New partnership to expand security portfolio for enterprises and partners in the Kingdom
Middle East, 14 October 2009: FVC, a leading value added distributor (VAD) of global networking and security products in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a strategic agreement to distribute Websense's security solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Websense is a global leader in integrated Web, data and email security solutions, provides Essential Information Protection™ for approximately 44 million product seats under subscription.
The partnership is aimed at expanding Websense's reach in the Kingdom's enterprise sector, leveraging FVC's expansive channel network in the country.
K.S. Parag, MD at FVC, said, "We are very pleased to add Websense to our growing portfolio of security products. Websense has a proven track record of excellence in their sphere and combined with our strengths in the regional enterprise level distribution network, growing importance of the Internet, we anticipate a healthy growth in security solutions in the Kingdom."
FVC has recently expanded its resources in KSA, one of the key growth areas, by adding more resources in terms of sales engineers and a second Executive Briefing Centre in KSA that showcases all its latest technologies. The company has also upgraded its partner portal recently to streamline the process of sharing business leads and opportunities with its partners, enabling them to register projects in addition to accessing other sales tools.
"FVC is a great fit for Websense because it has excellent business and technical skills, strong geographical coverage and established relationships with resellers within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This partnership will be a win-win for both Websense and FVC to bring our integrated portfolio of Web, data and email solutions to more customers, allowing them to benefit from we call Essential Information Protection," said Stephen Grey, Regional Manager at Websense.
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About Websense, Inc.
Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in integrated Web, data and email security solutions, provides Essential Information Protection™ for approximately 44 million product seats under subscription. Distributed through its global network of channel partners, Websense software and hosted security solutions help organizations block malicious code, prevent the loss of confidential information and enforce Internet use and security policies. For more information, visit www.websense.com.
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About FVC
Founded in 2000, FVC is one of the leading Value Added Distributors across the Middle East and North Africa with dedicated offices in United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco, working through its growing network of more than 130 channel partners in over 44 countries across the region.
With new technologies and solutions driving the pace of change of businesses in the region, FVC has built a successful business by drawing on the best of global solutions. Uniquely in the region, its combination of full support for its channel partners and market-leading solutions from emerging technologies provides both FVC's partners and their customers with the full confidence to invest in integrated next-generation IT and networking solutions from rich media communications to security to bandwidth management that will benefit their businesses. For more information, visit www.fvc.com.
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