
Milwaukee, WI (March 11, 2011) - PKWARE, Inc., today announced a strategic partnership with Soroc Technology Inc., to help North American customers enhance the protection of sensitive data, meet security compliance requirements and reduce overall IT costs and overhead.
PKWARE, based in Milwaukee, WI, is the industry standard in data compression, encryption and file management. Soroc is a North American technology solutions and services provider with principal focus on the financial services industry.
With headquarters in Toronto and offices throughout Canada and the United States, Soroc offers their clients solutions and services that assist in the planning, production, deployment and support of their IT infrastructure. With capabilities that include Professional Consulting Services, Soroc can guide their clients throughout the enterprise lifecycle, by providing solution offerings such as virtualization, tiered storage, data center consolidation and platform migrations. As a value-added reseller and authorized service partner, Soroc will deliver complete professional services and support for the PKWARE solution as an incremental, critical component in a customer’s enterprise-wide security.
PKWARE has the only complete solution to manage, move, store and secure sensitive data at the file level across the extended enterprise, from mainframes to desktops. By compressing data as much as 95%, the PKWARE solution yields guaranteed data center savings of 15%.
“More than 30,000 global corporate entities use the PKWARE solution,” said Jim Dougherty, Vice President of Global Channels at PKWARE. “Interoperability at the file level and integration at the application level are our differentiators. We look forward to working closely with Soroc to extend the unparalleled benefits of our solution across all major computing platforms, as part of their IT infrastructure lifecycle services. Soroc's focused approach will deliver personalized attention and responsive service.”
“Our clients are faced with an ever-increasing need to protect their data, and that of their customers,” said Anthony Barager, Director of Sales at Soroc. “PKWARE is the only vendor that guarantees data security. And they offer other unique advantages as well. We’re thrilled to represent the PKWARE solution to our North American customer base.”
About PKWARE
More than two decades ago, PKWARE revolutionized data compression with the invention of the ZIP standard. Through continuous innovation and development, PKWARE has become the industry standard for data compression, encryption and file management. Among PKWARE’s customer community are more than 200 government agencies and 30,000 corporate entities, including 90% of the Fortune 100. PKWARE, a privately held company, is based in Milwaukee, WI. Additional offices are located in New York, Ohio and the United Kingdom. For more information please visit www.pkware.com.
About Soroc
Founded in 1981, Soroc Technology Inc., is a North American technology solutions and services provider that helps companies plan, architect, deploy, staff and support their IT infrastructure. Soroc supports clients throughout the entire IT infrastructure lifecycle -- or at any stage, including planning, procurement, deployment, support services and environmental disposition. Its professional services practice works with clients to assess, write business cases, plan, pilot and deploy strategic IT initiatives that include virtualization, tiered storage, data center consolidation and platform migrations. Soroc also offers a host of managed services, including disaster recovery, business continuity and production systems hosting. Soroc’s focused approach allows for personalized attention, responsive service, and capacity to deliver large-scale North American projects. For more information please visit: www.soroc.com
Media Contacts:
For PKWARE:
Susan Gosnell, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 414-289-9788 x1189
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For Soroc:
Kathryn Pettitt
Phone: 905-265-8000
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©2011 PKWARE, Inc. All rights reserved. PKWARE, PKZIP, SecureZIP, and SecureZIP Mail Gateway are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S.A. and other countries. Any other trademarks are used for identification purposes only and remain the property of their respective owners.
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Milwaukee, WI (February 24, 2011) - KIS, a professional services organization headquartered in Freemont, CA signed a partnership agreement with PKWARE, Inc. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PKWARE offers the world’s only complete system for managing, moving, storing and securing data across the extended enterprise, both internally and externally and in virtual environments.
“KIS is focused on virtualization, and there’s a lot of opportunity to add value by partnering with PKWARE,” said John Marciano, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Sales at KIS. “The partnership provides our clients with a better way to manage security risks while simultaneously reducing operational costs and meeting compliance requirements such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITECH Act, OMB M-06-16, and FIPS 140.”
