INTEL SECURITY AMERICAS PARTNER SUMMIT — Intel Security honored 19 partners with awards for excellence in security business acumen during a Wednesday evening ceremony — and Channel Partners was there.

Ken McCray, Intel Security’s head of channel sales and operations for the Americas, said the winners embody the three pillars of the Intel Security Partner Program: strategic engagement, mutual growth and profitability, and driving better customer security outcomes. The awards were presented during the Intel Security Americas Partner Summit.

“These partners are helping lead the charge and pave the way, so others will want to follow,” McCray said. “They challenge our entire channel to improve and make my job highly fulfilling. Most importantly, they are raising the bar on value-added services that benefit our end customers by expertly leveraging Intel Security’s suite of integrated security technology and services that simplify the Threat Defense Lifecycle.”

The 2016 Intel Security Americas Partner Award winners, honored for their work in 2015, include:{ad}

Latin America (LTAM)

North America (NA)

Americas (LTAM and NA)

The awards were given out during the Intel Security Americas Partner Summit in Boca Raton, Florida.