IronKey Expands Global Channel Partner Program to Over 100 Resellers Worldwide

Enhanced Program Benefits Promote VAR Success

LOS ALTOS, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- IronKey Inc., maker of the
world's most secure flash drive, announced today that its global channel
partner program now comprises over 100 leading value added resellers (VARs) in
locations across the globe, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany,
Switzerland, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Canada and the
United States. At the same time, the program has expanded its features and
benefits to provide even more comprehensive support for channel partners. The
expanded program enables IronKey's VARs to more quickly drive new and
higher-quality revenue streams by fulfilling the rapidly growing worldwide
demand for IronKey's secure USB flash drives.
"Security is our only business, and we focus on anticipating and solving
client problems," said Joel Baldus, partner and vice president of sales at
Tevora Business Solutions. "We carry only those solutions that we feel push
the evolution of information security forward -- we added IronKey to our
offering because IronKey has been focused on security from its inception. As a
result they develop the best, most secure USB flash drive technology on the
market today. IronKey has been a true partner in working with us. Together we
create new business innovation for our existing clients."
VARs participating in the IronKey global channel partner program receive
multiple sales, technical and marketing benefits, including: -- Targeted
product discounts
-- Dedicated sales managers and enterprise sales support
-- Aggressive lead generation
-- Comprehensive pre-sales and frontline technical support
-- Participation in product evaluation and beta programs
-- Complete on-site and webinar training
-- Exclusive partner portal access to sales, technical and marketing
tools
-- Opportunity registration
The program provides both Elite VAR and Certified VAR levels, enabling
resellers with varying business focuses to benefit from leading-edge security
and management solutions for portable USB devices.
"From a corporate reputation standpoint and for regulatory compliance
reasons, our customers are extremely concerned about protecting proprietary
and private information," said Tommie L. Moon, network solutions consultant at
SSP Data. "We've partnered with IronKey to ensure that mission-critical
information will be secure. It's easy to add IronKey to any network security
solution to provide world-class protection for mobile data."
As more business processes are conducted online and off-site, the global
channel has seen an escalating demand for solutions that address emerging
threats of data breach, identity theft and electronic fraud. IronKey's rugged,
waterproof and tamper-resistant USB drives with cross platform capability and
remote policy enforcement enable VARs to offer solutions that can be rapidly
deployed in heterogeneous environments with complete control. Featuring
always-on military-grade hardware encryption, strong authentication, portable
applications and ultra-fast memory, IronKey delivers unprecedented mobile data
security to VARs and their customers.
"IronKey owes its success in large part to its partners, and we work
tirelessly to nurture these relationships," said Stewart Fox, vice president
of sales at IronKey. "We consider our partners an integral part of the team.
The IronKey global channel partner program is simple to understand, and
delivers comprehensive tools and support to help partners around the world
drive greater business success."
For more information about IronKey and its global channel partner program,
please send an email to sales@ironkey.com, or visit http://www.ironkey.com.
About IronKey
IronKey products and services bring the power of authentication,
encryption, identity management and privacy to consumers and businesses around
the world. We blend world-class security expertise with product design that
emphasizes usability, simplicity and accessibility. All IronKey products are
FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certified.
The IronKey Team consists of experts in consumer devices, information
security, privacy and secure banking technologies, with prior executive roles
at Apple, Arcot Systems, Earthlink, Entrust, First Data Corp, GeoTrust,
PayPal, RedCannon, RSA Security, Teros, Tumbleweed, Valicert and VISA.
Founded in 2005, IronKey is privately held and based in Los Altos, CA. For
more information, visit: http://www.ironkey.com.
SOURCE IronKey Inc.

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