Distinguished annual channel guide recognizes Kaspersky Lab’s elite partner program in North America
Woburn, MA – April 02, 2018 –Kaspersky Lab announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has awarded Kaspersky Lab North America’s channel partner program a 5-Star rating in its 2018 Partner Program Guide for the sixth consecutive year. This annual guide is the definitive listing of partner programs from technology vendors that provide products and services through the IT channel.
To determine the 2018 5-Star ratings, The Channel Company’s research team assessed each vendor’s partner program based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support and communication. The 5-Star Partner Program Guide rating recognizes Kaspersky Lab as part of an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.
The Kaspersky Lab channel partner program offers North American business partners incentives, trainings and personalized regional support – all to provide the best guidance possible throughout the sales process. Kaspersky Lab encourages partner success by delivering industry leading products, services and tools to ensure profit and growth opportunity in a competitive market.
“Finding the right technology vendor to partner with can be a daunting task, given the vast array of choices now available to solution providers,” said Robert Faletra, executive chairman of The Channel Company. “CRN’s Partner Program Guide and 5-Star ratings help them narrow the field and find the best fit, identifying the most rewarding partner programs and providing crucial insight into their strengths and benefits. We are pleased to present our 2018 PPG list, recognizing the strongest and most successful partner programs in the channel today.”
“Ensuring partner satisfaction with a well-rounded, leading channel partner program that will accelerate growth for partners is vital to our success,” said Jason Stein, vice president of channel, Kaspersky Lab North America. “It’s a testament to the strength of our partner program to be recognized by CRN’s 5-Star Partner Program guide for the sixth year in a row. It is an honor to continue to build on such an outstanding program and this respected industry award further validates the powerful collaboration of our partners and dedicated channel team members in North America.”
The 2018 Partner Program Guide will be featured in the April issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/ppg.
About Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab is a global cybersecurity company, which has been operating in the market for over 20 years. Kaspersky Lab’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into next generation security solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection and a number of specialized security solutions and services to fight sophisticated and evolving digital threats. Over 400 million users are protected by Kaspersky Lab technologies and we help 270,000 corporate clients protect what matters most to them. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com.
About the Channel Company
The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by more than 30 years of unequalled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace. www.thechannelco.com
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Kaspersky Lab Media Contact:
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The Channel Company
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