American firm Vertiv has tied up with homegrown firm Wordtext Systems Inc. (WSI) to distribute its critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions nationwide.
“As many companies in the Philippines have adopted digital transformation strategies in the new normal, having a reliable IT [information technology] backbone is essential in ensuring that their vital applications perform continuously and optimally. We are excited to announce this partnership with WSI,” said Pamela Albar, associate director, channel enterprise sales of Vertiv Philippines.
Per the distribution deal, WSI will be carrying Vertiv’s rack-based products, ranging from power distribution units to uninterruptible power supply solutions and monitoring solutions. These include Vertiv’s IT and Edge products including the Vertiv Liebert GXT5 Uninterruptible Power Supply, Liebert ITA2 UPS, the Vertiv Edge and Vertiv Edge Lithium-Ion UPS range, Vertiv Geist Rack Power Distribution Units, and the Vertiv VE Rack.
“Working in partnership with Vertiv is one of our ways to ensure that our product lines remain relevant in this dynamic IT industry. As an industry expert, Vertiv has a wide range of products and solutions that will surely fit the business needs of our customers. We look forward to this partnership and how we can take Vertiv solutions further,” said WSI President Juan G. Chua.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network.
For its solutions partners, it provides them with a global product set and access to sales and marketing support, including e-commerce, through the Vertiv Partner Program.
WSI is a pioneer IT distributor in the Philippines that was founded in 1982. To date, it has grown with an extensive channel base of more than 2,000 dealers in 18 provinces across the country.
“With a strong presence nationwide, particularly in Visayas and Mindanao, we are confident that WSI can bring Vertiv solutions to a broader customer reach,” Albar said.