SilverSky Named Microsoft Office 365 Syndication Partner

NEW YORK, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SilverSky, the leading provider of cloud-based managed security solutions, today announced its partnership with Microsoft Corp., becoming an Office 365 syndication partner. As a trusted reseller of the full Microsoft Office 365 product line, SilverSky offers customers a fully integrated solution, enhancing Office 365's security and compliance features through its Email Protection Services.

SilverSky offers Microsoft Office 365 desktop software and cloud services together, offering a complete enterprise solution: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote are fully integrated with professional email and calendars, unlimited online meetings and webinars, HD videoconferencing, instant messaging and file sharing. Customers across highly regulated industries such as financial services, life sciences and retail can now maximize productivity by working from anywhere, on any device, while being supported by the trusted security and protection services that they demand.

With the addition of customized packages for financial services, life sciences and retail, SilverSky builds on Office 365's strong security and compliance features to offer one of the most robust cloud-based managed security solutions on the market. Microsoft Office 365 provides a comprehensive security and compliance solution, offering a wide range of built in capabilities ranging from physical security to encryption at rest and customer controls ranging from E-discovery, Archiving, and Auditing to encryption and DLP. SilverSky further supports industry specific security needs by including pre-loaded email security policy engines and quick-start packs that can be tailored to specific customer needs.

"Microsoft Office 365 partners are essential to providing our customers with the custom solutions they need," said Aziz Benmalek, General Manager, Partner Hosting and Cloud Services, Microsoft. "SilverSky is a well-known and trusted brand in email security, and are well equipped to deliver a customized Office 365 offering to regulated industries around the world."

"As a Microsoft syndication partner, we look forward to taking our established, trusted service relationships with our customers to the next level – packaging Office 365 with a comprehensive email protection solution to deliver the applications customers want and the security they need," said Tim Harvey, CEO, SilverSky. "Together with Microsoft, we are proud to offer our customers the availability, industry expertise and around-the-clock support from SilverSky's leading security experts."

The addition of Office 365 to its robust suite of cloud-based messaging and security solutions enables SilverSky to better serve its growing customer base of more than 6,000 global organizations by offering customers additional services, enhanced functionality and customer support. SilverSky's expert consultants work with each Office 365 customer to help customize a tailored solution that fits their unique requirements. SilverSky also offers the same personalized service throughout the migration, activation, user training and support process. To learn more about Office 365 from SilverSky, please visit https://www.silversky.com/knowledge-center/data-sheets/office-365-from-silversky or call 1-800-234-2175.

About the Cloud Security Provider, SilverSky
SilverSky is the leading independent cloud-based managed security services provider. Our Security-as-a-Service platform delivers cloud-based software and managed services, such as Email Protection Services, including the recently launched Targeted Attack Protection, advanced Data Loss Prevention, Network Security Services, and Managed Application Services, that protect critical information simply and cost effectively. By tirelessly safeguarding our customers' most important information, we enable growth-minded leaders to pursue their business ambitions without security worry. Our growing customer base includes 6,000 organizations in the financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, critical infrastructure and manufacturing sectors. For more information, visit SilverSky.com.

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