Sophos Signs North America Distribution Deal With Ingram Micro
February 18 2014 - 9:01AM
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Sophos Signs North America Distribution Deal With Ingram Micro
Sophos' Full Security Suite Now Available to Ingram Micro
Channel Partners
OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM and BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Feb 18,
2014) - Sophos announced today a new distribution partnership with
Ingram Micro Inc., (NYSE: IM) the world's largest wholesale
technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain and
mobile device lifecycle services. Ingram Micro has commenced full
distribution of the Sophos portfolio to its reseller channel across
North America.
Under the new alliance the two industry leaders will build and
scale an exceptional partner program for IT channel partners
focused on security solutions. Sophos, a global provider of cloud,
network, server and enduser protection solutions, is the only IT
security company that's a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrants for
Unified Threat Management (UTM), Mobile Data Protection and
Endpoint Protection Platforms. Ingram Micro has demonstrated
thought leadership, reach and access to key vertical markets
including education, financial services, healthcare and state and
local government -- also strong verticals for Sophos. The two
companies will work together to offer an extensive set of sales and
technical tools, as well as training and support resources to its
mutual channel partners.
"Today's announcement with Ingram Micro further validates
Sophos' 'channel-first' approach and sincere commitment to our
partners and customers," said John Keenan, vice president of sales
for North America, Sophos. "With thousands of top-performing
networking and security partners in North America alone, Ingram
Micro is a trusted provider with a reputation for business
excellence. Teaming with Ingram Micro moves us even closer to
delivering on the promise of 'security made simple' for
organizations of all sizes."
Under the terms of the agreement, Ingram Micro's Advanced
Technology Division will market, sell and support Sophos' entire
portfolio of network, server and endpoint security solutions,
including Sophos Cloud.
"At Ingram Micro, we are seeing an increase in demand for
mid-market security solutions that can scale as customers grow,"
said Jay Miley, vice president and general manager, Advanced
Technology Division, Ingram Micro U.S. "The Sophos security
portfolio, including Sophos Cloud, delivers the quality and value
our partners, and their customers, require to protect and secure
their enterprise. We're pleased to expand our portfolio, and
provide Sophos and our mutual partners with business enablement
resources needed to grow more profitably and capitalize on the
market's need for advanced IT security solutions and services."
About Ingram-Micro Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale
technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain and
mobile device lifecycle services. As a vital link in the technology
value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability
opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing
programs, outsourced logistics and mobile solutions, technical
support, financial services and product aggregation and
distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT
distributor, serving approximately 160 countries on six continents
with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and
services. Visit IngramMicro.com.
About Sophos More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely
on Sophos' complete security solutions as the best protection
against complex threats and data loss. Simple to deploy, manage,
and use, Sophos' award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web,
email, mobile and network security solutions are backed by
SophosLabs -- a global network of threat intelligence centers.
Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, UK. More information is
available at www.sophos.com.
Media Contact: Dave De Jear Sophos Email Contact
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