April 25, 2006, Burlington, MA Acronis
Inc., the technological leader in storage management software,
announced it has acquired its German distribution partner Acronis
Germany GmbH (formerly PEZ Kommunikationssysteme GmbH). Acronis
Germany has been the exclusive distributor of Acronis products in
Germany, Switzerland and Austria for the past six years. Terms of
the agreement were not released.
Acronis Germany becomes a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Acronis Inc., based in Burlington, MA. Helmut
Heptner, who headed Acronis Germany prior to the acquisition,
continues in his role as managing director.
'Acronis' sales worldwide have been growing
exponentially in recent years and much of that development can be
attributed directly to outstanding efforts of Acronis Germany,"
said Walter Scott, CEO of Acronis. "Bringing Acronis Germany
officially under the wing of Acronis Inc. puts us that much closer
to this very important installed base and provides our European
users with increased direct access to the company and its
developers. We are not only solidifying our commitment to the
European market, but we are doing so with a team that has
demonstrated its resolve to promote the Acronis brand and
technology throughout the heart of Europe."
"Since introducing Acronis products to the
German market six years ago, we have seen tremendous growth and
wide acceptance of the technology," said Heptner. "What began as
cooperation and expanded into collaboration has now become a
single, great institution. Acronis' dedication to customer service
and outstanding technology made it an easy decision to associate
our company with Acronis. We wanted to be the best, and what better
way of becoming the market leader than by joining with the
technology leader in this market."
"The strategic acquisition of Acronis' largest
and most profitable European distributor goes a long way to cement
the company's international presence," says Scott Maxwell, managing
director of Insight Partners, a major investor in Acronis. "Acronis
has long had a significant portion of its revenue from non-US
sales, but the acquisition of Acronis Germany, which sells to the
German, Swiss and Austrian markets, combined with its expansion to
Southeast Asia last year, demonstrates a methodic and financially
sophisticated move to globalized revenue and potentially, market
dominance in targeted business segments.
"In addition to the company's impressive growth
in the United States, Acronis sees equally impressive financial
growth internationally. Its unique technology has become a
prerequisite for disaster
recovery in many of the world's largest enterprises," Maxwell
said. "With this acquisition, we believe that Acronis a much better
position to engage these expanding market opportunities."
Acerca de Acronis:
Acronis es una empresa global de ciberprotección que ofrece la única plataforma de gestión de infraestructura, protección de datos y ciberseguridad integrada de forma nativa para proveedores de servicios gestionados y departamentos de TI. Las soluciones de Acronis están diseñadas para identificar, proteger, detectar, responder, recuperar y gobernar los despliegues de TI, asegurando la integridad de los datos y la continuidad de la actividad empresarial.
Una empresa suiza fundada en Singapur en 2003, Acronis tiene 15 oficinas en todo el mundo y empleados en más de 60 países. La solución Acronis Cyber Platform está disponible en 26 idiomas en 150 países y la utilizan más de 21,000 proveedores de servicios para proteger a más de 750,000 empresas. Obtenga más información en www.acronis.com.