“We’re extremely pleased to have KIS as a Premier Partner,” said Jim Dougherty, Vice President of North American Channels for PKWARE. “KIS recognizes that virtual environments can pose a security risk and can now offer a superior solution to protecting this sensitive data. KIS is a highly respected integrator with authorizations from Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, Citrix, Novel and others, and we’re proud to be their partner.”
About KIS
KIS is a privately held network solutions firm headquartered in Fremont, CA. As a professional services organization, since 1988, KIS has served clients from major corporations, education, and government organizations to small and medium business customers. KIS provides strategic network design, network security, network management, integration, and support services. KIS is located online at www.kiscc.com.
About PKWARE
The PKWARE Solution is the only complete global system for managing, moving, storing and securing data across the extended enterprise, both internally and externally, from mainframes to desktops. Used by more than 30,000 corporate entities and over 200 government agencies, PKWARE is the industry standard for portability, ensuring data security and cross-platform computing. The PKWARE Solution is used billions of times a day to manage cost risks associated with data security breaches while avoiding increased storage costs with data reduction of up to 95% while improving service delivery. PKWARE is a privately held company based in Milwaukee, WI with additional offices in New York, Dayton Ohio and the United Kingdom. To learn more about PKWARE, please visit www.pkware.com.
Media Contacts:
For PKWARE:
Susan Gosnell, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 414-289-9788 x1189
Email:
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For KIS:
Sonia Winland, Marketing Manager
Phone: 510-933-1900
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©2011 PKWARE, Inc. All rights reserved. PKWARE, PKZIP, SecureZIP, and SecureZIP Mail Gateway are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S.A. and other countries. Any other trademarks are used for identification purposes only and remain the property of their respective owners.
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Milwaukee, WI (January 18, 2011) - PKWARE, Inc., the provider of the only complete solution for managing, moving, storing and securing data across the extended enterprise, both internally and externally, has signed a channel partnership agreement with Honolulu-based, Commercial Data Systems (CDS). As a PKWARE Premier Partner, CDS can now deliver the PKWARE Solution to its customers to manage the cost risks associated with data security breaches, avoid increased storage costs and improve service delivery.
For over two decades, PKWARE has provided the most efficient and effective total data management solution for enterprises, public sectors and end-users alike. “Our partnership with CDS is a positive step toward delivering PKWARE Solutions to our essential target markets, especially regulated entities, where CDS works so well,” said Jim Dougherty, Vice President of North American Channels for PKWARE. “PKWARE and CDS share a similar philosophy to solve customer problems and provide the best technology to address key business issues.”
“The PKWARE Solution is a vital addition to the products and services offered by CDS,” says Jim Altamirano, President of CDS. “Cost reduction, risk management and service delivery are the shared concerns of our customers and PKWARE addresses these with a platform-neutral solution that works across the entire enterprise from the data center to the desktop.”
The strength of CDS comes from extensive experience within the Federal Government, State and Local Government, Education, and Financial Services verticals. The PKWARE relationship will enhance the technical and engineering capabilities of CDS to continue to deliver complete end-to-end data management and security solutions to their customers.
About Commercial Data Systems (CDS)
As a trusted advisor for government and commercial clients, Commercial Data Systems, Inc. offers a complete range of IT consulting, engineering, training, and support services. Founded in 1986 in Honolulu HI, CDS maintains its presence in the Pac Rim and nationwide with a “mainland” headquarters in Albuquerque, NM. For more information, visit www.cdsinc.com.
For nearly 30 years CDS has been ahead of the curve for benchmarking technology trends, and fulfills an important niche with its combination of expertise, pricing, and services. CDS has become a leader in the virtualization technology market, and remains in tune with innovation in technology. With the advent of the cloud computing trend, CDS understands the new range of possibilities for streamlining data center operations, as well as the concerns and threats faced by IT managers. It is strong relationships with cloud providers that make CDS perfectly suited to recommend the movement of business activities to the cloud, or to know when to integrate or develop cloud-based services.
