London, UK – 3rd November, 2009 – Mitel® has been honoured with the 'IP PBX – Soft PBX Vendor of the Year' award at the leading Comms National Awards (CNA) ceremony held at the prestigious London Hilton hotel on Park Lane.

Mitel was selected over its competitors following an online vote in which UK resellers identified the vendor that helped them grow their business the most through identifying market opportunities and helping them deliver the solution with proactive sales, technical and marketing support.

Andy Elliot, EMEA marketing director, Mitel, commented, "It is an honour to be recognised by the UK channel community at this important industry event. It's a great endorsement of Mitel's efforts to drive innovative technologies backed up by simple, effective, and innovative channel programmes and a team that is continually committed to driving successful business with our channels."

The award extends a proud tradition of Mitel success at the CNA awards over recent years and Mitel is looking to continue that winning streak. Upon collecting the award, Graham Bevington, managing director, Mitel, added, "Mitel is about identifying market opportunities and then developing mutually profitable relationships with our channel partners, and this award is a testament to this strategy. As the world of communications moves into a virtualised, software-centric environment, Mitel will continue to adopt a technology leadership position whilst supporting our channel partners every step of the way. It is Mitel's channel focus that makes the difference."