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.)
Acronis融合資料保護和資訊安全 ，提供整合的自動化資安防護，可解決現代數位世界所面臨的安全、易用性、隱私、真實性和安全性 (SAPAS) 挑戰。Acronis 的靈活部署模型符合服務供應商與 IT 專業人員的需求，藉由創新的新世代防毒、備份 、災難復原以及 AI 提供的端點防護管理解決方案，為資料、應用程式和系統提供優質的網路防護。依靠先進的機器智慧和區塊鏈型資料驗證技術提供支援的進階防惡意軟體，Acronis 可在任何環境 (從雲端、混合到地端部署) 提供防護，且經濟實惠。
Acronis 是一家瑞士公司，創立於新加坡。Acronis 擁有二十年的創新經驗，在 45 個據點擁有超過 1,800+ 名員工。Acronis Cyber Protect 解決方案的服務範圍遍及全球超過 150 個國家/地區，支援 26 種語言，由 20,000+ 個服務供應商使用，以保護超過 750,000 家企業。