**Award Presented by Bulwark at GITEX 2017**

Manama, Bahrain: Batelco, Bahrain’s leading digital solutions provider has been presented with the award for Best Sophos Partner in Bahrain, at GITEX 2017 by Bulwark, the regional distributor for Sophos products. GITEX is the biggest annual ICT event in the MENA region, currently taking place at Dubai’s World Trade Centre.

Speaking following the presentation, Batelco Chief Operations Officer Abderrahmane Mounir said that Batelco is very pleased to have achieved this success and received the Best Sophos Partner award for its efforts in delivering Sophos products and solution for its business customers.

“This achievement would not have been possible without the diligent efforts of many teams at Batelco who continue to prioritise the requirements of our business customers,” he said.

Batelco signed a platinum partnership agreement with Sophos, a key IT security and data protection company, on the side-lines of GITEX in 2016. Batelco is constantly on the quest to expand its security services portfolio in order to support the increasing security requirements for organisations across all sectors and the collaboration with Sophos is effective in meeting this requirement.

Bulwark Managing Director Jose Thomas Menacherry said, “We are very pleased to recognise Batelco as the Best Sophos Partner in Bahrain for its outstanding efforts in delivering Sophos solutions for its enterprise customers.”

“Together Sophos and Batelco can make a significant contribution in improving the IT security landscape of Bahrain and we are focussed on supporting both organisations in their efforts,” he added.

Caption: Batelco Corporate Affairs Senior Manager Osama Alsaad, Batelco Senior Manager Key Accounts, Banking & Finance Sales Ebrahim Al Madani and Batelco Enterprise Division General Manager Sutha Siva at the Batelco Stand at GITEX