Cyberoam partners with Channel Data to tap the South African Network Security Market

Released on: November 2, 2007, 1:54 am

Press Release Author: Cyberoam Unified Threat Management

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: ( Ahmedabad, India, 01 November 2007 )

Cyberoam, the innovator of Identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances
announced the appointment of Channel Data as its National Distributor for South
Africa. Channel Data's extensive network of reseller partners will provide the much
needed reach across the nation.



Press Release Body: Channel Data is an established distributor of network, security,
storage and power solutions in South Africa. It has a large customer-base across
several verticals covering small, medium and large-scale enterprises, as well as
government customers.

Excited about the tie up Mike Hamilton, Managing Director, Channel Data said "We are
proud to have Cyberoam UTM in our product portfolio. It has a global recognition as
the only identity base UTM" He further added, "Cyberoam UTM will be a valued
offering addressing the security concerns to our customers".


Commenting on the tie up with Channel Data, Harish Chib, Vice- President - New
Business Development, Cyberoam, said, "Channel Data's proven track record, large
reseller-base and technical skills in network security will help us to establish
Cyberoam UTM in the fast growing South African security market."

Cyberoam UTM has a satisfied customer base with more than 2000 installations. The
appliance is available in the range of CR25i to CR1500i, providing comprehensive
network security to large medium and small corporations, educational institutions
and government organizations across more than 20 countries.

About Cyberoam
Cyberoam Identity-based UTM appliances offer comprehensive protection against
existing and emerging Internet threats, including viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware,
phishing, pharming and more. Cyberoam delivers the complete range of security
features such as stateful inspection firewall, VPN, gateway anti-virus, gateway
anti-malware, gateway anti-spam, intrusion detection and prevention, content
filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a
single platform. Cyberoam offers robust Internet security to corporations,
educational institutions and government organizations worldwide, and its solutions
are certified by the ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, and the
Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam has also received the 2007 Global
Excellence Awards for Integrated Security Appliance, Security Solution for Education
and Unified Security, and the 2007 Tomorrow's Technology Today Award for Unified
Security. Cyberoam has offices in the Newburyport, MA and India. For more
information, please visit www.cyberoam.com

About Channel Data
Channel Data, a private company, has been in operation since October 1988. Its
value-add distributor channel model targets those areas within IT that impact on
business and show a justifiable return on investment. The company is effective in
building market awareness to introduce products and supports this with specialist
technology teams. Channel Data\'s reputation is based on its customer service,
ethical practice and honouring commitments. The company subscribes to the ICT Black
Economic Empowerment (BEE) Charter and is classified, in terms of this charter, as
an empowered BEE company. It is headquartered in Johannesburg with a regional office
Cape Town. For more information please visit www.channeldata.co.za

About Elitecore Technologies
Elitecore Technologies Limited is the global provider of Cyberoam UTM appliances.
Elitecore's other divisions include Crestel Convergent Billing Solution that meets
the voice, data, video billing and customer care requirements of Tier-1 service
providers and 24online Billing and Bandwidth Management Solution for hotels,
hotspots and Internet service providers. Elitecore has a strong R&D base and support
center in India; it has sustained a healthy growth rate of over 75 % since
inception. For more information, please visit www.elitecore.com


Web Site: http://www.cyberoam.com

Contact Details: L K Pathak
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Elitecore Technologies Ltd
Tel: +91-79-66065606
Mobile: +91 9925012059
Email- l.k.pathak@elitecore.com

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