Symantec, the world leader in Internet security, today announced that Insight, a leading single-source provider of information technology (IT) products and services, honoured it as Vendor of the Year for 2003.
Insight's Vendor of the Year award recognises companies that have provided outstanding product and service quality, as well as unparalleled support in helping Insight achieve strategic business goals.
"From world-class Internet security solutions to outstanding levels of sales and marketing support, Symantec provides us with the resources we need to grow and strengthen our business," said Gary Woods, vice-president of product management for Insight. "We named Symantec our Vendor of the Year based on the level of commitment they demonstrated in all areas of their partnership, including the account leadership, program resources and support, and the company's product quality and reliability."
Insight selected Symantec for the company's inaugural Vendor of the Year award from its entire vendor network, which includes more than 1 500 software, hardware and peripheral providers. Insight product managers and directors cited Symantec's high level of pre- and post-sales support, solid marketing programmes, and revenue-generating opportunities as areas of distinction.
"We are honoured to be singled out from Insight's extensive vendor network," said Patrick Evans, Regional Manager for Africa at Symantec. "Symantec is committed to helping partners succeed, and this award shows that our products, programmes and support are all resonating with our partners."
Insight is an Enterprise Sales Partner in the Symantec Partner Programme. Enterprise Sales Partners are corporate resellers providing licensing expertise and software asset management to enterprises.
For more information about the Symantec Partner Programme, visit www.symantecpartner.com.
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Insight North America is a leading single source provider of IT products and services to businesses, government and educational institutions in the US and Canada. Insight's offerings span the entire IT lifecycle with more than 200 000 name-brand hardware, software and peripherals - the largest selection in the industry - along with a full line of services tailored to support the changing and unique needs of technology buyers.
Insight is a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Enterprises, ranked number 506 on Fortune Magazine's 2003 'Fortune 1000' list. For additional information, call (480) 902-1001 or visit www.insight.com.
Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world.
Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Symantec has worldwide operations in 38 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.
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