SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, and the southern African distributor for Trend Micro security software, today announced that it has earned second place in the CIO Insight 2006 Vendor Value Study, ahead of all other security vendors.
The study measured the value that leading US-based IT executives place in vendor products and services and their overall satisfaction with the support these vendors provide.
According to CIO Insight, its annual survey is a "ranking of the most important information technology vendors by value, reliability and loyalty".
The publication also noted that "Trend Micro takes over as the top security vendor" and specifically called out that Trend Micro excelled in the category of "solving the business problem paid to solve".
"We are pleased to be ranked number two among the top 40 IT vendors, between our largest US channel partner at number one and our largest technology partner at number three," commented Eva Chen, chief executive officer, Trend Micro. "We're also thrilled by this survey testament to our entire organisation in exceeding our competitors for meeting quality expectations."
Respondents were asked to rate their satisfaction with organisations that they had a relationship with, according to seven key criteria:
* How well they have met their company's expectations for increasing revenues (or achieving mission, if not-for-profit).
* How well they have met their company's expectations for lowering business or IT costs.
* How well they have solved the business problem their products or services were purchased or engaged to solve.
* How well they have met their company's ROI (business value) expectations.
The other three criteria focus on reliability:
* How well they have met commitments to their company on time and budget.
* How flexible and responsive they have been to their company's needs.
* How well they have met their company's quality expectations for their products and services.
"CIOs consistently choose Trend Micro as their trusted security advisor because we take it to the next level in areas that matter most to them -- trustworthy security protection and reliable support," added Thomas Miller, vice-president, North America sales, Trend Micro. "CIO Insight's survey results clearly underscore our sterling reputation and our leadership position in the IT industry as well as among security vendors."
For further information, please contact Wayne Biehn at telephone (011) 790 2500; fax (011) 790 2599; e-mail wayneb@securedata.co.za.
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Trend Micro, Inc is a leader in network anti-virus and Internet content security software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has business units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold through corporate and value-added resellers.
SecureData
SecureData, an ERP.com company, is Africa's premier value-added distributor and solution provider of perimeter, network and endpoint information security and risk management solutions. As well as being the sole distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa for Trend Micro, SecureData is the Sub-Saharan African distributor for AirDefense, Application Security, Check Point Software Technologies, Cibecs, eEye, Network Engines, Precise Biometrics, Rocket Software, RSA Security, St Bernard Software, TippingPoint Technologies and Websense. For more information, visit SecureData at www.securedata.co.za.
ERP.com
ERP.com is a JSE-listed company focused on the implementation, integration and management of enterprise applications in an e-business environment. For more information, visit ERP.com at www.erpcom.co.za.
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