Soonr selects Manage Protect as Strategic Distributor in Australia and New Zealand

Manage Protect, provider of cloud technology to meet companies’ security and mobility needs, has been appointed by Soonr (www.soonr.com) as a strategic distributor of its cloud services that deliver “secure file sharing and collaboration” functionality for business users.

Soonr also enables mobility for users while providing the level of security and functionality businesses require. The partnership will drive Soonr's expansion in the fast growing secure mobility cloud services market.

Soonr's file sharing and collaboration service makes information efficient to access and readily available. "Soonr helps over 150,000 organisations fully exploit the power of their smart devices. We are transforming tablets and smartphones into reliable alternatives to carrying a laptop," said Ahmet Tuncay, Soonr's CEO. "Our vision is of a world where teams of professionals can securely access, manage, and collaborate on their work from any device at any time to do business faster."

"I started using Soonr Workplace some eight months ago for Manage Protect's own business needs," said Andrew Johnson, Manage Protect's Director. "The all-in-one, industrial strength service enables my team to securely access and work on the files they need from the office, home or phone/tablet natively without having to setup remote access and VPNs. Soonr allows me to centrally manage all of my organisation's files, anywhere, anytime using any device with a browser, securely and easily."

Compared to Dropbox and Box.com, Soonr comes out ahead in mobility, security, and collaboration capabilities. Unlike those services, all customer data is stored in geo-redundant data centres in Australia exclusively, providing low latency for faster service delivery, as well as compliance with local privacy regulations. Soonr is one of the very few cloud service providers with audited internal operational controls that comply with SSAE-16 and ISAE 3402 standards for security.

Johnson decided it made sense to introduce Soonr's technology to his 450 strong reseller community to complement Manage Protect's cloud based anti-virus, archiving and Exchange services for small and medium business.

“Manage Protect has a distinguished distribution channel. We're committed to creating best-in-class solutions that are easy to use, increase both security and productivity, and help drive client profitability. Our expanding mobile and cloud-based innovations provide our MSPs and VARs an exciting portfolio of solutions for their diverse industry base. Soonr' Workplace is a fabulous addition to this portfolio," said Johnson.

Johnson is confident that for businesses with employees in different locations who need to work together on projects, Soonr is the right solution. "These organisations will also have the confidence that their data is secure in our local data centres located in Sydney and Melbourne," added Johnson.

Marketing efforts include partner training, customer contact programs, workshops, seminars and other below-the-line activities to create top of the mind recall amongst both partners and customers.

“We are genuinely excited about our new relationship with Manage Protect who, importantly, is a 100 per cent channel-focused vendor,” said Tuncay. “And it doesn’t get any easier for organisations of any size to start using Soonr's capabilities, with no contract and low monthly billing, no hardware or software to purchase or update; and Manage Protect's 14-day free trial period.”

Manage Protect services include MPmail (filtering and cleaning email before it gets into the network with a 99 % detection rate), MPweb (effective web filtering and security service protecting businesses against the latest Internet web threats, productivity loss and legal compliance), MPexchange (delivering the benefits of Microsoft Exchange without having to manage a server) and MParchive (stores all internal and external email with advanced archive search features to access when needed).

Channel cloud technology provider, Manage Protect, was named McAfee SMB Partner of the Year at McAfee’s 2013 Partner Advisory Council late last year.

Soonr Workplace background

Mobile collaboration: Soonr Workplace facilitates optimised content delivery and rendering of any type of business content from any  mobile device. With Soonr's Workplace One-App™ and Team-based sharing, corporate content stays in the right hands.

Enterprise-grade security: Soonr Workplace is an enterprise-grade service that has 99.9+% uptime with stringent levels of security certifications. Soonr adheres to local regulations for data in all major regions of the world.