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Blue Coat names Westcon regional distributor

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 11 Feb 2014

Blue Coat Systems, a business assurance technology company, has named Westcon SA as its regional distributor.

"Globally, Blue Coat has a long-standing relationship with Westcon, so the decision to appoint them as a local distributor in South Africa was a natural choice. Westcon's African reach and widespread geographic footprint across the continent enables us to extend our market presence," says Justin Lee, SA country manager at Blue Coat.

Through the agreement, which is the local extension of a global partnership between the companies, Westcon Security Solutions' resellers will now be able to empower their enterprise customers to safely and quickly choose the best applications, services, devices, data sources, and content. This will enable users to better create, communicate, collaborate, innovate, execute, compete and win in their markets, the companies say in a statement.

"The need for integrated security that both prevents threats from entering the network and remediates threats that are already on the network is one that is common across all markets, including Africa. We believe Westcon has the resources and expertise to drive adoption of our business assurance technology solutions and deliver value to our mutual customers," Lee adds.

"Businesses are trying to harness the power of technology to deliver new products and services, improve customer experience and drive greater competitive advantage; however, they are faced with traditional security methods that are too rigid or inflexible to match the pace of innovation adoption," says Andrew Potgieter, divisional director, Westcon Security Solutions.

"Securing this technology while empowering the business requires a new approach to security that is not just about what IT prevents but also what it makes possible."

Leveraging the strong relationships that Westcon has built with resellers and customers over the past 15 years, Blue Coat aims to drive a new security approach into the market, one which is relevant to the dynamic pace of the current IT environment. With its training and technical support, Westcon adds further value to the Blue Coat solutions portfolio.

"With Blue Coat's business assurance technology and a range of innovative, relevant security products, Westcon Security Solutions resellers will be able to assist enterprise customers to empower their employees and facilitate mobility and technology choice without compromising security," Potgieter concludes.

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