Intel Security Awards 19 Partners for Performance

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)

• Tecnasa, Partner of the Year – Northern Region, Latin America
• Novared S.A., Partner of the Year – Southern Region, Latin America
• Scunna Network Technologies, Partner of the Year – Brazil
• Software Express S.A. de CV, Partner of the Year – Mexico
• MPS Mayorista de Colombia, Distribution Partner of the Year – Latin America

North America (NA)

• Secure Technologies International, Federal Partner of the Year – Canada
• Tech Data Canada, Distribution Partner of the Year – Canada
• Information Systems Architects, Partner of the Year – Canada
• International Systems Marketing, Sub 25M Commercial Partner of the Year – United States
• Forsythe, Sub 25M Partner of the Year – United States
• ThunderCat Technology, Federal Partner of the Year – United States
• CDW, GHE Partner of the Year – United States
• Optiv, Commercial Partner of the Year – United States
• Tech Data, Distribution Partner of the Year – United States
• SHI, Partner of the Year – United States

Americas (LTAM and NA)

• DG Technology, Marketing Innovation Award – Americas
• Ingram Micro and Tech Data, Community Service Leaders of the Year – Americas
• Dyntek, Partner of the Year – Americas

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