Kaspersky Lab Awarded 5-Star Rating in CRN’s 2015 Partner Program Guide

Annual guide recognizes the best channel partner programs in the market

Woburn, MA – March 23, 2015 –Kaspersky Lab North America announced today that it has been awarded a 5-Star rating in The Channel Company’s CRN 2015 Partner Program Guide. This annual directory is the definitive listing of technology vendors that service solution providers or provide products through the IT channel. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.

The 5-Star Rating comes on the heels of significant enhancements made to Kaspersky Lab’s reseller Partner Program, demonstrating an increased investment and commitment to its U.S. and Canadian reseller partners. The enhanced program offers not only increased opportunities for profit and growth, but a world-class ecosystem of tools, incentives and support to help partners stand out in today’s competitive security industry.

It’s no secret that Kaspersky Lab is fully committed to its partners. Kaspersky Lab recently celebrated ten years of business operations in North America and since its inception in early 2005, the Company has remained dedicated to a 100 percent channel strategy, building its B2B partner ecosystem from five partners in 2005 to 3,500 partners throughout North America today with over 500 new partners joining in the last year. This significant growth, combined with an award-winning partner program, are a true testament to the unparalleled value Kaspersky Lab brings to its partnerships.

To determine the 2015 5-Star recipients, The Channel Company’s Research team assessed each vendor’s application based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support and communication.

Quotes:
John Murdock, VP, Channel Sales
Kaspersky Lab North America
“Kaspersky Lab’s Partner Program offers value that is second to none. With world class security solutions and innovative technology, coupled with a 100 percent channel model, resellers can feel confident that if they invest in working with us, they will have the tools, incentives and support to help them drive business and close deals – value that they won’t find elsewhere. Now, with a newly enhanced program, there really is no better time to partner with us.”

Robert Faletra, CEO
The Channel Company
“Solution providers have a lot of choices when it comes to selecting vendor partners. Identifying the right vendor, with the right technologies, and the right approach can make all the difference. Our annual Partner Program Guide and 5-Star rating recognizes the best channel programs available in the market today to help solution providers determine which vendors deliver the best partner elements for their individual business goals.”

About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its more than 17-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 400 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.

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About The Channel Company
The Channel Company, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED and SharedVue, is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation. For more than three decades, we have leveraged our proven and leading-edge platforms to deliver prescriptive sales and marketing solutions for the technology channel. The Channel Company provides Communication, Recruitment, Engagement, Enablement, Demand Generation and Intelligence services to drive technology partnerships. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.