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WatchGuard Named 2010 "Best Channel Vendor" by Business Solutions Magazine
WatchGuard Recognized in the Security Category for Channel Friendliness and Product Features
SEATTLE – January 12, 2010. WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, today announced that it has been recognized by Business Solutions magazine as a "Best Channel Vendor" for 2010 in the Security category. Based on an extensive channel survey that tallied more than 12,000 votes, WatchGuard ranked at the top of Business Solutions' Security category because of WatchGuard's channel friendliness and product features.
"As evidenced by this award, WatchGuard continues to provide channel partners with the best programs, services, support and security products," said Mark Romano, Director of Global Channel Marketing at WatchGuard Technologies. "By integrating state of the art security capabilities, such as VoIP security into our XTM products, channel partners have unbounded potential to provide advanced security services to their customers, which in the end, makes WatchGuard channel partners highly prized resources to their customers."
The Best Channel Vendor award is based on a survey conducted by Business Solutions magazine from September through October 2009. Resellers are asked to rate their vendor partners for support and service offerings, channel friendliness, channel programs, product features, product reliability, product innovation and adequate VAR margins.
For more information about WatchGuard's channel programs, go to: www.watchguard.com/partners
About Business Solutions Magazine
For 18 years, Business Solutions Magazine has inspired executive of IT channel companies (VARs, integrators and solutions providers) to grow their businesses by teaching them how to sell new IT products and services, penetrate thriving vertical markets, and integrate complementary technologies. Business Solutions delivers its insight through channel success stories and advice from industry analysts, vendors, and our expert technology editors.
About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard® Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances, messaging, content security and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data protection, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity® Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle and has offices serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visit www.watchguard.com.
WatchGuard is a registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.
