Datacentrix named Trend Micro Gold Partner

Issued by icomm for Datacentrix Holdings
Johannesburg, 20 Apr 2017

Datacentrix, a provider of high performing and secure ICT solutions, has been awarded Gold Partner status by Trend Micro, a global IT security solutions provider for sub-Saharan Africa.

According to Wayne Olsen, Datacentrix security business unit manager, the agreement acknowledges Datacentrix's expertise within the security space, and more specifically, its ability to drive the Trend Micro 'Deep Security' cloud protection message.

"Datacentrix is constantly reviewing and assessing the sector to ensure that we align ourselves with the industry's leading vendors and provide clients with solutions that make good business sense. We've seen market demand on the increase for Trend Micro's excellent product offering, and our achievement of gold partnership status reinforces our commitment to this relationship," he explains.

"The appointment of Datacentrix as a Gold Partner is a strategic win for Trend Micro. It will assist us to better position and drive our portfolio of security offerings among the larger enterprises and data centre customers in the region; an area where we are enjoying phenomenal success globally," states Anvee Alderton, channel manager at Trend Micro Southern Africa.

"The company has made a significant investment into developing the internal mechanisms that support its Gold Partner status. We are delighted to have a reseller with the technical skills, training and sales know-how to provide local customers with access to solutions, such as Deep Security and Deep Discovery, that traverse mobility, cloud and the data centre."

Its position as Gold Partner allows Datacentrix to offer the following Trend Micro solutions:

Hybrid cloud security
* Data centre security
* Cloud security
* Virtualisation security

Network security
* Integrated advanced threat prevention
* Advanced threat detection

User protection
* Endpoint and gateway suites
* Endpoint security
* E-mail security
* Web security
* SaaS application security
* Forensics

Solutions in the portfolio cater for:
* Ransomware
* Compliance
* Cloud
* Healthcare
* Point-of-sale
* End-of-support systems

Datacentrix

Datacentrix provides leading ICT integration services and solutions to South African organisations, ensuring their success and sustainability into the digital age. The company remains resolute in its approach to partner with its customers, equipping them with valuable insight and helping to align their ICT undertakings with their business strategy.

Datacentrix offers a deeply specialised skills component and is endorsed by the world's foremost technology partners. The company is recognised for its agility, in-depth industry knowledge, proven capability and strong overall performance.

Datacentrix is a level two (AAA) B-BBEE contributor, with 125% procurement recognition. For more information, please visit www.datacentrix.co.za.

Trend Micro

Trend Micro, a global leader in cyber security solutions, helps to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Its innovative solutions for consumers, businesses and governments provide layered security for data centres, cloud environments, networks and endpoints. All its products work together to seamlessly share threat intelligence and provide a connected threat defence with centralised visibility and control, enabling better, faster protection. With over 5 000 employees in over 50 countries and the world's most advanced global threat intelligence, Trend Micro enables organisations to secure their journey to the cloud. For more information, visit www.trendmicro.com.

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