McAfee Inc, the pioneer and worldwide leader in intrusion prevention solutions, announced today the appointment of Redington, a new distribution partner for the Middle East region and Pakistan. Redington, McAfee’s latest regional distributor will be responsible for promoting and selling the entire range of McAfee’s digital security solutions for consumer and corporate markets. These include anti-virus, anti-Spyware to mobile security, vulnerability management (Foundstone) and network intrusion prevention solutions for SMB and Enterprise businesses.
Redington will also be looking at recruiting extended channel partners with the objective of increasing the availability of McAfee solutions at every level.
Patrick Hayati, Regional Director, Middle East, McAfee said that the company chose to partner with Redington based on its expertise in the IT and Telco arena, strong regional presence and the value-add it brings to the vendor-distributor relationship.
“We want to continue to build our presence in the Middle East and Pakistan markets, and make our leading intrusion prevention products more available to users. Consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of ‘zero day’ IT security solutions when it comes to protecting their data and or identity. Redington has demonstrated that they have strong regional business knowledge as well as a proven track record in distributing leading-edge technology products to consumers and businesses in the region,” said Hayati.
“McAfee is one of the world’s leading anti-virus and data security solution providers and we look forward to working closely with them to support them in meeting their objectives and increase the availability of McAfee extensive solutions across the
region,” said Raj Shankar, Director, Redington Gulf FZE. “We are also happy to be associated with the McAfee brand and will give us the opportunity to offer our partners a leading new range of award-winning security solutions.” This partnership will also allow Redington to realize a key objective, to enter the value space and offer a combination of volume and value products to their channel partners.
Redington Gulf covers over 12 global IT and Telco brands including HP, Acer, Intel Nokai, Microsoft, serving over 17 markets in MEA. Redington has a strong presence in MEA with sales offices in 9 countries, stock point in 7 locations and over 60 service centers.
About McAfee -
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and the global leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that secure systems and networks around the world. With its unmatched security expertise and commitment to innovation, McAfee empowers home users, businesses, the public sector, and service providers with the ability to block attacks, prevent disruptions, and continuously track and improve their security. www.mcafee.com”
About Redington
Redington Gulf FZE, headquartered in Dubai is a leading distributor and hardware service provider for several global IT & telecommunication brands in the Middle East and Africa.
Established in UAE in 1997, REDINGTON GULF has grown rapidly to be the largest distributor in MEA today. Redington Gulf boasts the parentage of three global shareholders - Kewalram Chanrai Group as the promoter, Synnex Corp., as the strategic investor and the world’s third largest IT distributor, and the Chrys Capital Group as the private equity investor.
Redington Gulf distributes over 12 global IT & telecommunication brands including HP, Acer, Intel & Microsoft, serving over 17 markets in MEA. Redington has a strong presence in MEA with SALES offices in 9 countries, STOCK POINT IN 7 locations and OVER 60 service centers. The network of these offices in the region provides Redington a unique advantage of being close to the Retailers, SMB partners and corporate customers.
Redington in the Middle East has a formidable team of over 270 professionals (who are MBA’s, Chartered Accountants, Engineers, etc) working out of these offices. Redington’s vision is to be a market leader and provide value added distribution and hardware support services for all the brands that they distribute in MEA. Please visit our web site: www.redingtongulf.com
