Hosted Security Solution for Small and Medium Sized Businesses Available to VARs Nationwide
Panda Security, a leading global provider of IT security solutions, and Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TECD), a leading IT products distributor, today announced an exclusive distribution agreement for Panda Security Managed Office Protection. Available to value-added-resellers (VARs) through distribution for the first time, Panda Security’s newest security-as-a-service (SaaS) offering provides remote security protection and management for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). The partnership expands Tech Data’s portfolio of Panda Security products and will extend the subscription-based service’s reach throughout Tech Data’s expansive reseller network.
Panda Security Managed Office Protection provides VARs with a comprehensive security solution to offer its SMB customers. The new web-based subscription service releases SMBs from additional hardware, maintenance personnel and other resources dedicated to antivirus while achieving high level security for all PCs, laptops, servers and remote branch offices. As a hosted service, it provides an always up and easy to use web console which allows organizations to manage their protection anytime from anywhere, including those from remote offices which are not connected to the LAN, without additional infrastructure investments.
“Panda Security Managed Office Protection represents the ideal security solution for SMBs who need robust and reliable protection for their entire network, regardless of node location,” said Thomas Fraser, vice president of sales, Panda Security.
“Tech Data’s far-reaching customer base enables SMBs from all over the country to reap the benefits of our newest security-as-a-service offering and will further our product expansion through one of the largest software distributors in the country.” “SMBs-- especially small businesses without their own technical staff-- need a dependable, reliable security solution they don’t have to manage themselves and that can provide the confidence that their business is protected,” said Joe Quaglia senior vice president, U.S. Marketing for Tech Data. “Panda Security’s new Managed Office Protection enables resellers to deliver that service to their SMB customers. This solution is a great complement to Tech Data’s VARChoice framework of our managed services strategy, which focuses on building a suite of best-of-breed managed services and hosted security solutions.”
Panda Security’s proprietary Collective Intelligence technology enhances the product with unparalleled proactive malware protection. Collective Intelligence maximizes malware detection capabilities while minimizing the resource and bandwidth consumption of protected systems by automatically detecting, correlating and responding to malware found across an entire network of PCs, versus locally.