May 23, 2006, Burlington, MA Acronis, Inc., the technological leader in storage
management software, announced a strategic distribution agreement
with Tech Data Corporation to extend access of Acronis' corporate
family of disaster
recovery and disk management software to Fortune 500 and small
to midsize businesses (SMBs). Acronis will leverage the Tech
Data's extensive logistics expertise, innovative marketing
resources and broad customer base to drive sales of its corporate
Acronis True Image, Acronis Disk Director Server and Acronis
Privacy Expert Corporate products.
As part of the distribution agreement, Acronis
and Tech Data will dedicate staff and marketing resources to ensure
a successful collaboration on support for new resellers.
"This agreement provides Acronis with a
strategic new avenue for increasing our profile among
enterprise-class resellers and to systems integrators," said Walter
Scott, CEO of Acronis. "We understand that one of the keys to
success in the enterprise and SMB marketplaces lies in building
strong relationships and strategic partnerships throughout the
channel. Tech Data has an exceptional track record of helping
vendors successfully engage resellers of all sizes. This agreement
enables us to reach a diverse group of solution providers and
broaden our presence in the enterprise space."
"The addition of Acronis provides resellers with
increased flexibility as they capitalize on the rising demand for
storage virtualization solutions," said Tamra Muir, Tech Data's
vice president, Software Product Marketing.
"Business critical functions like data backup and the continual rise in digital document
retention are straining storage resources for many companies.
Virtualization enables resellers to present their end-user
customers with a cost-effective and efficient means of maximizing
the availability of all their network-attached storage assets."
"This agreement could not come at a better
time," added Eric Dougherty, director of channel sales at Acronis.
"The storage industry is booming, particularly disk-based storage,
and with increased storage there is an increased risk of data being
lost or corrupted. Last year International Data Corp. called 2006 a
'watershed year for the SMB storage market.'
IDC says the growth of local area networks and
broadband are driving this growth for SMBs to what IDC called
'unprecedented levels,' but it's not the SMBs alone that are
spending significantly more on storage hardware and software.
Acronis, like IDC, is seeing growth at all levels as new
technologies dramatically increase the amount of data companies
generate and process."
"The foundation is in place for continued growth
within the storage industry for the next several years," said Dave
Reinsel, director, storage research at IDC. "The major pillars
underpinning our growth outlook include virtualization strategies
for storage and servers, compliance with numerous regulations
worldwide, and the continued evolution of cost-optimized,
easy-to-manage tiered storage environments." (IDC, U.S. SMB Storage
2006: The Move to More Advanced Storage Features. March 2006, IDC
#34894.)
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.