October 16, 2007, Paris, France - Acronis EMEA (www.acronis.com/en-eu/), a provider of affordable, scalable storage management and disaster recovery software, announced that the Acronis True Image family of disaster recovery and virtualization migration products will be available on the US Government's General Services Administration's (GSA) Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) list. The listing is a result of Acronis' partnership with Red River Computer Company, a worldwide provider of information technology solutions to the United States Federal government, as well as its prime and sub-contractors.
A Government Wide Acquisition Contract is a task-order or delivery-order contract for information technology established by one agency for government-wide use, according to a US government web site.
"Red River is excited to take our relationship with Acronis to the next level by offering their market-leading products on our GSA Schedule," said Kurt Gantrish, senior manager for Strategic Software Products at Red River. "Red River continues to build a technology practice area around Acronis' disk management, security and back-up solutions that will only be strengthened by the addition of the GSA GWAC vehicle."
"Our partnership with Red River is very important as we expand our outreach to the government sector," said Eric Dougherty, director of Channel Sales for Acronis. "The ability to securely backup and quickly recover data from a mishap with a cost-effective solution is critical to agencies that deal with and serve the tax-paying public."
About Red River Computer Company
Red River Computer Company is a worldwide provider of information technology solutions to the United States Federal government, its prime and sub-contractors and the New England enterprise market. Since its inception in 1995, Red River has formed strategic alliances with the leading providers of enterprise network hardware, servers, storage and software. These partnerships enable Red River to offer the latest technology and the most comprehensive solutions to its valued customers. Red River has earned a vendor of choice status among Federal customers, winning awards for its value pricing and unsurpassed service. The company's strong, mutually beneficial relationships with its customers and partners have generated more than 80% of sales from repeat business. Headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, Red River has regional offices in California and Virginia. For more information please call 1-800-769-3060 or visit www.redriver.com
About Acronis:
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with its unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.