Sophos was named a finalist in the ARN IT Industry Awards.
Sophos was last night named as a Finalist in the inaugural
Australian Reseller News (ARN) IT Industry Awards 2007. The Awards
recognise the commitment made by vendors to the Australian IT
channel and for the value they provide to resellers.
Sophos was one of five vendors to be named as a finalist in the
elite 'Software Vendor of the Year' category and was the only
dedicated security vendor shortlisted. More than 450 channel
leaders attended the Awards Ceremony in Sydney.
A panel of professionals comprising channel media as well as
channel and vendor industry representatives judged the Awards,
which assessed Sophos's Australian Partner
Program and security solutions.
"This is a great accolade for Sophos and a reflection of the
close relationships we enjoy with our partners in Australia," said
Rob
Forsyth, Sophos's Asia Pacific Managing Director. "The key to
our success lies with our partners. Our local Partner Program is
paying dividends by providing flexible options that reward our
resellers for their commitment to developing and certifying their
sales and technical skills across Sophos's solution offerings."
Forsyth said Sophos's channel team in Australia had developed
trusted relationships with its partners.
"Our channel sales team, led by Zoe Nicholson, has established
strong, trusted and successful partnerships with our resellers.
This recognition will further encourage our channel team to form
even closer ties with our partners, with the aim of generating
greater revenue and margin opportunities for them in the Australian
market."
One of Sophos's Partners, EvolveIT, was named as the winner of
the SMB Reseller of the Year category.
All proceeds from the evening went to Clean Up Australia, in
recognition of its commitment to environmental responsibility and
for its ongoing engagement within Australia's IT sector.
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.