CMS Distribution has added AVG Business to its expanding security practice.
The distributor will provide AVG Technologies' (NYSE: AVG) full line of cloud security and remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions for SMEs, directly to its network of partners.
CMS Distribution entered the security market in 2015, forming partnerships with AlienVault, Barracuda Networks, iSheriff and The Bunker. Explains Justin Griffiths, group director software solutions at CMS Distribution: “Last year, CMS Distribution started building a comprehensive security portfolio. As the market moves towards mobility and cloud technologies and there is an ever growing importance for data security, a partnership with a leading cloud security brand as AVG made total sense for us.”
CMS says it will proactively introduce the AVG stack into its 3,000-strong reseller base.
“With a base of more than 3,000 channel partners, including the top VARs in the UK, CMS Distribution not only shares our commitment to helping businesses prioritise security, but brings the go-to-market capabilities to sell our full stack of AVG Business cloud security and managed services solutions,” says Fred Gerritse, general manager at AVG Technologies.
“AVG Technologies has aggressive goals this year to drive even greater value for our channel partners and their end customers. High on our list is a smart distribution model to give our partners the flexibility to buy our solutions direct from a distributor and help maximise their growth. We chose CMS Distribution as the strong partner to help us put this vision into motion in the UK and Europe,” says Gerritse.
The AVG Business product portfolio includes: AVG AntiVirus Business Edition and AVG Internet Security Business Edition; AVG CloudCare; and AVG Managed Workplace.
CMS Distribution employs 200 people across four UK and Ireland locations: Castleford, Harrogate, London and Ireland.
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