Kaspersky Lab, India along with its National Distributor for B2B – Comguard Infosol, concluded a partner meet for SMB’s and mid-level enterprises in Lucknow. Held at Hotel Golden Tulip, the existing & new partners of Kaspersky Lab convened to discuss developments and chart out a mutually beneficial growth map. Kaspersky Lab and Comguard have been strong allies, forging a solid partnership and creating their own success story.
The Partner meet was attended by over 30 Partners from across Lucknow, where Kaspersky Lab along with Comguard discussed several key issues. At the top of the Kaspersky Lab-Comguard agenda was to discuss the road map for 2016 and present the solutions to the partners. One of the major points was to maximize the opportunity created by the DGS&D rate contract that was bagged by Kaspersky Lab. Through this deal, Kaspersky Lab will provide its world-class cyber security product, the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business – Select, to protect vital cyber systems in government institutions & verticals including State, Central, PSU’s, Defence and other departments. With this, it becomes an important contributor to the country’s ambitious Digital India movement. Kaspersky Lab discussed its roadmap to deliver the same so as to provide optimal results.
The recently announced partner incentive program – ‘March For Rewards’, was discussed and it was appreciated by the partners. The various program features and benefits were discussed at length. There was a round of applause and celebration to commemorate Kaspersky Lab being announced Leader at Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the fifth consecutive year. It is a commendable feat, in a market as dynamic and fast growing as cyber security.
Altaf Halde, Managing Director – South Asia, Kaspersky Lab said “Our partners are the most critical part of our success in the country. This partner meet gave us an opportunity to get on board new partners as well as it was a learning experience on the new solutions for the existing partners. This meet was particularly vital because we had the DGS&D contract details to share, our ‘March For Rewards’ program to announce and the Gartner MQ award celebration. It has been very fruitful and we’re looking forward to a great year ahead!”
Harish Rai, Country Manager, Comguard Infosol said, “Partner meets like these plays a very vital role as it accelerates business growth and strengthens the understanding of the industry as a whole. With Kaspersky, we look forward to an exciting year ahead. The contract is a great win and indeed a big responsibility. As their national distributor, Comguard is committed towards taking the lead in making this opportunity count. It was a very fruitful meet and our plans for the next few months are neatly laid out.”
Kaspersky Lab and Comguard continue to build a strong business relationship, leading to great service and penetration. From this Lucknow meet begins a road of many opportunities. The meeting concluded on an optimistic note, with all partners positive of the coming financial year.
