WestconGroup Launches Incubation Program to Identify, Develop Leading Emerging Technology Vendors
Jun 29, 2015, 11:18 ET
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., June 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- WestconGroup, the leading value-added global distributor of security, unified communication, network infrastructure, and data center solutions, has launched a new incubation program designed to identify emerging technology vendors in high-growth areas and develop global distribution relationships for their products and services.
Under the program, WestconGroup is looking to find vendors that may not have previously used or considered distribution as a route to market. WestconGroup considers the incubation program a strategic initiative for 2015, with budgeted funding and resources to help innovative new technologies get into the hands of solution providers.
"We see this as an important investment for our future. It helps create the next generation of top vendors, who have an opportunity to develop and showcase innovations to a global audience of solution providers," said Anthony D'Angelo, vice president of global partner management, emerging vendors and incubation, at WestconGroup.
The incubation program also strengthens WestconGroup's overall ecosystem, enhancing the distributor's ability to offer multi-vendor solutions that solve more complex business problems.
In order to be eligible for the incubation program, vendors must invest in the program along with WestconGroup and offer a solution or service in a high-growth market that would be attractive to solution providers, D'Angelo said.
"We also look at their partnering culture and whether they have the necessary structure to support a global channel program, even with our help," D'Angelo said.
Today's Investment, Tomorrow's Opportunity
WestconGroup continually evaluates and vets the technology landscape, ensuring that solution providers can focus on the most innovative products and services that hold long-term opportunity for success. Many VARs stay busy supporting customers' everyday needs, but they also need to keep their eye on what's coming next. WestconGroup's incubation program can do it for them.
Taking a programmatic approach to incubation, WestconGroup makes it easy for vendors to ramp up in each country or region, providing a repeatable, efficient, cost-effective, scalable process to expand geographically. Meanwhile, vendors can leverage WestconGroup's highly specialized practice groups and services to more accurately target the solution providers and the markets they wish to reach.
The first vendor to emerge from incubation is an existing WestconGroup vendor partner, FireMon, selected because of its desire to expand internationally with the distributor. The two companies announced an expansion of their current North America and Asia Pacific distribution relationship to include Latin America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
"FireMon has an enormous opportunity for significant growth. Their technology centralizes management of security devices across large enterprise networks and fits perfectly into our ecosystem. They complement a multitude of security vendors extremely well, providing a strong value proposition and ROI - two factors that are very attractive to both solution providers and customers," D'Angelo said.
"WestconGroup has been a terrific partner since we announced our initial agreement in January. They were willing to invest in our growth, and we are happy to reciprocate. That's what true partnership is all about," said Todd DeBell, vice president of channels and distribution at FireMon.
Several other vendors are in various stages of incubation with WestconGroup, with additional announcements to be made in the future.
"A lot of vendors we're talking with don't have a lot of channel resources or the channel experience of a larger vendor. We'll work with them on execution and enablement in order to accelerate their success, and in turn our success and that of our customers," D'Angelo said.
About FireMon
FireMon solutions deliver continuous visibility into and control over network security infrastructure, policies and risk. Using the FireMon Security Intelligence Platform, today's enterprise organizations, government agencies and managed services providers dramatically improve effectiveness of network defenses, optimizing investments and speeding response to changing business demands. For more information, visit http://www.firemon.com.
About WestconGroup
WestconGroup, Inc. is a value added distributor of category-leading unified communications, network infrastructure, data center, and security solutions with a global network of specialty resellers. The company goes to market under the Comstor and Westcon brands. WestconGroup's teams are located in 60+ countries around the globe, create unique programs and provide exceptional support to accelerate the business of its global partners. Strong relationships enable partners to receive support tailored to their needs. From global logistics and flexible customized financing solutions to pre-sales, technical and engineering assistance, the company works with partners to respond with agility and speed to changing market conditions so they can achieve the fastest time to revenue. WestconGroup's portfolio of market-leading vendors includes: Cisco, Avaya, Polycom, Check Point, F5, Palo Alto and Blue Coat, among others. For more information, please visit www.westcongroup.com.
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