Phoenix subsidiary PXS Distribution UK gets Kaspersky Lab

Issued by Exposure for Phoenix Distribution

Johannesburg, 03 Dec 2014

PXS Distribution, the UK subsidiary of Phoenix Distribution, a prominent specialised distributor for the IT and consumer electronics industry, has announced its appointment as a distribution partner for the Kaspersky Lab range of boxed products for distribution within the UK and Ireland.

"PXS Distribution is a focused and unique value-added distribution company which specialises in taking key brands to market. The business has grown by 60% year on year, with an additional acceleration coming from their development within the UK reseller channel, plus the acquisition of significant high end product lines within the enterprise arena," explains Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of Phoenix Distribution.

"PXS Distribution is now firmly established within the UK retail and SMB reseller environments, shipping through trusted distribution partners into mainstream retail outlets and direct engagement with B2B resellers. We are also seeing fantastic growth within the ESD sector, which was in large, a big driver for our recent developments with Kaspersky Lab in the UK market."

The company also recently launched its Reseller Software Renewal Programme.

Kaspersky Lab is the world's largest privately held cyber security company, offering endpoint protection solutions to consumers and businesses around the globe.

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Founded in 1997, Kaspersky Lab's solutions are developed in-house, harnessing all the advantages of the company's extensive and predictive security expertise and intelligence. The portfolio of security solutions is complemented by a range of intelligence services, ensuring that the company's customers are better protected and more informed. Kaspersky Lab is one of the world's fastest growing IT security solutions vendors, providing protection for over 300 million users and over 250 000 corporate clients worldwide.

"We are pleased to have secured this partnership with Kaspersky," says Robert Hall, UK Director for PXS Distribution. "Kaspersky Lab has long been recognised as one of the leading vendors of IT security. We are very much looking forward to working with Kaspersky Lab and growing the Kaspersky Lab brand within our channel."

PXS Distribution

PXS Distribution is a leading value-added software distributor across the UK, Europe and Africa, covering software publishing, localisation and distribution across multiple territories in multiple languages.

The business is segmented into two divisions, namely Corporate Licensing and Retail. The Corporate Licensing division sells volume licensing into the enterprise and SMB reseller environments. This division also covers architecture and implementation.

The Retail division delivers physical product into the entire retail environment, covering all mainstream ICT and CES outlets, independents and on liners. The ESD division delivers download content into all channels, including B2B and B2C.

The business is growing in the consumer and SMB security sector via our two key brands namely Kaspersky and Bitdefender.

The Retail division also distributes mobile accessories, action cameras and accessories and more.

The business is growing at 60% per annum, with an additional acceleration coming from the company's development within the reseller channel, plus the acquisition of significant high end product lines within the enterprise arena.

PXS is a wholly owned division of Phoenix Distribution South Africa, which has a range of products, including tier-one brands such as Microsoft, Symantec, McAfee, Logitech, Beats by Dre, Monster, Kaspersky, Bitdefender, TP Link, Trendnet Wireless, and Mophie.

Additional bespoke services the company offers its partners, include electronic software distribution within the B2B and B2C environments, category management, training and end-to-end merchandising.

Phoenix Distribution, plus the UK subsidiary PXS Distribution, has recently been acquired by First Technology Holdings.

Specialties: consumer software publishing and distribution. enterprise software brand development and volume licensing distribution. Distribution of niche CES and ICT product into mainstream and independent retail. Category management, merchandising and ESD.

www.pxsdistribution.co.uk

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 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.com

* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2013. The rating was published in the IDC report "Worldwide Endpoint Security 2014-2018 Forecast and 2013 Vendor Shares (IDC #250210, August 2014). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2013.

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