Demand for security technology in Middle East on the increase

CipherTrust's award-winning IronMail application - which is designed to protect enterprise e-mail users worldwide from viruses, spam and outside intrusion - was launched in the Middle East last October and has found a hugely-appreciative audience.

To kick-start 2006, the company launched a series of special incentive promotions to support the product, including a prize draw for 50 iPod personal music players for interested channel partners.

Sales in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been particularly strong, bolstered by the ongoing cooperation between OnLine Distribution, CipherTrust and Algosaibi Information Systems (AGIS), a leading Saudi systems integrator.

As the internet and communications revolution of the last decade continues to show no sign of slowing, executives at Online Distribution have highlighted that there is an ever-increasing volume of sophisticated internet attacks that can attack and corrupt personal and business-use soft and hardware.

"It is not enough to just tread-water or even keep up with current developments as technologies are consistently changing. Companies need to be one-step ahead of the hackers and viruses that affect productivity, corrupt soft and hardware. This is why Online Distribution seeks to partner with the best-in-industry suppliers in order to offer the most suitable solutions to our clients,"

said Venu Menon, Middle East Divisional Director at OnLine Distribution.

By combining the skills and expertise of a range of partners - SafeNet, Orthogon, CipherTrust, VASCO and Blue Coat - with other major collaborators Trend Micro, Proxim and SurfControl, OnLine Distribution is able to offer one of the most comprehensive and sophisticated IT security portfolios on the market.

"The collaboration with Cypher Trust is an exciting addition to a portfolio of solutions offered through Online Distribution and is a direct response to a demand for higher levels of IT security in medium and large enterprises tackling antivirus, spam prevention, email security, encryption and authentication issues," said Keith Rich, Managing Director at OnLine Distribution.