Parsippany, NJ – Strategic Products and Services (SPS), is proud to announce the addition of Michael Allison, vice president and general manager of global accounts. Allison joins SPS to drive growth within global accounts and the large enterprise business. He will be based out of the SPS Corporate Office in Parsippany, New Jersey.
SPS, an Avaya Platinum BusinessPartner, specializes in the design, installation and support of converged communication solutions, advanced IP telephony applications, unified communications, network infrastructure and mobility solutions. SPS holds the prestigious Services Delivery Specialist (SDS) designation for both implementation and support and is certified as a Joint Service Delivery (JSD) partner. These endorsements from Avaya recognize broad competencies and differentiates SPS as an integration leader.
Allison brings more than 25 years of sales and engineering leadership experience in the telecommunications industry. His expertise encompasses multiple aspects of information technology (IT) and telephony applications including unified communications, customer service, enterprise software, advanced networking, services and integration.
In his new role at SPS, Allison will build on SPS’s current capabilities and develop a sales and solutions team to focus on the complex applications and business requirements for global customers. With the SPS footprint and global positioning through the Intelligent Communications Alliance, SPS is available to assist enterprise, multilocation and multinational clients with planning, design, implementation and ongoing support for their technology needs.
“Within our global economy, customers are looking for a trusted systems integrator to provide value-driven applications, a consistent experience and comprehensive support across their entire organization, regardless of location,” said John Poole, SPS president and CEO. “We are proud to have Mike Allison join SPS. He brings a high level of global experience and will continue to position SPS as the partner of choice for multinational clients.”
Before joining SPS, Allison served as global accounts area sales vice president at Avaya, Inc. In this role, Allison managed global account teams, global customer relationships and negotiated complex agreements that included numerous multimillion dollar enterprise migrations. Previously, Allison served as sales vice president for applications and software within Avaya’s Global Accounts Organization. Here, he was responsible for applications, software sales and engineering, strategy and growth focusing on enterprise software licensing, Contact Center, Unified Communications, interactive voice response (IVR), video and mobility solutions.
About SPS
Strategic Products and Services (SPS) is a global system integrator that designs and implements technology solutions to help customers become more efficient and competitive in their markets. With over 20 years of profitable growth and experience, SPS delivers integrated solutions to clients globally. With offices in over 25 North American cities and as a founding member of the Intelligent Communications Alliance, SPS has the knowledge, resources and certifications to drive value through technology.
SPS has built its team several levels deep to support enterprise clients. The SPS technical team makes up more than 50% of the company’s employees. SPS also has partnerships that add strategic value. In addition to Avaya, Microsoft, Cisco, Extreme and Juniper, SPS holds many authorizations and certifications with over 15 other partners who enable SPS to provide powerful solutions to businesses of all sizes.
SPS expertise is scalable to a client’s business needs with consistent results. SPS has in-house specializations and PMP-Certified resources to ensure quality and on-time delivery during every project phase. SPS expertise ranges from Tier I to Tier IV with an extensive Technical Network Operations Center to support customers 24/7. The SPS industry-leading ICON suite provides unmatched network monitoring and management.
SPS is ranked on the VARBusiness 500, a listing of the largest IT solution providers, integrators, and service companies in North America and has earned numerous awards and recognition from their strategic partners including Avaya and Extreme Networks. For more information, please visit www.spscom.com.
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