Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses,
spyware and spam, has announced that it has chosen Ingram Micro UK
as its first ever UK distributor. Ingram Micro will provide
far-reaching distribution of Sophos's Small Business Solutions
boxed products for between five and 25 users, as well as logistical
and marketing support, online trading, and access to its existing
base of almost 4,000 UK resellers.
Sophos Small Business Solutions
products are purpose-built for businesses with limited IT
resources, which need easy-to-use, reliable protection against
viruses, Trojans, spyware and spam, on desktops, laptops, file and
email servers. With more than 70% of its sales conducted on the
web, Ingram Micro offers resellers a quick and easy way to buy its
solutions. Ingram Micro will also provide resellers with lower
transaction costs and access to online marketing tools and
resources, while end-users can benefit from ease of purchase and
greater availability of Sophos's Small Business Solutions
products.
"As our momentum in the SME market has continued to grow, we
decided to bring onboard a distributor in order to gain access to a
wider proportion of UK resellers working in this area," said Stuart
Small, UK sales and marketing director at Sophos. "Ingram Micro's
experience and expertise in selling IT security solutions make it a
perfect fit for Sophos, and we look forward to working together to
meet the growing demand from small enterprises looking to enhance
their level of protection."
"We're delighted to be partnering with Sophos, and look forward
to helping our resellers benefit from quicker access to the Small
Business Solutions," said Bhavesh Patel, commercial director at
Ingram Micro UK. "In addition, by working with several large online
and retail partners in the UK, we'll be able to ensure a high level
of availability, meaning that customers do not need to wait before
investing in IT security."
Sophos will continue to be directly responsible for all orders
placed for its licensed products in both the SME and large
enterprise markets, in addition to all product renewals.
About Ingram Micro
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
services, technical support, financial services and product
aggregation and distribution. The company serves 100 countries and
is the only global IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit
www.ingrammicro.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.