Marshal8e6 Conducts First National Roadshow for Channel Partner Education in Australia and New Zealand

New Education Campaign Helps Channel Partners Realize More Opportunities with Marshal8e6 Security Solutions

Sydney, Australia – 20 May 2009 – Marshal8e6, a global provider of Web and email security products, has completed its inaugural national roadshow aimed at educating channel partners on how to more effectively sell Marshal8e6 solutions. The roadshow is part of Marshal8e6's Partner Focus program, which has been designed to educate Marshal8e6's channel partners and provide them with the resources they need to sell the company's spectrum of email security, Web security and end point solutions.

Marshal8e6's recent roadshow – completed last month – saw 96 of Marshal8e6's channel partners from Australia and New Zealand attend. To capitalize on this momentum, Marshal8e6 will continue to conduct a series of events throughout Australia and New Zealand for channel partners every quarter. These events will act as a platform for resellers and distributors to gain the information they need for sales, technical support and marketing campaigns.

Serdar Yelutas, Marshal8e6's National Channel Manager, said "There are new threats emerging daily, many of which are becoming increasingly sophisticated. We are providing our channel partners with the knowledge they need to offer complete protection for their customers. Following Marshal's merger with 8e6 Technologies and our recent acquisition of Avinti, we believe it's most important to keep our channel partners up to date with corporate news and additions to our solution portfolio."

According to existing Marshal8e6 channel partner David Abouhaidar, Director of Sales, KLIKON Solutions, "As an IT consultancy, service delivery and product procurement organization, our challenge is to develop deep expertise across all of our partners and their solutions. With Marshal8e6, the free training, marketing and technical support we receive really helps us to develop the expertise we need to deliver effective security solutions to our customers."

The MailMarshal email security solution has a long history in the Australian and New Zealand market and Marshal8e6 is committed to help channel partners realize the potential of its entire solution portfolio in order to assist with solution-based selling. Marshal8e6 now also provides a wider range of solutions for Web-based threats and with the acquisition of Avinti it will boost its behavioral malware prevention capabilities, especially against blended threats.

According to Michael Keogh, Managing Director, Rosh-Tech IT, who has been a Marshal8e6 channel partner for five years, "Businesses work with us to gain cost effectiveness, competitive advantage and improved business operations from their technology, but they also want excellent service. We became a Marshal8e6 channel partner because of the support we receive, which enables us to better serve our customers and ultimately, encourage repeat business."

"It's refreshing to see a company like Marshal8e6 so focused on supporting its channel," said Mr Keogh.

According Mr Yelutas, "The success of our channel partners is paramount to us and that is why we're ensuring that, through education and the provision of resources, we place our channel partners in the best position to serve their customers' security needs."

Marshal8e6 currently has 425 channel partners in Australia and New Zealand. The channel events offer partners the opportunity to develop a sound understanding of Marshal8e6 solutions and remain up to date with further company developments.

About Marshal8e6
Marshal8e6 is a global provider of Web and email security products. We are the only security company able to provide integrated, reliable and effective enterprise-class multi-layered solutions. Our deep expertise in Web and email allows us to correlate real-time threat intelligence to protect organizations from current and emerging threats. With 20,000 customers and 16 million end users in 96 countries, the company is privately held and based in Orange, California with international headquarters in London and offices worldwide. For more information about Marshal8e6, please visit www.marshal8e6.com.

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