Cyberoam, the industry leading identity-based Unified Threat Management (UTM) range of appliances from Elitecore Technologies, today announced the appointment of Techplus as its new distributor for Australia.

Techplus is a veteran distributor of IT Solutions with offices based in Sydney & Melbourne and is known for offering selected, best of breed products that are ahead of the changing nature of security threats in enterprises. Known for high profitability and extensive customer support, Techplus is all set to promote Cyberoam UTM through its widespread channel network in the region.

Cyberoam, with its patent pending Identity based technology, is one of the fastest growing network security vendors across the globe. It is the only IT security UTM Vendor that enables enterprises to get complete visibility into their user activities in the network. The partnership with TechPlus will enable Cyberoam to reach out to a wider section of its target audience among the existing UTM channel of TechPlus.

Commenting on the partnership, Mr. Alkesh Soneji, Country Manager, Cyberoam said, “More and more organizations in Australia are moving towards identity based network security. Cyberoam, being the only UTM player giving identity based security in true sense, is getting tremendous response. It was the right time for us to expand our distribution network. Techplus brings the expertise and experience required for the distribution of UTM Solutions. This tie-up will be a win- win situation for both of us and customers at large.”

Excited with the tie-up, “Techplus has always believed in carrying few but next generation products in its portfolio. We have been serving vendors and resellers since 1991. Cyberoam is one such vendor who has the perfect blend of unique product range and great support, which is required for partner's profitability and customer's satisfaction. With Cyberoam in our portfolio, we are able to provide more value to our partners' business and customer's security”

Cyberoam is completely a channel oriented company. Its strong R&D is backed by innovative marketing, sales and support initiatives like targeted road shows, training & education, certification programmes and 24x7 Support. Cyberoam has its presence in 70+ countries and is the recipient of 2008 Asia Pacific Frost & Sullivan Emerging Network Security Vendor of the Year Award.

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 prevention system, content filtering in addition to bandwidth management and multiple link management over a single platform. Cyberoam is certified by the West Coast Labs with CheckMark UTM Level 5 Certification, ICSA Lab, an independent division of Verizon Business, and the Virtual Private Network Consortium. Cyberoam has received the 2008 Emerging Vendor of the Year award by Frost & Sullivan, 2007 Global Excellence Awards for Integrated Security Appliance, Security Solution for Education and Unified Security, the 2007 Tomorrow’s Technology Today Award for Unified Security was rated Positive by Gartner in its Marketscope for SMB multi-function firewalls. Cyberoam has offices in the Woburn, MA, USA and India. For more information, please visit www.cyberoam.com

About TechPlus
TechPlus is one of the leading IT distributors of Australia. It has been serving vendors & resellers since 1991 and has a deep appreciation & understanding of what matters to their business. Techplus accelerates channel sales for its vendor partners through customized, tightly integrated marketing programs. For more information, please visit www.techplus.com.au

About Elitecore Technologies
Elitecore Technologies 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. Elitecore is backed by one of the world’s largest private equity fund, The Carlyle Group. For more information, please visit www.elitecore.com

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