutionising the customer experience with a unique and addictive market approach.”

The celebrations continued with Tech One Global bagging two awards at the Microsoft Partner Conference 2012 on 3 August 2012 at Waters Edge, Battaramulla. TOG was awarded best Distributor for COEM for the Year 2012, and also awarded the overall Best Distributor for Microsoft 2012 for the eighth consecutive year.

The awards were presented by Sriyan De Silva Wijeyeratne, Country Manager for Microsoft Sri Lanka and Maldives, Pubudu Basnayake – Director SMS&P and Hisham Sally – Partner Account Manager, Microsoft Sri Lanka. The awards were received by Deric John – Account Manager OEM, Zia Carder – General Manager and Wasantha K. Weerakoone – COO Tech One Global (Pvt) Ltd.

Tech One Global has established its presence in the Sri Lankan and Maldivian markets operating as Large Account Distributor for over nine years. It is a dedicated value-added software and services company partnering Microsoft exclusively. The company reaches-out through an extensive partner community/ network to support its key business lines and continuously provide services, trainings and educational value to the market.

Tech One Global is a Microsoft distributor in Sri Lanka, a Large Account Reseller in Sri Lanka, Brunei, Bangladesh and Nepal and an authorised Certified Partner for Learning Solutions for Microsoft in Sri Lanka, Brunei, Bangladesh and Nepal while other markets are being served through a dedicated direct sales team focusing on Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and local governments.

With a strong management team and strategic business model, Tech One Global leverages its knowledge, experience and relationships to offer resellers an unrivalled product range, value added services and competitive pricing. All Tech One Global products are supplied with extensive pre and post-sales support.

Founded in 2003 as Tech Distribution, the company quickly grew and established itself as the leading value-added Microsoft distributor, over the years the company has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience, and has been acknowledged through numerous awards by the industry, software vendors, clients and employees.

Tech Distribution was re-named Tech One Global in 2009 as a part of a major re-branding effort, which also saw the company ISO 9001:2008 Certified. Furthermore, an integrated collaboration and ERP solutions have been implemented to ensure efficient and resourceful operation throughout the company’s network. Tech One Global, today it has operations in Singapore, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Brunei, Bangladesh, Philippines, Nepal and Dubai, opening up soon in Malaysia and Indonesia.

“Already possessing experience acting as Microsoft LAR in Bangladesh, Brunei and Nepal, it will be interesting to adopt and innovate on our success stories while customising our approach to suit the Sri Lankan market,” concluded Weerakoone.