WatchGuard’s Drive into The ANZ Enterprise Fuels Channel Partner Program Enhancements and Record Growth
Announcement posted by WatchGuard Technologies 15 Jul 2010
Sydney, 15 July 2010 - WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader of business security solutions, has closed out its most successful quarter on record in Australia experiencing 35% per cent growth in revenue in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the corresponding quarter in 2009.
This leap in growth follows the company’s launch of its XTM 5, 8 and 10 Series enterprise-class multi-function firewall appliances which have rapidly gained momentum in the public and private sector based on their competitive all in one, integrated email, content security and data leakage prevention feature offering.
At the same time, WatchGuard is entering the new quarter with the launch of two specific enhancements to its ANZ channel program. The new WatchGuard Elite 2010 program launched this week offers WatchGuard’s top partner and reseller performers the chance to get away on a luxury, all expenses paid retreat to Bali in October. The program is broken into six categories, including 14 getaway packages across two regions: the Northern (ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, NZ and Queensland) and Southern regions (Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia). Awards will be announced for each region in early October.
In addition, WatchGuard has launched a Security Pays program which provides channel sales people with a WatchGuard branded credit card that can receive cash credit for registered sales and promotions. This program is reserved for WatchGuard Secure Partners only and will launch in August.
“So far, 2010 has been a great year for WatchGuard ANZ not only in terms of revenue growth but also in market recognition for our product offering and the ongoing support from our channel who remain loyal and committed,” says Scott Robertson, ANZ Regional Director, WatchGuard Technologies. “Our new channel programs complement the changes we successfully introduced last year, including try before you buy, front end rebates and deal registration, which continue to add great value for our partners.”
WatchGuard reinforced its channel and partner presence in the first quarter of 2010 in Victoria and New South Wales signing on Technetics, Advanced Vision Technologies, Hands-On Systems, and Mobile Computer Services to the WatchGuard Secure Partner Program. This program provides partners with access to higher capacity products, rebates, priority support and other sales and engineering benefits extending the reach of WatchGuard customer and technical support.
Last month, WatchGuard announced the launch of Reputation Enabled Defense™, an innovative cloud-based security services that provides businesses and their employees superior protection against viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, botnets and other web-based threats, in addition to faster, more productive web surfing experiences.
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About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances, messaging, content security and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data protection, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program.
WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle with offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Spanning 120 countries and supported by a network of more than 15,000 partners, WatchGuard has its Asia Pacific headquarter in Singapore. Presently, more than 600,000 WatchGuard security appliances have been deployed worldwide.
To learn more, visit www.watchguard.com <http://www.watchguard.com/> .
WatchGuard is a registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.
This leap in growth follows the company’s launch of its XTM 5, 8 and 10 Series enterprise-class multi-function firewall appliances which have rapidly gained momentum in the public and private sector based on their competitive all in one, integrated email, content security and data leakage prevention feature offering.
At the same time, WatchGuard is entering the new quarter with the launch of two specific enhancements to its ANZ channel program. The new WatchGuard Elite 2010 program launched this week offers WatchGuard’s top partner and reseller performers the chance to get away on a luxury, all expenses paid retreat to Bali in October. The program is broken into six categories, including 14 getaway packages across two regions: the Northern (ACT, New South Wales, Northern Territory, NZ and Queensland) and Southern regions (Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia). Awards will be announced for each region in early October.
In addition, WatchGuard has launched a Security Pays program which provides channel sales people with a WatchGuard branded credit card that can receive cash credit for registered sales and promotions. This program is reserved for WatchGuard Secure Partners only and will launch in August.
“So far, 2010 has been a great year for WatchGuard ANZ not only in terms of revenue growth but also in market recognition for our product offering and the ongoing support from our channel who remain loyal and committed,” says Scott Robertson, ANZ Regional Director, WatchGuard Technologies. “Our new channel programs complement the changes we successfully introduced last year, including try before you buy, front end rebates and deal registration, which continue to add great value for our partners.”
WatchGuard reinforced its channel and partner presence in the first quarter of 2010 in Victoria and New South Wales signing on Technetics, Advanced Vision Technologies, Hands-On Systems, and Mobile Computer Services to the WatchGuard Secure Partner Program. This program provides partners with access to higher capacity products, rebates, priority support and other sales and engineering benefits extending the reach of WatchGuard customer and technical support.
Last month, WatchGuard announced the launch of Reputation Enabled Defense™, an innovative cloud-based security services that provides businesses and their employees superior protection against viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, botnets and other web-based threats, in addition to faster, more productive web surfing experiences.
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About WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
Since 1996, WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. has been the advanced technology leader of business security solutions, providing mission-critical protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of wired and wireless unified threat management appliances, messaging, content security and SSL VPN remote access solutions provide extensible network, application and data protection, as well as unparalleled network visibility, management and control. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity Service, an innovative support, maintenance, and education program.
WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle with offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Spanning 120 countries and supported by a network of more than 15,000 partners, WatchGuard has its Asia Pacific headquarter in Singapore. Presently, more than 600,000 WatchGuard security appliances have been deployed worldwide.
To learn more, visit www.watchguard.com <http://www.watchguard.com/> .
WatchGuard is a registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.