Ipswitch Strengthens Its Commitment to Brazil with New Distributor Agreement
Company Signs Leading Brazilian Distributor Network1
Lexington, Massachusetts - July 17, 2007 - Ipswitch, Inc., a leading developer of network monitoring, messaging and secure managed file transfer solutions, today announced it has entered into a new distribution agreement that will enable the company to extend its global reach and promote its products broadly in Brazil with Network1, a distributor specialized in data communication, convergence, voice, and security products.
Network1 will now be stocking Ipswitch's entire product suite consisting of WhatsUp Gold network monitoring product which allows IT managers to quickly and efficiently monitor IT networks; its WS_FTP file transfer solution which is currently the industry's most advanced file transfer product and is the de facto standard with over 40 million users worldwide, and its IMail Server product which provides technology managers with an easily installed and simple-to-use messaging and collaboration solution.
"We see in Brazil a market with great potential for Ipswitch business. To consolidate our presence in the country, we have sealed this partnership to solidify our channel sales," said Alessandro Porro, director of sales for Asia Pacific and Latin America for Ipswitch. "Our expectation with the partnership is to elevate the Brazilian market to represent 3% of our global sales."
"The partnership with Ipswitch strengthens our software solutions portfolio with products that add true business value and have a strong synergy with the other product lines that we distribute," said Adilson de Carvalho, commercial director of Network1. "Ipswitch's proven software products will enable us to bring easy to use and easy to deploy software to market very quickly throughout Brazil."
The Ipswitch solutions are available for sale at the Network1's virtual store. The website also offers detailed information of the products and their applications.
About Network1
Network1 is the leader and a reference in the distribution of data communication products, convergence, voice, and security products in Brazil. By virtue of being a local/national company, it understands its customers and it has the flexibility and agility to adequate itself to the market's needs. In addition to guaranteeing quality, competitive pricing, complete stock, and the best commercial terms, the company has a reputation for the quality of support offered to its resellers. The team of engineers, which supports partners in the pre-sales process, participates in 70% of each business deal. Network1 distributes globally established brands, offering consulting and implementation, from vendors such as 3Com, Alcatel-Lucent, Allied Telesis, AOC, Avaya, Digitel, D-Link, Edge-Core, Engetron, HP, Huawei-3Com, Ipswitch, Juniper Networks, Network General, Numara Software, Polycom, SonicWall e TrendNet, among others. For more information, visit www.network1.com.br.
About Ipswitch, Inc.
Ipswitch develops and markets innovative IT software that is easy to learn and use. More than 100 million people worldwide use Ipswitch software to monitor their networks with Ipswitch WhatsUp®, transfer files over the Internet using the market leading Ipswitch WS_FTP® Professional client and Ipswitch WS_FTP Server and communicate via Ipswitch IMail Server. To view the Daily Network Monitor blog, visit http://www.dailynetworkmonitor.com/. For product and sales information, visit http://www.ipswitch.com. Ipswitch values community involvement; visit http://icare.ipswitch.com to find out how to become involved.
Press Contact:
David Karp
Director of Marketing
Ipswitch, Inc.
(781) 676-5789