Award Recognizes Strong Spirit of Collaboration and the Launch of Innovative and Impactful Accessories that Complement the Surface Experience.
BURLINGAME, Calif. – March 3, 2025 – Kensington, a worldwide leader of desktop computing and mobility solutions for IT, business, and home office professionals, today announced it has received the Partner of the Year Award in Microsoft’s 2024 Designed for Surface Partner Awards. The annual award recognizes Kensington’s collaboration and consistently strong contributions throughout the year, and the launch of innovative and impactful accessories that have diversified the DfS portfolio and extended the capabilities of Surface devices.
Kensington’s growing portfolio of innovative Designed for Surface (DfS) products enhance user productivity, enhance capabilities, and protect the Microsoft Surface devices. Kensington’s family of DfS connectivity, input, and security products include docking stations that expand connectivity options for Surface devices, trackballs for precise cursor control, the Elevated Stand for Surface for creating an ergonomic workstation, BlackBelt™ Rugged Cases to protect Surface devices in harsh work environments, MagPro™ Privacy Screens to deter data theft, and cable locks to prevent device theft.
“Being recognized as Microsoft’s DfS Partner of the Year Award is a direct reflection of the close collaboration that we share with the Microsoft team that enables us to deliver innovative products that complement the Surface experience,” explained Giovanni Sena, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Kensington. “We truly appreciate the partnership with the Microsoft DfS team that enables us to develop complementary products that enhance the user experience of the world-class Surface platform.”
“Our partnership with Kensington has helped to enhance the Designed for Surface program, expanding the choice of accessories and solutions for Surface customers,” explained Allison Cargill, Director, Surface Accessories at Microsoft. “The launch of various categories of products throughout 2024 and Kensington’s involvement in multiple Surface launches and events demonstrated a strong spirit of collaboration and we are thrilled to recognize Kensington with the Partner of the Year award.”
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About Kensington
Kensington is a leading provider of desktop and mobile device accessories, trusted by IT, educators, business, and home office professionals around the world for more than 40 years. Kensington strives to anticipate the needs and challenges of the ever-evolving workplace and craft professional-tier award-winning solutions for organizations committed to providing peak professionals the tools they need to thrive. The company prides itself as the professionals’ choice, and on its core values surrounding design, quality and support.
In office and mobile environments, Kensington’s extensive portfolio of award-winning products provide trusted security, desktop productivity innovations, professional video conferencing, and ergonomic well-being.
Headquartered in Burlingame, California, Kensington is the inventor and a worldwide leader in laptop security locks. Kensington is a division of ACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People, which designs, manufactures and markets consumer and end-user products that help people work, learn and play. In addition to Kensington®, ACCO Brands’ widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Five Star®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®, Swingline®, Tilibra and many others. More information about ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE:ACCO) can be found at www.accobrands.com.
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