Proofpoint e-mail security solutions to be resold in southern Africa by eSecure Distribution

Proofpoint, the leading provider of unified e-mail security, archiving and data loss prevention solutions, has signed a distribution agreement with IT security specialists, eSecure Distribution.

With this agreement, eSecure Distribution will resell Proofpoint's family of e-mail security, data loss prevention and archiving solutions.

“By reselling Proofpoint's e-mail security and compliance solutions, we are continuing our commitment of providing products and services that enable secure networks,” said John Hindley, Managing Director of eSecure Distribution.

“Our Partnership with Proofpoint forms part of our strategy, to align ourselves with best-of-breed products. The collaboration that Proofpoint offers, along with Web security vendor Blue Coat ensures, will have the ideal fit within eSecure's product offering. eSecure now has 'Gartner Leaders' in both the E-mail Security Boundary and Secure Web Gateway technologies, from Proofpoint & Blue Coat.”

Oliver Carter, Proofpoint's EMEA Channel Director, said: “eSecure Distribution represents some of the leading best-of-breed vendors in data security. As we continue to expand our global footprint, it's crucial we partner with leading distributors like eSecure Distribution. We know our solutions are the best in the industry and we look forward to expanding our customer base in southern Africa.”

Proofpoint delivers the industry's only solution for defending against inbound spam and viruses, preventing leaks of confidential and private data, encrypting sensitive information and analysing messaging infrastructures, and archiving e-mail. Proofpoint's unique architecture allows customers to radically reduce costs and complexity while improving the overall effectiveness of their messaging security infrastructures.

Proofpoint offers customers the widest array of deployment options and is the only e-mail security vendor to deliver its solutions either in the cloud, as a software as a service (SaaS), or with an on premises hardware appliance.

Proofpoint can also be deployed as a hybrid, offering a SaaS and hardware appliance solution.

Proofpoint delivers over 99% effectiveness against all types of spam e-mail using the latest advances in reputation- and content-based anti-spam technology.