Acronis Software Products to be Distributed
to Major Retailers in North America
July 12, 2007, Burlington, MA - Acronis,
Inc. (www.acronis.com/en-us/), a leading
developer of storage management software, announced today that it
has signed a North American retail distribution agreement with
Navarre Corporation, a publisher and distributor of physical and
digital software and home entertainment media products.
Navarre will be responsible for distribution of
Acronis software products, including its flagship Acronis
True Image Home and Acronis
Disk Director Suite, through a wide range of retail outlets,
including computer, office supply, mass merchants, electronic
superstores and membership warehouse clubs.
"Acronis has had a very successful relationship
with Navarre for years, but that was an indirect association" said
Walter Scott, CEO of Acronis. "Formalizing the relationship to
support our retail operations adds a world-class distributor to our
team."
Commenting on the agreement, Rick Vick, Vice
President of Merchandise Navarre Distribution Services stated,
"After working together on an indirect basis over the last several
years we look forward to working more closely with Acronis and to
providing the full slate of services Navarre Distribution offers.
Needless to say we are excited about this distribution agreement
with Acronis and their leading storage management and disaster
recovery software products."
About Navarre
Navarre Corporation is a publisher and
distributor of physical and digital home entertainment and
multimedia products, including PC software, CD audio, DVD video,
video games and accessories. Since its founding in 1983, the
Company has established distribution relationships with customers
across a wide spectrum of retail channels which includes mass
merchants, discount, wholesale club, office and electronic
superstores, military and e-tailers nationwide. The Company
currently provides its products to over 19,000 retail and
distribution center locations throughout the United States and
Canada. Navarre has expanded its business to include the licensing
and publishing of home entertainment and multimedia content,
primarily through the acquisitions of Encore, BCI, and FUNimation.
For more information, please visit the Company's web site at
http://www.navarre.com.
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.