Symantec to offer partners new opportunities for growth

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 29 April 2010, 19:41 IST
Printer Print Email Email
New Delhi: Symantec, provider of security, storage and systems management solutions, has announced its plan to enhance the Symantec Partner Program at the inaugural Asia Pacific and Japan Symantec Partner Engage 2010 conference in Sanya, China. In this fiscal Semantic will offer its partners additional opportunities for growth and provide them solutions to solve customers' complex business issues. The company will focus on driving partner competence in key solutions areas and providing partners with more resources, tools, incentives and sales support. Specializations, which recognize partners with a proven expertise in a particular area of business, will be the cornerstone of the Symantec Partner Program, the company statement said. Specializations provide partners with the skills and expertise required to deliver differentiated services to their customers. Partners achieve specializations by meeting certain requirements that will deepen their knowledge and proficiency in a solution family. The Symantec Partner Program will provide exclusive benefits to specialized partners that will help increase their competitive advantage, improve recognition by customers and drive more revenue. "Asia Pacific and Japan is a growing and diverse market. We are committed to working with our partners to help them build strong businesses selling Symantec solutions and services, providing them with opportunities to differentiate themselves in the market," said Vishal Dhupar ,Managing Director, India & SAARC Region, Symantec Corporation. "Our channel vision is to deepen the relationships with our partners and help them to identify new ways to accelerate growth. Symantec's enhanced partner program based on Specializations will enable our partners to stay ahead through their investment in the development of skills and in-depth knowledge in particular competence areas," said Vineet Sood, Head -Channels and Alliances, Symantec. Symantec Partner Engage 2010 Conference has brought together around 150 senior executives from Symantec's partner community to hear about industry trends, market opportunities, and Symantec's vision and strategy through keynotes, and business and regional breakout sessions.