Dimension Data, the USD 5.8 billion global specialist IT solutions and services provider, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Challengers” quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for Telecom Expense Management, 2012.

The report, which examined 23 vendors, focuses on services delivered by third parties relating to the business processes for sourcing, procurement and auditing functions connected with business communications expenses. It also considers non-recurring services such as one-time historical audits and other advisory services relating to enterprise communications expenditures.

Xigo CEO, Dave Spofford said, “We feel recognition by Gartner in this influential report supports our commitment to the TEM market. Xigo’s industry-leading cloud-based TEM platform and proven client service has undoubtedly led us to receive this acknowledgement. Since Dimension Data acquired Xigo in February this year, the response from clients of both companies has been extremely positive.”

Craig Levieux, Dimension Data’s general manager, converged communications added, “Managed Communication Services combine TEM and Dimension Data’s world-class enterprise networking and communication capabilities. We are receiving strong endorsement that the integrated value added far exceeds that of treating each domain as a silo.”