Leading developer of corporate anti-virus protection signs
Keating Technologies as strategic sales partner for expansion in
the Canadian market
Lynnfield, MA - Sophos, a world leader in anti-virus solutions
for businesses and Keating Technologies, Canada's leading branch
outsourcing service to the high technology industry, announced
today the new expansion strategy for growth of Sophos's Canadian
market through a sales partnership agreement.
Sophos is a world leader in anti-virus protection, focused on
defending businesses of all sizes from virus attacks. Their vision,
commitment to research and development, and rigorous attention to
quality have taken them from strength to strength.
Sophos develops best-of-breed products for the desktop and
server, for the internet gateway and they offer an open API for
third party developers. Sophos also offers a suite of management
tools, which enable the secure, automatic download and distribution
of the software and the latest virus identity files.
"With the numerous virus threats to our global PC
infrastructure, we look forward to minimizing this risk to Canadian
businesses through our partnership with Sophos, Inc., an award
winning company with over 20 million users worldwide" said Larry J.
Keating, president and chief executive officer, Keating
Technologies. "In a rapidly evolving market, Sophos, through
early-stage development around PC network features, has proven that
its unique approach to multi-user support and transparent updates
is a winning strategy for the corporate market. "
As part of the anti-virus solutions it develops, Sophos has
begun to include threat reduction technology with some of its
products. This allows customers to block unwanted file types, files
with double extensions and emails with specific subject lines for
added security.
"Outsourcing our Canadian strategy to Keating Technologies gives
us the cost efficiencies, speed to market and depth of resources
needed to expand our presence in this important market," states
Mark Hatton, vice president of sales for Sophos, Inc. "By
leveraging Keating's expertise in these areas, we will get
immediate results and better serve the our Canadian customers and
partners."
Keating is responsible for the development of Canadian business
and will be supporting the Canadian channel through national sales
and marketing efforts for the entire Sophos anti-virus product
line. Keating will create demand at the corporate end-user level
and build a focused Canadian channel through the recruitment and
development of targeted, vertically aligned value added resellers
and system integrators that specialize in the security arena.
About Keating Technologies Inc.
Keating Technologies, headquartered in Markham (north-east
Toronto), Ontario, is a 2000, 2001 and 2002 winner of Canada's 50
Best Managed Companies Program. As Canada's leading branch
outsourcing service to the high technology industry, the Company
has been responsible for bringing more than $1 billion in
technology products and services to Canadian enterprise businesses
and consumers. Keating provides Total Market Management® services
including sales, marketing, merchandising and customer support
through its offices in Vancouver, London, Markham, Montreal, and
Ottawa. Since its inception in 1987, Keating has represented and
continues to represent leading edge technology organizations
requiring high-performance, cost-effective market capture within
the Canadian marketplace. For additional information, go to
www.keating.com.
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.