About PKWARE
The PKWARE Solution is the only complete global system for managing, moving, storing and securing data across the extended enterprise, both internally and externally, from mainframes to desktops. Used by more than 30,000 corporate entities and over 200 government agencies, PKWARE is the industry standard for portability, ensuring data security and cross-platform computing. The PKWARE Solution is used billions of times a day to manage cost risks associated with data security breaches while avoiding increased storage costs with data reduction of up to 95% while improving service delivery. PKWARE is a privately held company based in Milwaukee, WI with additional offices in New York, Dayton Ohio and the United Kingdom. To learn more about PKWARE, please visit www.pkware.com.
Media Contacts:
For PKWARE:
Susan Gosnell, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 414-289-9788 x1189
Email:
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For CDS:
Angelic Griego, Marketing Manager
Phone: 505-314-4018
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©2011 PKWARE, Inc. All rights reserved. PKWARE, PKZIP, SecureZIP, and SecureZIP Mail Gateway are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S.A. and other countries. Any other trademarks are used for identification purposes only and remain the property of their respective owners.
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Milwaukee, WI (February 24, 2011) - PKWARE, Inc., the provider of the only complete solution for managing, moving, storing and securing data across the extended enterprise, both internally and externally, has signed a channel partnership agreement with Ann Arbor, MI based JCS & Associates. As a PKWARE Premier Partner, JCS & Associates can now deliver the PKWARE Solution to its customers to manage the cost risks associated with data security breaches, avoid increased storage costs and improve service delivery.
For over two decades, PKWARE has provided the most efficient and effective total data management solution for enterprises, public sectors and end-users alike. “JCS is an established, well-credentialed security integrator and we’re extremely pleased to have them as a Premier Partner,” said Jim Dougherty, Vice President of North American Channels for PKWARE. “With deep expertise across server and desk-top security, JCS addresses a growth space for the PKWARE Solution and we look forward to mutual growth.”
“PKWARE’s products protect the gaps in moving, managing, and storing sensitive data. Their products augment our solutions and will allow for complete security of sensitive data in the virtualized, cloud, and data center environments. No matter who, how, or where a customer sends their data, or how complex the customer environment, they will have peace of mind knowing that it is encrypted and protected,” said Jim Shaeffer President and CEO of JCS.
JCS & Associates has been selling security products for over 20 years with a primary focus in Banking and Financial Services, Government, Healthcare, and Retail. JCS has always been a trusted security advisor to their customers. JCS & Associates serves a wide base of customers with emphasis on the unique security concerns of the healthcare, insurance, banking and finance sectors. JCS uses a proven methodology for scoping a customer’s requirements, conducting evaluations and implementing solutions.
About JCS & Associates
JCS & Associates, Inc. is a proven information systems security integrator. From having achieved top sales leadership as McAfee's # 1 worldwide licensing agent in the early 90s, to attaining unrivaled success in the end-point and server security market, JCS & Associates, Inc. has sold, installed and integrated more desktops, laptops and servers with security solutions than any other individual integrator in North America. JCS & Associates, Inc's expertise helps the customer accelerate the evaluation, proof of concept and executive buy-in cycle for end-point and server security solutions. JCS & Associates, Inc. understands the challenges, constraints and competitive landscape intimately, and can help guide you through the process with a minimal amount of headaches and hassles. And most importantly, our solutions scale and work in your environment as promised.
About PKWARE
The PKWARE Solution is the only complete global system for managing, moving, storing and securing data across the extended enterprise, both internally and externally, from mainframes to desktops. Used by more than 30,000 corporate entities and over 200 government agencies, PKWARE is the industry standard for portability, ensuring data security and cross-platform computing. The PKWARE Solution is used billions of times a day to manage cost risks associated with data security breaches while avoiding increased storage costs with data reduction of up to 95% while improving service delivery. PKWARE is a privately held company based in Milwaukee, WI with additional offices in New York, Dayton Ohio and the United Kingdom. To learn more about PKWARE, please visit www.pkware.com.
Media Contacts:
For PKWARE:
Susan Gosnell, Marketing Communications Manager
Phone: 414-289-9788 x1189
Email:
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For JCS & Associates:
Gretchen Schneider
Phone: 734-929-6474
Email:
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©2011 PKWARE, Inc. All rights reserved. PKWARE, PKZIP, SecureZIP, and SecureZIP Mail Gateway are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S.A. and other countries. Any other trademarks are used for identification purposes only and remain the property of their respective owners.
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