5​ ​Star​ ​Advanced​ ​Protection​ ​Partner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Year​ — Rain Networks. As VIPRE’s top-performing partner, Rain Networks delivered the highest level of VIPRE protection and the best overall sales engagement. “Rain Networks is thrilled to be named the VIPRE’s 5 Star Advanced Protection Partner of the Year,” said Nathan Ware, its CEO/CTO. “Our respective companies have similar business philosophies and it’s not surprising to me that we are successful together. The most encouraging part of our partnership is that I have no doubt that our best days with VIPRE are ahead of us. All the products are fantastic and we expect a large sector of our clients to adopt VIPRE Cloud as their endpoint security product moving forward.”

Emerging​ ​Partner​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​– DII Computers and Entré Computer Solutions. This award recognizes partners with the strongest new sales growth with VIPRE Cloud and commitment to developing a progressive security practice.

Rising​ ​Star​ ​MSP​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Year​ – Intellicomp Technologies. VIPRE said a historical partnership, active engagement and early adoption of its managed endpoint security offerings show Intellicomp’s “solid understanding of key drivers enabling a scalable and sustainable security practice.”

Distributor​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​- Nuvias Cyber Security. As the distributor with the strongest annual revenue growth, engagement and sales support, Nuvias played a key role in VIPRE’s 2017 partner recruitment strategy.