Accellion Expands Public Sector Presence with Reseller Partnership and GSA Pricing

Accellion Managed File Transfer Solutions Provide Government Agencies with a
Secure, Compliant Means for Sharing Digital Information
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Unsecure P2P file sharing and thumb drive usage is on the rise, increasing the
risk of data breaches associated with their use. In response to the growing need
to safeguard digital data, Accellion, Inc., a leading provider of secure file
transfer solutions for enterprises, today unveiled an aggressive expansion into
the public sector. To help government agencies prevent data leakage at the file
transfer source Accellion is announcing a new reseller partner, General Services
Administration (GSA) pricing and pending FIPS 140-2 federal certification.

Accellion is partnering with Reston, Virginia-based reseller Vinitech, Inc., a
technology reselling and consulting company catering to public sector clients
and specializing in security and network architecture solutions. The Vinitech
partnership will expand Accellion`s public sector sales channel following the
upcoming addition of Accellion`s highly recognized Managed File Transfer
solutions to the GSA schedule.

"Security concerns continue to be one of the biggest hurdles federal, state, and
local government agencies face in their collaboration efforts; simply encrypting
information being shared electronically is no longer enough," said Nick Grivas,
president and CEO of Vinitech. "Accellion`s approach to managed file transfer
made our decision to partner with them very easy. They go well beyond data
encryption to provide the security, authentication, and comprehensive file
tracking and reporting capabilities government agencies require today. We expect
to see much success with this partnership."

"Accellion`s increased presence in the public sector continues to be
customer-driven as government agencies look for a more secure and compliant
means for sharing digital information," said Yorgen Edholm, president and CEO of
Accellion. "The Vinitech relationship marks our first reseller partnership in
this market following a year of record growth for Accellion within the public
sector. We expect the combination of this relationship, the pending introduction
of our FIPS-certified solution and a growing need to safeguard digital data to
greatly expand our reach in this market."

Accellion`s Managed File Transfer solutions have recently satisfied Federal
Information Processing Standards (FIPS) pre-validation requirements. Accellion
has been placed on the FIPS 140-2 pre-validation list and now awaits the final
certification review. Once final approval is secured, certain Accellion
solutions will be available for public sector deployments.

About Accellion

Founded in 1999, Accellion, Inc., a premier provider of managed file transfer
solutions, is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in North
America, Asia and Europe. For more information please visit www.accellion.com or
call +1 (650) 739-0095.

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