Press Release
Stonesoft Teams with Alphaware
Alphaware Reseller Program Brings StoneGate Security Solutions to Brazilian Market
Atlanta – May 20, 2008 – Stonesoft and Alphaware today announced a
partnership to bring StoneGate Secure Connectivity Solutions to the Brazilian market.
Alphaware, a leading technology integrator in Brazil, will launch a new reseller initiative this
week that will introduce StoneGate solutions for physical and virtual environments, including the
company’s patented Multi-Link Firewall/VPN, IPS and SSL VPN appliances, to Brazilian
organizations.
Alphaware announced a new channel strategy this week that will place key resellers,
technology specialists and salesmen at principal locations throughout Brazil. The new channel
program includes Stonesoft’s existing partners MasterSoft Technologia and NetSolutions as well as
several new resellers including Andracom, Brazcon, Aim7 Informatica, ECE, CoreSec and Htec.
As part of this initiative, these resellers will receive information and training on the entire
suite of StoneGate products.
“While building out the details of this channel program we interviewed our customers to
determine which products to distribute,” said
Waldir Santos, President of Alphaware. “Our customers
have always responded very positively about their experience with Stonesoft products, as well as
the level of support they received. StoneGate Secure Connectivity Solution is an ideal
offering for this new program. “
“The Brazilian market presents a tremendous growth opportunity for Stonesoft,” said
Paul Johnson, president of Stonesoft Inc. “We are excited
to have such a strong partner in Alphaware to help us further build our presence in this key
market.”
Alphaware launched the channel program this week with Stonesoft technical training hosted at
SUCESU in São Paulo. Companies or resellers interested in joining the program can contact
Alphaware through its Web site,
www.alphaware.us.
About Alphaware Servicos de Informatica
Founded in 2000 and located in Alphaville, São Paulo, Alphaware combines products, people, and processes to provide best in class technology solutions with a high cost-to-benefit ratio.Alphaware’s philosophy is that a company's image cannot be protected by good products or services alone. It is necessary to maintain the functionality and security of the business. In an environment that demands reduction of expenses without loss of efficiency, Alphaware shows that it is possible to find intelligent solutions, of superior performance and affordability that guarantee the operation of the company.
About Stonesoft Corporation
Stonesoft Corporation (OMX: SFT1V) is an innovative provider of integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of distributed organizations. Stonesoft customers include enterprises with growing business needs requiring advanced network security and always-on business connectivity.StoneGate™ Secure Connectivity Solution unifies firewall, VPN, IPS and SSL VPN blending network security, end-to-end availability and award-winning load balancing into a centrally managed system for both physical and virtual environments. The key benefits of StoneGate Secure Connectivity Solution include low TCO, excellent price-performance ratio and high ROI.
StoneGate Management Center provides centralized management for StoneGate Firewall with VPN, IPS and SSL VPN. StoneGate Firewall and IPS work together to provide intelligent defense all over the enterprise network while StoneGate SSL VPN provides enhanced security for mobile and remote use.
Founded in 1990, Stonesoft Corporation is a global company with corporate headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.stonesoft.com.
For more details, please contact:
Jennifer LakeLois Paul & Partners
512-638-5313
jennifer_lake@lpp.com
Laurie Douglas
Stonesoft Inc.
678-578-8429
laurie.douglas@stonesoft.com
Waldir Santos
ALPHAWARE
(55) 11 4166 5599
waldir.santos@alphaware.us
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
