EASLEY, SC — (Marketwired) — 07/23/13 — Encore Technology Group, one of the Southeast-s largest independent technology solution providers, today announced that its CTO, Michael Knight, has been appointed to the Kaspersky Lab North American Partner Advisory Council (PAC), an exclusive group of value-added resellers. Encore is a Kaspersky Lab Platinum Partner and the winner of its 2012 Largest New Business Partner Growth Award. Knight-s appointment to the PAC further affirms Encore-s success with Kaspersky Lab-s proven portfolio of network and endpoint security solutions, and is a testament to Encore-s commitment to protecting customers- infrastructure and data.
“Kaspersky is among the most trusted names in computing security, and we-re honored to hold one of their highly coveted awards as evidence of our successful partnership,” said Chris Powell, CEO of Encore Technology Group. The Largest New Business Partner Growth Award is one of six Kaspersky Lab partner awards recognizing the most successful partners in North America and highlighting the very best in achievements among its partner community. It was presented at the Kaspersky Lab North American Partner Conference in Riviera Maya, Mexico, in February.
“We are also very pleased to expand our partnership with Kaspersky Lab with Michael Knight-s participation on their Partner Advisory Council. Michael is an industry veteran, a technology visionary and an out-of-the-box thinker. He-s also a big advocate for Kaspersky and has deep knowledge of their products. These qualities make him a great asset to the group,” said Powell.
The Kaspersky Lab Partner Advisory Council is made up of executives from Kaspersky-s platinum-level partners. With his new PAC appointment, Knight will meet regularly with this respected panel of industry advisors to discuss trends and best practices, and provide Kaspersky Lab-s channel team with insights, to ensure it continues offering the industry-s best channel program.
“As a 100 percent channel-driven company, we-re committed to great partnerships, so we work closely with our partners, we invite the best among them to participate in the PAC, and we reward their achievements and continued investment in us,” said Chris Doggett, senior vice president, corporate sales, Kaspersky Lab North America. “Encore is a model partner, very deserving of both the 2012 award designation and the PAC appointment. We look forward to much continued success with Encore and to Michael Knight-s contributions to the PAC.”
Knight joined Encore Technology Group (formerly Computer Software Innovations) in January 2010. As Encore-s CTO, he is responsible for enterprise and cloud architecture, research and development, technology partnerships, customer consultation, and various corporate, sales, technology and go-to-market strategies. Knight has nearly two decades of IT experience, including prior c-level posts at both SDI Networks and American Control Systems. He holds over two dozen technology certifications and serves on several partner advisory councils.
Kaspersky Lab is the world-s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world-s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its more than 15-year history, Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at .
* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2011. The rating was published in the IDC report “Worldwide Endpoint Security 2012-2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares” (IDC #235930, July 2012). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2011.
Encore Technology Group helps educational institutions, government agencies and commercial enterprises rethink technology and leverage it to access and manage data, engage stakeholders and measure results. Solid partnerships, coupled with a highly experienced and heavily certified team, enable Encore to offer one of the most trusted and diverse portfolios of technology solutions on the market today. Encore-s client roster spans the entire country and crosses many industries, but it has the distinction of being one of the largest independent technology solution providers in the southeastern United States as well as one of the nation-s most experienced providers of connected K-12 classrooms. For more information, visit .
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