Channel Data, a specialist technology distributor of leading storage management and wireless mobility solutions, and Connected Corporation, the leading provider of automated data protection, archiving and recovery solutions for distributed data, today announced that the distributor is the newest member of Connected`s Partner Programme.
In accordance to the appointment, Channel Data will now distribute Connected licensed software technologies, including DataProtector/PC and ArchiveStore/EM, to the company`s southern African reseller-base. This in turn will enable resellers to provide world-class solutions to organisations that need to protect and consolidate distributed PC data or centrally archive and streamline e-mail data management.
"We are thrilled that Channel Data has been appointed the regional representatives for one of the world`s leading PC data protection software companies and envisage a partnership that will bring additional incremental sales revenue to our reseller partners," says Amit Parbhucharan, technology marketing director of Channel Data.
"No doubt, Connected offers the solutions that will enable companies to more effectively manage the distributed data residing on laptops and PC desktops and help verticals like financial services comply with Financial Advisory & Intermediary Services Act (FAIS), Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) and Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA).
Throughout, Channel Data aims to provide best-of-breed products that add superior value and offer paybacks to organisations, while addressing real business needs. With over a decade of bringing specialised storage solutions to the local market, Connected solutions are an ideal addition to the company`s portfolio of products.
Indeed, with the recent introductions of several new statutory requirements on data governance, South African organisations have matured considerably towards understanding the value and importance of preserving their data, albeit in the data centre or on mobile devices such as laptops.
Adds Parbhucharan: "In light of the SA Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECT ACT), e-mail backups alone will not suffice and Connected`s ArchiveStore product is a perfect solution to achieve ECT Act-compliance while also providing the benefit of instant e-mail backups and faster granular recoveries of individual e-mails.
"Global partners like Channel Data are important to our market leadership on an international front," says Bob Brennan, CEO of Connected Corporation. "With this alliance, Channel Data is able to offer customers a powerful way to protect the valuable distributed data residing at the edge of corporate networks such as desktops, laptops and e-mail. We`re pleased to be working with Channel Data and its customers."
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Connected Corporation is the leading provider of storage software for automated protection, archiving and recovery of distributed data. The company`s powerful, yet easy-to-use solutions help customers protect and centrally manage data from PCs, Windows servers and e-mail systems, while eliminating costs and burdens associated with capturing and recovering highly distributed data. Customers range from mid-size businesses to more than 600 of the world`s largest corporations, including Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, EDS, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, SAP, Schlumberger and Toyota. The company`s solutions are offered as a subscription service or as licensed software. Connected is based in Framingham, Massachusetts, with multiple US and international offices. For more information, visit www.connected.com or call 1-800-353-3078.
Channel Data
Channel Data is a specialist technology distributor, providing superior high technology data storage and secure wireless mobility hardware and data management software products to the reseller channel. Founded in 1988, Channel Data was formerly known as Systems Integration Distribution. Channel Data is headquartered in Johannesburg, with a branch in Cape Town and Durban. For more information, visit www.channeldata.co.za or call 27-11-235-7744.
Connected, Connected DataProtector, Connected DataProtector/PC, Connected DataProtector/SV, Connected ArchiveStore, Connected ArchiveStore/EM, Delta Block and SendOnce are trademarks or registered trademarks of Connected Corporation. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
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